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# Reading Shelf

Think of it like a bookshelf. If it's here, either I've read it and liked it or I plan to read it.

## Decentralization

- [Why decentralization matters](https://cdixon.org/2018/02/18/why-decentralization-matters) by Chris Dixon
- [Sovereign-grade and Platform-grade Censorship Resistance](https://sukernik.medium.com/sovereign-grade-and-platform-grade-censorship-resistance-c1fb7b6b492a) by Larry Sukernik

## Tokenomics

- [Understanding Token Velocity](https://multicoin.capital/2017/12/08/understanding-token-velocity/)
- [New Models For Utility Tokens](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-models-utility-tokens-kyle-samani)
- [Burn-and-Mint Tokenomics: Deflation and Strategic Initiatives](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374386343_Burn-and-Mint_Tokenomics_Deflation_and_Strategic_Incentives)
- [Phantom Liquidity in Decentralized Lending (LM in borrow/lend platforms)](https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=448116089123097085104072123114099081056087054032028010066004105074003096073008122030002122118022114055124096031123081106113079014010033010014099109065092068086082095040021049071065099004068013008082005120023126072025029006023099097101091005098089113095&EXT=pdf&INDEX=TRUE)
- [Exploring Long-Term Staking in PoS Networks](https://multicoin.capital/2023/08/24/exploring-long-term-staking-in-pos-networks/)

## DeFi

- Timeswap [docs](https://timeswap.gitbook.io/docs/introduction/introduction) and [whitepaper](https://timeswap.io/whitepaper.pdf)
- [Diving into Dark Pools](https://distributedresearch.substack.com/p/diving-into-dark-pools)
- [The Value of Nontoxic Orderflow to the Uniswap Protocol](https://xenophonlabs.com/papers/uniswap_valuing_orderflow.pdf)
- [A 2nd Price CoW Protocol Solver Competition](https://mirror.xyz/xenophonlabs.eth/HcvesuQdywZ6Vg7EOrG0gl9E5V1PbLoMMVeCSYgRLNY)
- [Uniswap Objective Function](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/uniswap-objective-function/21005)

## Economics

- [The Nature of the Firm](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.x) by Ronald Coase
- [The Problem of Social Cost](https://www.law.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/file/coase-problem.pdf) by Ronald Coase
- [Consensus on Solana](https://www.helius.dev/blog/consensus-on-solana)

## Blockchains

- [Solana SPV Mechanism](https://github.com/Sovereign-Labs/solana-proofs)
- [Solana Fees, Part 1](https://www.umbraresearch.xyz/writings/solana-fees-part-1)

## Culture / narrative

- [Critters Cult](https://critterscult.com/)
- [Charnel Vision](https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2023/12/21/charnel-vision/)

## Markets
- [Prediction Markets in the Corporate Setting](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dQhjwHA7LhfE8YpYF/prediction-markets-in-the-corporate-setting)
- [Presidential Decision Markets](https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/presidential-dehtml)
- [Idea Futures](http://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/ifextropy.html)
- [Futarchist Voter Guide](https://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2008/11/02/futarchist-voter-guide/)
- [Median price TWAPs](https://ethresear.ch/t/median-prices-as-alternative-to-twap-an-optimised-proof-of-concept-analysis-and-simulation/12778)
- [Manipulating Uniswap V3 TWAP Oracles](https://github.com/euler-xyz/uni-v3-twap-manipulation/blob/master/cost-of-attack.pdf)

## Legal
- [Tores Token Sale](https://jamesbachini.com/xrp-legal-case/)

## Technology
- [Breaking DRM in Polish trains](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrlrbfGZo2k)
- [PsyOps](https://youtu.be/bRvJ9mIhnGk?si=8ZH9eUsV4WJxnLYL)

## Knowledge
- [CFAR Handbook](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZYBtOJ3QZ7FTI_4eKjVzBSNUqC_Uba3/view)

## Productivity
- [Productivity](https://blog.samaltman.com/productivity) by Sam Altman