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# Reading Resources

## General Blockchain / Ethereum

- https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
- https://ethereum.org
- The meaning of decentralization https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274
- https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/evm/
- https://decrypt.co/resources/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake
- https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

### Applications

- https://docs.ethhub.io/built-on-ethereum/built-on-ethereum/
- https://defipulse.com/
- https://opensea.io
- https://uniswap.org/
- https://compound.finance/

## Eth2

### Explainers/specs:

- https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/
- Why Proof of Stake https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/11/06/pos2020.html
- Philosophy of Blockchain Validation https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/08/17/philosophy.html
- https://ethos.dev/beacon-chain/
- https://benjaminion.xyz/eth2-annotated-spec/
- https://notes.ethereum.org/@djrtwo/Bkn3zpwxB
- https://github.com/ethereum/annotated-spec
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0jtV9mxdI0
- https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs
 
### Staking:
- https://launchpad.ethereum.org/en/
- https://beaconcha.in/
- https://beaconscan.com

### News:
- https://weekinethereumnews.com/ 
- https://blog.ethereum.org/
- https://hackmd.io/@benjaminion/eth2_news/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40benjaminion%2Fwnie2_210827
- https://thedefiant.io/podcast/

### Ecosystem:
- https://ethresear.ch/
- https://ethereum-magicians.org/
- https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/
- https://eth.wiki/

## Prysm Design & References
- https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/getting-started/
- https://hackmd.io/team/prysmaticlabs?nav=overview
- Security audits https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/audits/phase0