1. Ultimate blockchain, NFT and crypto learning thread 👇

(warning 100's of hrs of content)

2. @CalBlockchain 's Spring 2021 fundamentals course: slides and recordings:
https://t.co/D9Qwt9Y6zu
3. @tferriss @naval and @NickSzabo4 's podcast about crypto and bitcoin:
https://t.co/eEJy356odP
4. Similar one to previous but @tferriss, @naval and @VitalikButerin 's podcast on scaling, ETH, NFTs and more
https://t.co/DRQwQWHVho
5. @a16z Crypto startup school:
https://t.co/wy21uw6qwH
6. @opensea 's all encompassing NFT guide:
https://t.co/LLujPW9cx4
7. Understanding off-chain data with @KyleTut of @IPFSPinata
https://t.co/xHxuV5jcbg
8. @a16z Crypto Glossary:
https://t.co/n7gjICWjKu
9. @cdixon 's essay on NFTs and a thousand true fans (must read for people getting into NFT's IMO).

https://t.co/B8HfP2USOH
10. For blockchain devs (or people trying to get into Solidity)... this is best tutorial out there:
https://t.co/btUuUALVc8
11. Not solely focused on blockchain but great talk throughout around the subject with @naval and @joerogan on the Joe Rogan Experience
https://t.co/ypUJxbCBRT
12. @coinbase 's beginners guide to DeFi (decentralized finance):
https://t.co/r4Ggz6uP77
13. @balajis on why you need blockchain (from a dev approach):
https://t.co/5SkK7wFXFL
14. @pmarca 's article on why Bitcoin matters (peep that date):
https://t.co/1X6mrd54t2
15. For anyone getting into tokenomics this @VitalikButerin is a must read on analyzing the sale models:
https://t.co/61llZyS0z5
16. Another good primer for NFTs and decentralized web with @garyvee and @CoinDesk (this is a short 15 min guy):
https://t.co/4gQEOviQ5A
17. Why sharding makes sense by @VitalikButerin
https://t.co/nAYpuWPqyu
18. and on that same note - the limits to blockchain scalability is also up there as a must read by @VitalikButerin as well:
https://t.co/PTSoWCUYJN
19. Bonus (heady) round here on crypto-civilizations by @balajis on @BanklessHQ. This REALLY opened my eyes to some possibilities I couldn't have even thought of in my dreams.
https://t.co/qp161jfGve
20. Forgot about rollups - those are important to understand too. Rudimentary article by @VitalikButerin
https://t.co/5aPOxzIgne
21. @Consensys 's article on PoS (proof of stake) and PoW (proof of work)
https://t.co/SX5HPwa9dd
22. @coinbase 's article on understanding web3 approach and mapping through the infrastructure of web2 vs 3 (great dev article)
https://t.co/P6tJZvlnHC
23. @Stanford 's open course for cryptocurrencies, blockchain and smart contracts
https://t.co/9jx6rCIQHa
24. @balajis on what blockchain has already helped push the envelope on:
https://t.co/Gzl0VhmsrK
25. @FEhrsam 's article on why ETH is the forefront of digital currency:
https://t.co/7Jddh8anyh

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You are running out of time to get ahead in cryptocurrency.

You know what's coming:

🔺️ Regulation
🔺️ More shutdowns
🔺️ Banks deciding who gets to do business

It's time you got your own crypto wallet.

Don't know how? I'll show you.

/////THREAD\\\\\

METAMASK

What's metamask? It's a wallet. That you -- I mean YOU -- own.

You see, when you buy crypto through an exchange like CoinBase, you own it but only kind of.

If they get

🔺 Hacked
🔺 Shutdown
🔺 Servers crash

-- your money is STUCK.

We are gonna avoid that 👇


First thing,

Go to

https://t.co/JXAp9o5RzJ

You can download it on your computer. It's a browser extension.

Alternatively, go to the app store on your Android or iPhone. It's there too.

As part of the setup process, you will choose a password.

More importantly though...

SEED PHRASE

As you follow the setup process, you will be given a 12-word seed phrase.

WRITE. THIS. DOWN.

Take it down and guard it like the map to Davey Jones' Locker.

THESE ARE THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER YOUR ACCOUNT.

DO NOT LOSE.

We good? Great.

Let's continue.


Once you're all setup, your MetaMask wallet is going to look something like the picture below.

See where it says Crypto Address? That's where your actual address will be.

It'll be a random arrangement of letters, numbers, etc.

Click on it to copy to your clipboard

NEXT STEP

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The 3 big things that made the 1980's/early 1990's surreal for me.

1) Satanic Panic - satanism in the day cares ahhhh!

2) "Repressed memory" syndrome

3) Facilitated Communication [FC]

All 3 led to massive abuse.

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Other 'therapists' would badger kids until they invented stories about watching alligators eat babies dropped into a lake from a hot air balloon. Kids would deny anything happened for hours until the therapist 'broke through' and 'found' the 'truth'.

FC was a movement that started with the claim severely handicapped individuals were able to 'type' legible sentences & communicate if a 'helper' guided their hands over a keyboard.