The Stanford Blockchain Reading List

A reading list for students new to blockchain, built mainly from easy-to-read posts published by Stanford Blockchain on the Stanford Blockchain Review and organized into modules with guiding questions about what the space is building. Module 1 covers why crypto and Web3 exist, using readings such as "The Ideology of Web3" by Jay Yu and an interview with Chris Dixon on Read Write Own. Module 4 covers blockchain infrastructure through projects including Arbitrum Stylus, Caldera, EigenLayer and zero-knowledge proofs, and Module 5 looks at the industry's state in September 2024, including Electric Capital's 2024 crypto insights.