If blockchain concepts are new for you, here are my favorite starting places to learn: Why Bitcoin Matters (2011, NYT) - https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/2

If blockchain concepts are new for you, here are my favorite starting places to learn: Why Bitcoin Matters (2011, NYT) - https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters/?_r=0 https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters/... What is blockchain, really? An intro for regular people. (2017, Medium) - https://medium.com/@wen_xs/what-is-blockchain-really-an-intro-for-regular-people-e51578d98a96 https://medium.com/@wen_xs/what-is-blockchain-really-an-intr... Re: “Smart contracts” - here’s a few 101 pieces on ethereum: A Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum (2017, Coinbase blog) - https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd... Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency (2017, Coinbase blog) - https://blog.coinbase.com/ethereum-is-the-forefront-of-digital-currency-5300298f6c75 https://blog.coinbase.com/ethereum-is-the-forefront-of-digit... Dan Romero has compiled an excellent "reading list" for digital currencies: https://medium.com/@dwr/digital-currency-reading-list-6219f1623bfd https://medium.com/@dwr/digital-currency-reading-list-6219f1... And here's a 101 for developing a decentralized app (dApp): https://medium.com/@AndreaCoravos/dapps-101-how-do-i-start-developing-on-ethereum-da0d38ed973f https://medium.com/@AndreaCoravos/dapps-101-how-do-i-start-d...