Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Decentralized finance: Introduces DeFi’s role in reshaping global financial systems via blockchain.
2: Circle (company): Examines Circle's stablecoin efforts and their policy implications on digital economies.
3: Tron (blockchain): Highlights Tron's decentralized apps and their challenge to centralized platforms.
4: Arkham Intelligence: Reviews crypto analytics’ role in transparency and financial surveillance.
5: Decentralized autonomous organization: Explores DAOs as new governance models beyond state control.
6: Bitfinex: Analyzes Bitfinex's evolution and its geopolitical and economic ramifications.
7: Iron Finance: Discusses algorithmic stablecoins’ failure and its politicaleconomic consequences.
8: Avalanche (blockchain platform): Shows Avalanche’s consensus protocol as a model for political decentralization.
9: 0x (decentralized exchange infrastructure): Describes 0x’s infrastructure and its regulatory tensions.
10: Cryptocurrency: Lays out the political implications of borderless, censorshipresistant currencies.
11: Cardano (blockchain platform): Details Cardano’s academic approach to blockchain governance.
12: Ethereum: Explores Ethereum's smart contracts and their transformative legal potential.
13: Solana (blockchain platform): Focuses on Solana’s speed and its strategic adoption in state tech.
14: Dai (cryptocurrency): Looks at Dai’s decentralized stability and its macroeconomic significance.
15: Terra (blockchain): Reviews Terra’s collapse and the political fallout surrounding algorithmic finance.
16: Uniswap: Examines Uniswap’s liquidity model and decentralized exchange governance.
17: Cryptocurrency bubble: Considers crypto market volatility and its reflection on policy and belief.
18: PancakeSwap: Outlines PancakeSwap’s gamified finance and implications for financial inclusion.
19: Stablecoin: Analyzes stablecoins’ regulatory challenges and their role in monetary policy.
20: USD Coin: Investigates USDC’s compliancefirst design and its intersection with global finance.
21: Decentralized application: Covers dApps as decentralized tools for political and social empowerment.
Whether you're a professional decoding policy, a student exploring future governance, or a hobbyist curious about DeFi’s influence, this book delivers insight beyond its price. Dive into the Colored Coins series to understand how political science and decentralized finance intersect to define tomorrow.