Ethereum Classic: Building Trustless Systems Through Code and Consensus

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: Ethereum Classic: Examines the birth of Ethereum Classic and its ideological foundation in immutability.

2: Fork (blockchain): Discusses blockchain forks as political decisions that redefine consensus and governance.

3: The DAO: Analyzes the original DAO, its impact, and how it tested the limits of decentralized autonomy.

4: Doublespending: Breaks down the threat of doublespending and its implications on trust in distributed systems.

5: Nervos Network: Introduces Nervos and its approach to layered architecture in decentralized infrastructure.

6: Monero: Focuses on Monero's privacy features and the politics of anonymity in a decentralized world.

7: Decentralized autonomous organization: Defines DAOs and their disruptive role in governance and policy innovation.

8: Solidity: Explores Solidity’s role in enabling autonomous codedriven governance and smart contract logic.

9: Ethereum: Reviews Ethereum’s evolution and divergence, and its vision of programmable, decentralized control.

10: Blockchain: Lays the groundwork of blockchain as a trustless political system based on transparency and rules.

11: Bitcoin: Presents Bitcoin as the origin of decentralized consensus and the politics of monetary sovereignty.

12: Cryptocurrency wallet: Describes wallets as personal sovereignty tools within decentralized political economies.

13: Vitalik Buterin: Reflects on Buterin’s politicalphilosophical influence on Ethereum and blockchain ethics.

14: Bitcoin Cash: Analyzes Bitcoin Cash as a fork with political motivations and its implications for governance.

15: Proof of stake: Investigates proofofstake as a politicaleconomic alternative to proofofwork systems.

16: Decentralized application: Details dApps as grassroots tools that embody decentralized political expression.

17: Smart contract: Explains how smart contracts codify lawlike behavior in digital political environments.

18: SegWit: Reviews SegWit as a technical and political response to Bitcoin’s scalability and governance issues.

19: Litecoin: Surveys Litecoin’s role as a complementary currency and its strategic choices in governance.

20: Gavin Wood: Highlights Wood’s contributions to decentralized systems and the politics of Web3 technologies.

21: Cryptocurrency: Concludes with the broader cryptocurrency landscape and its decentralized political paradigm.

This book challenges conventional views of governance and offers a compelling entry point into the political science of decentralized systems. Whether you're building the future or simply trying to understand it, Ethereum Classic connects deep ideas to practical realities.