3 whitepaper resources to learn Web3

3 resources

  1. Ethereum Whitepaper

    ethereum.org · Advanced · Whitepapers

    Vitalik Buterin's original proposal for a blockchain that runs programs, the starting point for smart contracts and the EVM.

  2. Solana Whitepaper

    Solana · Advanced · Whitepapers

    The original Solana paper by Anatoly Yakovenko: proof of history, a verifiable clock that lets validators order transactions without waiting to agree on time.

  3. Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

    bitcoin.org · Advanced · Whitepapers

    Satoshi Nakamoto's 2008 paper, nine pages on proof of work, the peer-to-peer network and the chain of blocks.