Token Economy
May 8, 2025 · View on GitHub
Author: Shermin Voshmgir
Open-access web version: https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15358988
This repository is a landing page pointing to the current open-access edition.
For translations or errata send an email to shermin@token.kitchen
Editions & translations
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Second Edition (2020) – still available in the archived personal repository
https://github.com/sherminvo/TokenEconomyBook 170 + community forks and several volunteer translations grew from that release. -
Community translations – various forks of the 2020 edition exist in Farsi, Polish, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portugues, German, Italian and more. They remain accessible for historical interest and continued collaborative translation and can be found on the org page: https://github.com/Token-Economy-Book
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Code wants to be free, but books want one canonical – After two heavily forked editions on GitHub, with so many independent copies in the wild, hosting the canonical text on my own domain (token.kitchen) guarantees a single source of truth that I can update instantly—regardless of future platform ownership changes. Hosting on my own domain keeps it decentralised from any single platform—yes, even the one run by our friends at Microsoft.” 😉
Token Economy (Third Edition) — quick links
PART 1 · Web3 Infrastructure
| Chapter | URL |
|---|---|
| Web3 | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch01-web3 |
| Cryptoeconomics | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch02-cryptoeconomics |
| Evolution of Blockchain Networks | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch03-evolution-of-blockchain-networks |
| Challenges of Blockchain Networks | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch04-challenges-of-blockchain-networks |
| Ethereum & Smart Contract Networks | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch05-ethereum-othersmart-contract-networks |
| Token Privacy | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch06-token-privacy |
| User-centric Identities | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch07-user-centric-identities |
PART 2 · Money, NFTs & DeFi
| Chapter | URL |
|---|---|
| Tokens | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch08-tokens |
| Money & Credit | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch09-money-credit |
| Stable Tokens | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch10-stable-tokens-money-with-a-stable-value |
| Asset Tokens & NFTs | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch11-asset-tokens-nfts-money-with-attributes |
| Decentralised Finance (DeFi) | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch12-decentralized-finance-defi |
| Token Exchanges & NFT Marketplaces | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch13-token-exchanges-nft-marketplaces |
| Token Sales | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch14-token-sales |
| Tokenised Credit & Lending | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch15-tokenized-credit-lending |
| Tokenised Derivatives, Synthetics & Insurances | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch16-tokenized-derivatives-synthetics-insurances |
PART 3 · DAOs & Purpose-Driven Tokens
| Chapter | URL |
|---|---|
| Decentralised Autonomous Organisations | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch17-decentralized-autonomous-organizations |
| Purpose-Driven Tokens | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch18-purpose-driven-tokens |
| Use Case 1: Bitcoin Network | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch19-use-case-1-bitcoin-network |
| Use Case 2: MakerDAO | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch20-use-case-2-makerdao |
| Use Case 3: Steemit, Hive, Friend.tech & Co | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch21-use-case-3-steemit-hive-friendtech-co |
| Use Case 4: Helium Network | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch22-use-case-4-helium-network |
| Use Case 5: Ocean Protocol | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch23-use-case-5-ocean-protocol |
| Use Case 6: Rebalance Earth | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/ch24-use-case-6-rebalance-earth |
ANNEX
| Section | URL |
|---|---|
| DAO & Token Design Framework | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/dao-token-design-thinking-framework |
| Tables & Figures | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/tables-figures |
| References | https://token.kitchen/token-economy/third-edition/references |
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License
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