accessibility, 6
ADAMANT, 181–182
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), 26–27, 29, 30, 49, 50, 108, 198
advertising, 220
opportunities, 233–234
Aether, 185–186
airdrop, 119, 168
AltaVista, 37
Amazon, 217
America Online (AOL), 54, 198
Andresen, G., 91–92, 97
antitrust violations, 67–68
Antonopoulos, A., 98–99, 159, 161, 162
APPICS, 186–187
Archie-Like Indexing for the WEB (ALIWEB), 35–36
Armstrong, B., 100
Ask Me Anything (AMA), 72
asset protection, 18
Associated Press (AP), 40
asymmetric cryptography, 108, 241
Back, A., 84, 86, 88, 91, 109–111, 133
Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, 162
Basic Attention Tokens (BAT), 153, 233, 242
behavior incentivization, 118
Berners-Lee, T., 31–34, 40, 82, 196
Biff, 160
Big Tech, 39, 41, 49, 78, 246, 249
Binance, 105, 112–114, 171, 188
bitcoin (BTC), 6, 8, 10, 81–82, 101, 247
code, 101
cryptographic floodgates and, 108–111
development, 91, 92
Bitcoin Cash, 92, 127
Bitcoin Core, 92
Bitcoin Foundation, 92, 95, 98
Bitcoin Gold, 127
Bitcoin SV (Satoshi’s Vision), 127
Bitcoin XT, 126
Bit gold, 85–86
BitTorrent, 40
blackout, 73
Blankos, 210
Blind Signature Technology, 82
blockchain, 9–10
attack, 129–131
community, 112, 121, 125, 184, 250
developers, 1, 8, 11, 13, 18, 33, 62, 112, 117, 123–125, 159, 163, 236, 249
games, 201–212
programming, 121–123
uses of, 10–11
blockchain technology
benefits of, 18–20
centralization and, 45–46
drawbacks to, 20–21
features, 12–18
block explorer, 6, 185
Blocklords, 211
block rewards, 122
Blogger.com, 55–56
bloggers, 55–56
Bluesky, 45
b-money, 85
Bob the Facemeister, 143–146
brand promotion strategies, 231–232
brand sentiment, 230
bulletin board system (BBS), 51–52
business
advertising opportunities, 233–234
cryptosocial media, 225–233
decentralization for, 222–225
and social media, 215–222
business-to-business (B2B), 217, 219–220
Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), 125
Byzantine Generals Problem, 125
cat-and-mouse game, 219
Cent, 187
centralization, 2–3, 5–6, 9, 21, 43–45, 49, 74, 121, 219, 239, 249
centralized media, 13
Cerf, V., 29
Chaum, D., 82, 83, 86–87, 111
Chez, B., 101
Cisco, 217
ClearCoin, 92
client, 8, 30, 51, 223, 227
close sales, 221–222
Coil, 172–173, 227, 238
Coil application programming interface (API), 172
Coil Blogs, 173
Coil protocol, 173
coin, 115
Coinbase, 94, 100, 112–114
CoinMarketCap, 101, 102, 105, 144, 179, 208
collectibles, 115–116, 162, 201–203
Communications Act of 1934, 41
communications protocols, 29–31
community building, 119, 230–231
CompuServe, 198
computing capacity, 17
computing resources, 18
consensus, 16–17
mechanism, 122
protocols, 127–128
content curation, 227
content promotion, 220, 227
Control Video Corporation, 54
conversation monitoring, 221
Craigslist-style listings, 155
cross-chain, 172, 212, 237
cross-posting, 229
crypto, 2, 45, 46, 88, 90, 94, 100–103, 105, 115
CryptoAlchemy, 205
CryptoAssault, 206
cryptocurrencies, 81, 101–106, 113–117
earning, 228
real money and, 116–117
types, 115–116
cryptocurrency
exchange, 61, 94, 99, 100, 113–114, 165, 178, 232
explosion, 101–106
Facebook, 134–142, 156
cryptoeconomics, 107, 108, 111, 117–129, 190–192, 199
building, 118–120
case study, 190–192
code and, 120–123
crypto ecosystem, 105
cryptographic security, 4
cryptography
and economics, 111–114
history of, 107–108
CryptoKitties, 11, 201–206
CryptoPunks, 202
cryptosocial
accounts, 114
community, 117, 230, 234, 238, 250, 251
developers, 250
games, 212
platforms, 8, 113–116, 118–120, 131, 163, 164, 170, 171, 174, 187–190, 193, 226–229, 238, 242, 253
trajectory, 237
cryptosocial media, 12, 104, 111, 112, 123, 127, 128, 157–159, 171, 179, 192, 193, 195, 223–249, 251
businesses and, 225–233
platforms and protocols, 253–256
role for, 239–247
void in, 238–239
crypto supply, 119
Cunningham, S., 179, 193
customer rewards program, 231
customer service, 221
Cygnus founder, 109
Cygnus Solutions, 109
cypherpunk, 44, 86–88, 108–111
Da Hongfei, 101
Dai, W., 85
Dark Energy Crystals (DEC), 208
data breaches, 64
data ownership, 3–4
data security, 4–5, 18
Decentraland, 204–205, 208
decentralization, 3, 12–13, 21, 23, 31, 44, 45, 121, 130, 131, 159, 174, 181, 204, 239, 249, 250
for business, 222–225
Internet and, 24–25
and social media, 240–244
decentralized autonomous corporation (DAC), 242
decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), 99, 204, 242
decentralized exchange (DEX), 114, 171
decentralized finance (DeFi), 24
decentralized gaming, 24, 195
decentralized social media, 1, 23–24, 106, 160, 177, 180, 188, 223, 224, 246
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 26
DeFranco, P., 44, 182–183
DelegateCall, 190
delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS), 128, 129, 139, 146, 210
Dell, 217
demand creation, 119
desktop wallet, 113, 171
Dice, 208
Diem, 68, 137, 138
Digg, 163
DigiCash, 82–83
digital asset, 11, 13, 115, 162, 202, 203, 243, 250
digital collectible, 162, 201, 203
digital currency, 33, 67, 68, 82–86, 98, 99, 134, 161, 249
digital signatures, 121–122
digital subscriber lines (DSLs), 28
digital video disc (DVD), 217
digital wallets, 12, 20, 112–113, 122, 138
Dissolution, 206
distributed ledger, 1, 15–17, 23, 249
DLive, 189
Dogecoin, 244
Domain Name System (DNS), 30
Dorsey, J., 45
double-entry bookkeeping, 15
Dragonereum, 206
DTube, 189
eBay, 217
Eggies World, 211
e-gold, 83–84, 133
Electronic Frontier Foundation, 63
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), 25
Elemental Battles, 210
eMarketer, 69
encryption, 4, 5, 53, 84, 108, 109
enhanced security, 13–15
Enjin, 209–210, 213
Enjin Coin, 209
EOS games, 210–211
EOS Knights, 210
Epic Dragons, 211
ERC-20
protocol, 202
token, 115, 169, 173, 177, 180, 188, 202, 209, 233
ERC-721
protocol, 202, 203
token, 206
ether (ETH), 115, 172, 186, 201, 202, 204, 206
Ethereum, 94, 97, 102, 103
Blob, 202
blockchain, 115, 168, 177, 180, 182, 201, 202, 204–207, 209
games, 205–207
European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN), 31, 32
Facebit, 138–157
Facechain and, 149
fictitious value, 145
staking, 146–148
transaction and, 155–156
value of, 144, 149
Facebook, 6, 12, 13–14, 39, 60–63, 140
ads, 153
cryptocurrency, 134–142
data breaches, 64
events, 154
games, 154–155
groups, 151
and income, 156–157
invisible influence, 68–69
issues, 69
marketplace, 155
objectionable content, 65–66
pages, 151–152, 235–236
political manipulation, 66–67
posts, 150
privacy, 63
shadow profiles, 64
spying, 64–65
Facebook presence, 216
facechainers, 140
FARM, 228
faster payments, 7–8
faster settlements, 16
faucet, 92
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 40–42
federated, 159, 174, 238
51% attack, 130
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 30, 36
financial freedom, 18–19
Finney, H., 88, 90, 111
fork, 13, 53, 95, 125–127, 185, 229, 240
free speech platform, 245
Friendster, 57–58
fungible token, 115
Füssinger, M., 181
GALA games, 212
games
blockchain, 201–212
decentralization, 212
popular, 197–201
social nature of, 195–197
game theory, 123–125
Gemini, 100
Gilmore, J., 109
Gods Unchained, 206
gold, 86
Golos, 189
Google, 6, 24, 37, 38, 217–219, 229
Gore, A., 40
graphical user interface (GUI) BBSs, 52
groups, 221
Hanvecz, L., 92
hard fork, 125–127
hardware wallet, 113
hash, 10, 20, 91
hashcash, 84–85
HashCraft, 209
hash function, 121
Hay Day, 154–155
Herald, A., 200
Hive, 20, 105, 127, 129, 166–168, 184–185, 192, 195, 207, 223, 226–230, 232, 237, 247, 250
HootSuite, 220
Hoskinson, C., 100
Hughes, E., 109
hybrid blockchain, 10
Hyperspace, 188
hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), 31
IBM 701, 25
immutability, 9, 12, 159
Indorse, 188
initial coin offering (ICO), 105, 173, 177, 179, 190, 204
Instagram, 236
instant messaging, 152–153
Internet, 11, 25–27, 242
chat room, 54
and decentralization, 24–25
marketing, 215–216, 219
Internet Relay Chat (IRC), 52–54
Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), 248
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, 24
Internet Explorer, 36
Internet service provider (ISP), 40, 54
IPFS, 181
IRC operator/IRCop, 53
Java, 54
JumpStation, 35
Karma, 187
Kik, 188
Kin, 188, 189
Kiss.com, 55
Larimer, D., 99–100, 164, 167
LBRY, 183, 238
ledger. See distributed ledger
Ledger Nano S, 113
Lee, C., 93–94
leveraged computing power, 18
Levy, S., 87
Libra, 67, 106, 134, 135, 137, 138, 188
Libra Association, 134
Libra Blockchain, 134
LinkedIn, 58–59, 221
Litecoin, 93, 94, 102, 105
lockouts, 20–21
Loop Markets, 170–171
Lordless, 206
Lou Gehrig’s Disease, 88
lower barriers, 19
McCaleb, J., 92–93, 97
Makeoutclub, 56
MANA, 204, 205, 208
Maro, 187
Marr, B., 237
massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG), 196, 198, 199, 205, 211
massively multiplayer online war game (MMOWG), 206
Mastodon, 174–175
Match.com, 55
MatchMaker, 54–55
May, T., 109
Maze, 198
mediation, 8
Memorydealers, 95
merkle, 20
Mesh, 31
MeWe, 244–245
Microsoft, 36–38
Minds, 168–170
mining, 10, 11, 17, 59, 78, 85, 100, 112
minting, 17–18
MLB Crypto Baseball, 207
mobile wallet, 113
moderators, 52, 53, 69, 72, 73, 151, 153, 157, 169, 186, 191, 192
money, 159–162
functions of, 161
transfers, 7–8
monitor conversations, 229
Mosaic, 35
Multi-User Dungeon (MUD), 198
MySpace, 59–60
Nakamoto, S., 33, 34, 86–93, 95, 97–99, 106, 111, 125
12 apostles, 89–101
Namecoin, 102
Napster, 56–57
Narrative case study, 190–192
Narrative platform, 148
Netflix, 217
net neutrality, 40
Netscape, 216
Netscape Navigator, 36–38
Network Control Program (NCP), 30
Nixon, R., 162
node, 3, 13, 15, 17, 18, 26, 28, 33, 34, 125, 126, 130, 212
no intermediaries, 19
nonfungible tokens (NFTs), 115, 171, 202, 232–233, 243
Novi, 138
NRVE, 148, 149, 191–192
OAuth, 179
Obsidian, 190
Odysee, 183, 238
Onavo, 64–65
online dating, 54–55
online presence, 216
Ono, 190
Oracle-D, 232
original content, 220
original content production, 226–227
OurMine, 77
ownership, 7, 202
packet switching, 26, 27, 29
Pair, S., 101
Parler, 244–246
PayPal, 38, 217
peer-to-peer (P2P)
cashless payment system, 8
file sharing service, 40
interaction, 17
messaging service, 182
P + epsilon attack, 130
Pinterest, 236
pixEOS, 210
platform, 3, 45, 78–79, 81
PLATO, 197–198
political activism, 73, 74, 109
political manipulation, 66–67
Polkadot, 105, 144, 248
posters, 140
powering down, 165
primitive social communications, 53
privacy, 63, 87, 135
private blockchain, 10
privileges, 122
proactive policing, 119
Project Genesis, 206
Proof-of-Stake (POS), 128, 130
Proof-of-Work (POW), 127–128
PROPS Project, 182–183
Prospectors, 210–211
protection of value, 118
protocol, 29
provenance, 203
public blockchain, 10
Publish0x, 114, 150, 173–174, 189, 192, 193, 224, 228, 231–232, 235, 238, 242
pyramid scheme, 168
QunQun, 187–188
Reddit, 71–74
Sand Hero, 211
Sapien (SPN), 176–178
scarcity, 119
Scott, N., 164
seamless transactions, 18
search engine, 6, 35, 37–39, 70, 79, 216–219, 229, 233
Second Life, 199–201, 204
security, 119, 131
server, 4, 13, 30, 32, 51
shadow profiles, 62, 64
Shrem, C., 97–98
sidechain, 10, 182
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), 30
Six Degrees, 55, 57, 60, 216, 237
smart contracts, 11, 122–123
Smart Media Tokens, 167
Smoke Network, 178–179
social blogging, 56, 163, 168, 180, 226, 238
social gaming, 195–197, 212
Sociall, 188
social media, 8, 49–50, 79
business and, 215–222
decentralization and, 240–244
definitions, 49
Internet and, 53–79
marketing, 215, 221–225, 234
money and, 159–162
pre-internet, 50–53
Social Media Examiner, 234
social networking, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79, 172
Social Networks Re-Rank, 75
SocialX, 180–181
soft fork, 125–127
software development kit (SDK), 204
Sola, 190
SoMee, 179
SoMee tokens (SAT), 179
Splinterlands, 195, 207–208, 210, 212, 213, 223
spying, 64–65
stablecoin, 105, 137, 138, 165
staking, 128, 129
blockchain economy, 148–149
Facebit, 146–148
STEEM, 103–105, 114, 115, 147, 162–165, 167, 168, 184, 185, 189, 231
Steem Basic Dollars, 115
Steemit, 20, 99, 103–105, 115, 127, 128, 139, 147, 162–168, 170, 171, 175, 176, 180, 184, 185, 188–190, 192, 195, 207, 226–228, 230–232, 235, 237, 240, 242
Steemit Inc., 127, 167, 184
Steemit knockoffs, 175, 176, 188–190
Steem Monsters, 207
SteemPress, 166
Subs, 186
Subsocial, 248
Sun, J., 167, 184
Sun Microsystems, 54
SysOp, 52
Szabo, N., 85–86, 111, 133
TCP/IP, 29–30
Tech Crucial, 190
technology, 19, 20
Texas Holdem, 154
timestamp, 122
tokenization, 244
tokenized assets, 115–116
tokens, 115
Torum, 188, 238
transaction fees, 122
Transmission Control Program (TCP), 29
transparency, 5–6, 19
Traps, 211
Trezor, 113
TRON blockchain, 207
TRON games, 211
TronKingdom, 211
Trump, D., 39, 42, 66, 67, 72, 76, 77, 97, 135, 169, 176, 235, 246
trust, 20
trustless, 19, 22, 45
Trybe. See Loop Markets
Turing, A., 25
Twitter, 74–78, 236
2FA, 14
Ubisoft, 209
Ulbricht, R., 95–97
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) system, 30–31
Uniswap, 114
UNIX operating system, 34–35
Unstoppable Domains, 46, 243
Upland, 211
Usenet, 27–29, 50–51
user expectation management, 120
user interface (UI), 166
U.S. Postal Service, 12
validators, 140
#Valuables, 243
value determination, 203
Ver, R., 94–95
virtual private network (VPN), 65
Voilk, 188
wallet, 8, 112–115, 152
War Riders, 206
websites, 21
Web wallet, 112–113
Web 3.0/Web3, 62, 249
Wegehaupt, J., 193
Weku, 190
Whaleshares (WLS), 175–176
wide area networks (WANs), 26 Wikipedia, 73
WordPress.com, 56
World of Ether, 206
World War II, 25, 108
World Wide Web, 30–35, 38, 40, 49, 52, 54, 62, 82, 106, 196, 197, 217, 229, 237
XTM, 188
Yahoo!, 218
YouTube, 39, 70–71, 236
zero-knowledge proof, 122
zero-sum games, 124
Zimmerman, P., 109
Zion, 188
Zuckerberg, M., 6, 61, 65, 67, 133, 134, 143–148, 150, 153, 156, 157