Something Interesting has been publishing ~2-3x week now for nearly two years and the archives are now a little too long for a new reader to easily skim. So I’m assembling this as an overview of some of my most interesting / significant articles for new readers looking to get familiar with the content they will find here.

What is Something Interesting?

Something Interesting is an advertisement free collection of approachable, common-sense explanations of the concepts and events in the cryptocurrency industry. You can learn more about Something Interesting here.

Who are you?

My name is Tyler Odean! You can learn more about me here.

Where should I start?

Totally reasonable to start on the front page! About half my posts are about recent news events in crypto and that’s the easiest place to sample that. Typically those posts will cover 2-3 larger stories and a handful of smaller stories. They sometimes also include replies and questions from readers and my response. The other half of my posts are deep-dives exploring specific topics:

Writing about Bitcoin:

1. Why Bitcoin matters

2. Everyone should own some Bitcoin insurance

3. Letter to a Bitcoin Skeptic (Part I)

4. Letter to a Bitcoin Skeptic (Part II)

5. This kills the coin

6. Bitcoin for progressives

Writing about Ethereum:

1. The Trouble with Ethereum

2. Ethereum is a psychedelic garden

Writing about the Environment:

1. Proof of Stake will not save us

2. The ironclad laws of physical reality

3. You don’t need to fear growth

4. ESG investing is wishful thinking

Writing about DeFi:

1. DAOs are for doing crimes

2. The Blockchain is a Dark Forest

3. That’s not a real ponzi that’s a sparkling scam

Writing about NFTs:

1. It’s not NFTs that confuse you, it’s art

2. You don’t need to be angry about NFTs (Part I)

3. You don’t need to be angry about NFTs (Part II)