I have considered writing a book about this stuff but it's an insanely bad use of my time vs. building tech in this space from a profit perspective. Defi is the highest possible way that a software engineer can earn money in 2021 without being some high-up FAANG architect or hit the startup lotto. Small teams are making millions or tens of millions of dollars, and they are making actual value (not ICO scams like in 2017!) with billions of dollars flowing through it.

If you want to break into this space, start with the bitcoin white paper, read this book[0], then do the Ethereum white / yellow papers, start messing around with smart contracts, then consume every possible piece of knowledge you can, because it's all spread out everywhere without good central repositories of knowledge.

Defi is protocolized finance. It's making building blocks of financial tools that people and projects fit together in new ways to accomplish various things (earn interest, hedge, go leveraged long, buy insurance, etc. etc. etc.). The possibilities are truly endless and the space is open for innovation like never before as there are no rules and regulations, and there never will be any! Good luck!

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Bl...

Jw, is this book a newer version of the one you posted? https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Bl...

Same author, reviews make it seem the same

list: https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html

book: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Bl...

book+lectures: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/

O'Reilly just published an updated edition of their bestseller on Bitcoin technology, "Mastering Bitcoin," earlier this month.[1]

For a more general/conceptual understanding of blockchain technology and its applications, including non-cryptocurrency applications, "Blockchain Revolution" is a good read.[2]

[1] Mastering Bitcoin http://amzn.to/2uewdK9

[2] Blockchain Revolution http://amzn.to/2vniXSf