# References

* Nakamoto, S. *Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System* (2008).\
  — Introduced decentralized money, Proof of Work, and capped supply.
* Buterin, V. *Ethereum Whitepaper* (2013).\
  — Expanded blockchain into programmable smart contracts and applications.
* Ostrom, E. *Governing the Commons* (1990).\
  — Demonstrated how communities can sustainably manage shared resources.
* Perez-Arriaga, I. J. *Regulation of the Power Sector* (2013).\
  — Framework for energy markets, renewable integration, and incentives.
* Scholten, D. *The Geopolitics of Renewables* (2018).\
  — Showed how renewable energy decentralizes power and creates independence.


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