The Politics of Bitcoin, Software as Rightwing Extremism

Golumbia, David

ISBN 10: 1517901804 / ISBN 13: 9781517901806

Published by Univerisyt of Minnesota, London, 2016

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Good copy of the title, Bitcoin has been widely promoted as a digital currency that will revolutionize everything from online commerce to the nation-state. Yet supporters of Bitcoin and its blockchain technology subscribe to a form of cyberlibertarianism that depends to a surprising extent on far-right political thought. The Politics of Bitcoin exposes how much of the economic and political thought on which this cryptocurrency is based emerges from ideas that travel the gamut, from Milton Friedman and the neoliberal horrors of our recent past Size: A Format Paperback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Politics of Bitcoin, Software as Rightwing Extremism
• Publisher: Univerisyt of Minnesota, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1517901804
• ISBN 13: 9781517901806
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Since its introduction in 2009, Bitcoin has been widely promoted as a digital currency that will revolutionize everything from online commerce to the nation-state. Yet supporters of Bitcoin and its blockchain technology subscribe to a form of cyberlibertarianism that depends to a surprising extent on far-right political thought. The Politics of Bitcoin exposes how much of the economic and political thought on which this cryptocurrency is based emerges from ideas that travel the gamut, from Milton Friedman, F.A. Hayek, and Ludwig von Mises to Federal Reserve conspiracy theorists.

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About the Author

 

David Golumbia (1963–2023) taught in the English Department and the Media, Art, and Text PhD program at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was the author of The Cultural Logic of Computation and many articles on digital culture, language, and literary studies and theory.