A Comprehensive Synthesis of the Technological, Ecological and Political Critique of Blockchainism

A Comprehensive Synthesis of the Technological, Ecological and Political Critique of Blockchainism
It’s all about the externalities
Cory Doctorow
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Feb 14, 2022
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I’ve just read one of the most lucid, wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary critiques of cryptocurrency and blockchain I’ve yet to encounter. It comes from David “DSHR” Rosenthal, a distinguished technologist whose past achievements include helping…
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