Bitcoin Will Eat Itself: More Contradictions of (Digital) Libertarianism

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2013

Journal/Book/Conference Title

uncomputing

Date of Submission

September 2014

Abstract

Bitcoin (BTC), the much in-the-news and up-for-government-discussion cryptocurrency favored by Deep Web drug markets, libertarians, anarchists and would-be assassins everywhere, has been on a tear recently, and as of yesterday has hit an all-time high (albeit briefly) of more than USD $900 mark. It’s not hard to find—in fact it’s difficult to avoid—cyberlibertarians of all...

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Recommended Citation

Golumbia, David. 2013. "Bitcoin Will Eat Itself: More Contradictions of (Digital) Libertarianism." Uncomputing blog (Nov 19). http://www.uncomputing.org/?p=237.

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VCU English Publications

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