Trust, Organisation, and Community Within Bitcoin
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY These graphics are based on the first 400 responses to the survey above, which is still open. The major new addition to this year’s […]
The Politics of Bitcoin
There is no average Bitcoiner, but neither is Bitcoin a perfect reflection of wider society. That said, discussion of imbalances within the community should not be overstated, and should account […]
Bitcoin in Context
This is a slightly different perspective on money than Bitcoin users are used to, firstly because it involves looking at the past rather than the future, and secondly because it […]
Bitcoin Community Survey 2014
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Update: Here are some preliminary results, based on the first 120 responses. The community seems to have gotten slightly younger over the last year, […]
Crystal City
This essay looks at two conflicts which emerged in my reading of We, Zamyatin’s dystopia and a precursor of 1984 and Brave New World. First, I examine the tension between contentment […]
The Totalitarian Airport
When airports are excused from democratic and civil norms, they take on many of the characteristics of a police state. With dystopian aesthetics and ostentatious security checks, the airport provides […]
Three trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic Income
The digitization of our economy will bring with it a new generation of radical economic ideologies, of which Bitcoin is arguably the first. For those with assets, technological savvy, and […]
Digital Nation
A broad cultural movement that is networked, open source, and collaborative is challenging, and sometimes replacing, key elements of the traditional nation state. The result could be characterized as a dispersed but […]
Bitcoin Is More Than Money (As Is Any Money)
Our use of money is infused with profound cultural and political meaning, and the interplay of rival currencies can offer insights into cultural tensions. This was as true of post-Soviet […]
Why Wikipedia’s Millionth Russian Page Is Worth Celebrating
In the early hours of 11 May, a volunteer somewhere wrote the millionth substantive page on the Russian-language edition of Wikipedia. Crossing the 1,000,000-page mark is mainly a symbolic one, […]
