Bitcoin and beyond : cryptocurrencies, blockchains and global governance / edited by Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Campbell-Verduyn, Malcolm, editor.

Series:

RIPE series in global political economy.

RIPE Series in Global Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic funds transfers.

Bitcoin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings scholars of anthropology, economics, Science and Technology Studies, and sociology together with global political economy scholars in assessing the actual implications posed by Bitcoin and blockchains for contemporary global governance. Its interdisciplinary contributions provide academics, policymakers, industry practitioners and the general public with more nuanced understandings of technological change in the changing character of governance within and across the borders of nation-states.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction

What are blockchains and how are they relevant to governance in the global political economy? / Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn

chapter 2 Moneys at the margins

From political experiment to cashless societies / Moritz Hütten

chapter 3 The internal and external governance of blockchain-basedorganizations

Evidence from cryptocurrencies / Ying-Ying Hsieh

chapter 4 The mutual constitution of technology and global governance

Bitcoin, blockchains, and the international anti-money-laundering regime / Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn

chapter 5 Between liberalization and prohibition

Prudent enthusiasm and the governance of Bitcoin/blockchain technology / Kai Jia

chapter 6 Cryptocurrencies and digital payment rails in networked global governance

Perspectives on inclusion and innovation / Daivi Rodima-Taylor

chapter 7 Governing what wasn’t meant to be governed

A controversy-based approach to the study of Bitcoin governance / Francesca Musiani

chapter 8 Experiments in algorithmic governance

A history and ethnography of “The DAO,” a failed decentralized autonomous organization / Quinn DuPont

chapter 9 Conclusion

Towards a block age or blockages of global governance? / Sachin Tendulkar.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed January 2, 2023).

ISBN:

9781351814089

1351814087

9781315211909

1315211904

9781351814072

1351814079

OCLC:

1008844270

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access