Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Tech: Paths to Authoritarianism? (LUA Podcast #37)

Many folks have begun to see the value and potential of crypto-currencies, whether it’s in the pursuance of financial independence, personal freedom, or decentralization. Similarly, due to projects such as Dot-Bip, smart contracts, and more, people are beginning to see that blockchain technology could decentralize a lot of services used today and make them immune to government censorship. All of that is great, but too often throughout history, governments seize technologies such as crypto-currencies and the blockchain and use them for their own nefarious ends. What does that mean for the future of these developments in crypto-anarchism? Are we to see a decentralized, freer future, or a future unfathomably authoritarian? That is what Shane and Jason explore in this episode of Liberty Under Attack Radio as they analyze two articles. Please enjoy, share, and let us know what you think. Show Notes: Eight Reasons to Be Skeptical About Blockchain Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. No Fields Found. var formDisplay=1;var nfForms=nfForms||[];var form=[];form.id='15_23';form.settings={"ninjaForms":"Ninja Forms","changeEmailErrorMsg":"Please enter a valid email address!","changeDateErrorMsg":"Please enter a valid date!","confirmFieldErrorMsg":"These fields must match!","fieldNumberNumMinError":"Number Min Error","fieldNumberNumMaxError":"Number Max Error","fieldNumberIncrementBy":"Please increment by ","fieldTextareaRTEInsertLink":"Insert Link","fieldTextareaRTEInsertMedia":"Insert Media","fieldTextareaRTESelectAFile":"Select a file","formErrorsCorrectErrors":"Please correct errors before submitting this form.","formHoneypot":"If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty.","validateRequiredField":"This is a required field.","honeypotHoneypotError":"Honeypot Error","fileUploadOldCodeFileUploadInProgress":"File Upload in Progress.","fileUploadOldCodeFileUpload":"FILE UPLOAD","currencySymbol":false,"fieldsMarkedRequired":"Fields marked with an <span class="ninja-forms-req-symbol">*<\/span> are required","thousands_sep":",","decimal_point":".","siteLocale":"en_US","dateFormat":"m\/d\/Y","startOfWeek":"1","of":"of","previousMonth":"Previous Month","nextMonth":"Next Month","months":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthsShort":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"weekdays":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"weekdaysShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"weekdaysMin":["Su","Mo","Tu","We","Th","Fr","Sa"],"recaptchaConsentMissing":"reCaptcha validation couldn't load.","recaptchaMissingCookie":"reCaptcha v3 validation couldn't load the cookie needed to submit the form.","recaptchaConsentEvent":"Accept reCaptcha cookies before sending the form.","embed_form":"","currency_symbol":"","title":"","beforeForm":"","beforeFields":"","afterFields":"","afterForm":""};form.fields=[];nfForms.push(form); The post Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Tech: Paths to Authoritarianism? (LUA Podcast #37) appeared first on Liberty Under Attack Publications.