Ep. 63: Bitcoin and Cyber-libertarianism—Interview with David Golumbia

Podcast: Radio Free Humanity: The Marxist-Humanist Podcast (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Ep. 63: Bitcoin and Cyber-libertarianism—Interview with David GolumbiaPub date: 2022-03-04Notes from Over The Wire Podcast:Discussing cyber-libertarian ideology and how the rise of Bitcoin has made it mainstream by influencing many supposedly non-ideological Bitcoin enthusiasts. This episode also talks about what Bitcoin is, whether it is money, whether it is decentralised, as well as blockchain technology, fact-checking and theory-checking a good deal of the nonsense said about Bitcoin.Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe co-hosts interview David Golumbia, author of The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism. They discuss cyber-libertarian ideology and how the rise of Bitcoin has made it mainstream. David argues that many supposedly non-ideological Bitcoin enthusiasts have been influenced by cyber-libertarianism. He and the co-hosts also discuss what Bitcoin is, whether it is money, whether it is decentralized, and blockchain technology. David fact-checks and theory-checks a good deal of the nonsense said about Bitcoin. The episode’s current-events segment is on the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign’s statement of solidarity with the people of Ukraine against Russian imperialism.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from MHI, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.