#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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The Fusion of Economic Theory, Cypherpunk Ideas, and the Extropian Community
This chapter explores how economic theory was combined with the ideas of cypherpunks and the Extropian community. It discusses the recognition by cryptographers of the value in implementing their economic theories through emerging technologies, and the belief by the Extropian community that limiting government involvement would enable futuristic ideas like life extension and space colonization.
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