#135 Cory Doctorow: Blockchain, Bitcoin & Selling The Brooklyn Bridge

Patricia and Christian talk to acclaimed author and digital rights advocate, Cory Doctorow about blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and much more.

 

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Cory Doctorow - “The Inevitability of Trusted Third Parties”: https://onezero.medium.com/the-inevitability-of-trusted-third-parties-a51cbcffc4e2

 

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More on crypto:

The Edited Latecomer’s Guide To Crypto: https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto

 

 

More on monetary operations:

Episode 20 - Warren Mosler: The MMT Money Story (part 1): https://www.patreon.com/posts/28004824

 

Episode 126 - Dirk Ehnts: How Banks Create Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62603318

 

Episode 13 - Steven Hail: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Banking, But Were Afraid To Ask: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41790887

 

Episode 43 - Sam Levey: Understanding Endogenous Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35073683

“An Accounting Model of the UK Exchequer – 2nd edition” by Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye & Neil Wilson: https://gimms.org.uk/2021/02/21/an-accounting-model-of-the-uk-exchequer/

Our episodes about “An Accounting Model of the UK Exchequer”:

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More on inflation:

Episode 7: Steven Hail: Inflation, Price Shocks and Other Misunderstandings: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41780508

Episode 65 - Phil Armstrong: Understanding Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672678

Episode 104 - John T Harvey: Inflation, Stagflation & Healing The Nation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52207835

Episode 123 - Warren Mosler: Understanding The Price Level And Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59856379

Episode 128 - L. Randall Wray & Yeva Nersisyan: What’s Causing Accelerating Inflation? Pandemic Or Policy Response?: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63776558

 

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Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68946334