Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It with Joshua Dávila

Oct 31, 2023

Joshua Dávila, author of 'Blockchain Radicals', discusses how capitalism has ruined crypto and how to fix it. Topics discussed include unscrupulous marketing in the crypto space, the influence of marketing on public perception, power dynamics in internet infrastructure, politics and surveillance, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), NFTs and energy usage.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

The Influence of Marketing and Representational Thinking in Crypto

02:44 • 6min

The Power Dynamics in Internet Infrastructure

08:50 • 12min

Exploring Platforms as Modern Forms of Capitalistic Relationships

20:39 • 1min

Politics, Privacy, and Surveillance on the Internet

21:58 • 23min

DAOs, Cooperatives, and Bread Chain

45:17 • 17min

Exploring NFTs, Energy Usage, and the Book 'Blockchain Radicals'

01:02:15 • 2min

Buy the book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/blockchain-radicals-how-capitalism-ruined-crypto-and-how-to-fix-it/

Over the last decade, blockchains and crypto have opened up a new terrain for political action. It is not surprising, however, that the crypto space has also become overrun by unscrupulous marketing, theft and scams. The problem is real, but it isn’t a new one. Capitalism has ruined crypto, but that shouldn’t be the end of it.

Blockchain Radicals shows us how this has happened, and how to fix crypto in a way that is understandable for those who have never owned a cryptocurrency as well as those who are building their own decentralised applications. Covering everything from how Bitcoin saved WikiLeaks to decentralised finance, worker cooperatives, the environmental impact of
Bitcoin and NFTs, and the crypto commons, it shows how these new tools can be used to challenge capitalism and build a better world for all of us.

While crypto is often thought of as being synonymous with unbridled capitalism, Blockchain Radicals shows instead how the technology can and has been used for more radical purposes, beyond individual profit and towards collective autonomy.

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