Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin

Bitcoin is not just for criminals, speculators, or wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, but also for individuals to resist institutions that expand their reach and tighten their grip. Resistance Money is a philosophical case for bitcoin that examines its monetary policy, censorship-resistance, privacy, inclusion, and energy use, and argues that it is a net benefit to the world despite its imperfections. It is intended for all, from the clueless to the specialist, and provides a comprehensive and measured case that bitcoin is a net benefit to the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Bitcoin is not just for criminals, speculators, or wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, despite what the headlines may suggest. In a world plagued by rampant inflation, creeping authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion, bitcoin offers individuals a means to evade the ever-expanding reach and tightening grip of institutions, both public and private. While bitcoin is often referred to as money, it is more than just that. It is resistance money. Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin begins by exploring the reasons behind the invention of bitcoin, its workings, and its place among other forms of money. The authors then present a framework for evaluating bitcoin from a global perspective and use it to examine its monetary policy, censorship-resistance, privacy, inclusion, and energy use. The book presents a comprehensive and measured case that bitcoin is a net benefit to the world, despite its imperfections. Resistance Money is designed for everyone, from the uninitiated to the expert, from the advocate to the staunch skeptic, and everyone in between. Key Features: Provides a philosophical approach that draws on multiple disciplines in its analysis Offers a clearly written, measured academic treatment of bitcoin, comprehensive in scope, and free of ideological baggage Includes information on the financial, social, and environmental costs of bitcoin, how these costs are sometimes exaggerated, and how they might be mitigated Addresses the strongest arguments against bitcoin and shows how some succeed and most come up short.

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032777801