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26:04:46:33
Bitcoin Doesn't Care About Your Politics: Why Bitcoin Has More Ideological Flexibility Than We Think
NLW is joined by three philosophy professors for a discussion of bitcoin, ethics and politics.
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ABOUT
NLW is joined by three philosophy professors for a discussion of bitcoin, ethics and politics.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Falling down the proverbial bitcoin rabbit hole tends to lead people to ask deep questions about the nature of the economy and society. Today’s Breakdown guests are all professionally trained to ask those sorts of questions as philosophers.
NLW is joined by:
- Andrew Bailey, Yale-NUS College @resistancemoney
- Bradley Rettler, University of Wyoming @rettlerb
- Craig Warmke, Northern Illinois University @craigwarmke
The three form a research collective called Resistance Money and are working on a book about bitcoin’s use helping individuals overcome infringement by states and other institutions.
On this episode they discuss bitcoin’s ideological flexibility and situate it in the context of the larger political landscape.
See also: Why Bitcoin Needs Philosophy
Image credit: Crisfotolux/Getty Images Plus
HOST
Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
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