Book cover of Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin

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Bitcoin isn't just for criminals, speculators, or wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs - despite what the headlines say. In an imperfect world of rampant inflation, creeping authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion, bitcoin empowers individuals to elude the expanding reach and tightening grip of institutions both public and private. So although…

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This is a book that was truly needed. Bitcoin is a controversial subject, with passions that run high on both sides. Unfortunately, the passions are rarely accompanied by productive discussion of the actual pros and cons. It fell to the philosophy professors who wrote this book to address fairly and frankly the arguments against the most famous cryptocurrency, even as they conclude that on balance we are better off living in a world with bitcoin than in one without it.

Readers who are skeptical about bitcoin’s usefulness, but willing to approach the matter with an open mind, will learn how…

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