<nettime> a political, commons-based evaluation of Bitcoin

[mp <mp@aktivix.org>]

* In Conclusion

Despite all the drawbacks mentioned, Bitcoin remains a landmark and
pivotal development, showing that globally scaleable currencies are
technically feasible. It sets the stage for potential commons-based
p2p-driven currency systems and the Bitcoin ledger can become a tool for
self-organizing communities.


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Could be of interest to this community:

http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/a-political-evaluation-of-bitcoin/2014/08/20




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