Bitcoin and beyond : : cryptocurrencies, blockchains and global governance / / edited by Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn.

• Superior document: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
• TeilnehmendeR: Campbell-Verduyn, Malcolm ,
• Place / Publishing House: London, [England] ;, New York, New York : : Routledge,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: RIPE series in global political economy.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Includes index.

This volume brings scholars of anthropology, economics, Science and Technology Studies, and sociology together with global political economy scholars in assessing the actual implications posed by Bitcoin and blockchains for contemporary global governance. Its interdisciplinary contributions provide academics, policymakers, industry practitioners and the general public with more nuanced understandings of technological change in the changing character of governance within and across the borders of nation-states.

Table of Contents

chapter 1 Introduction -- What are blockchains and how are they relevant to governance in the global political economy? / Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn -- chapter 2 Moneys at the margins -- From political experiment to cashless societies / Moritz Hütten -- chapter 3 The internal and external governance of blockchain-basedorganizations -- Evidence from cryptocurrencies / Ying-Ying Hsieh -- chapter 4 The mutual constitution of technology and global governance -- Bitcoin, blockchains, and the international anti-money-laundering regime / Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn -- chapter 5 Between liberalization and prohibition -- Prudent enthusiasm and the governance of Bitcoin/blockchain technology / Kai Jia -- chapter 6 Cryptocurrencies and digital payment rails in networked global governance -- Perspectives on inclusion and innovation / Daivi Rodima-Taylor -- chapter 7 Governing what wasn’t meant to be governed -- A controversy-based approach to the study of Bitcoin governance / Francesca Musiani -- chapter 8 Experiments in algorithmic governance -- A history and ethnography of “The DAO,” a failed decentralized autonomous organization / Quinn DuPont -- chapter 9 Conclusion -- Towards a block age or blockages of global governance? / Sachin Tendulkar.