
The Price of Crypto
Despite its boosters’ frequent references to democracy and freedom, cryptocurrency reflects a radical marketization of politics in which major players can rewrite the rules as needed.
The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze
by Laura Shin
Proof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains
by Vitalik Buterin, edited by Nathan Schneider
June 8, 2023 issue