Blockchain Radicals

How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It

By: Joshua Dávila

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Blockchain Radicals uncovers the radical political potential of the blockchain, showing how it can be used by the left in the fight against capitalism.

Over the last decade, blockchains and crypto have opened up a new terrain for political action. It is not surprising, however, that the crypto space has also become overrun by unscrupulous marketing, theft, and scams. The problem is real, but it isn't a new one. Capitalism has ruined crypto, but that shouldn't be the end of it.

Blockchain Radicals shows us how this has happened, and how to fix crypto in a way that is understandable for those who have never owned a cryptocurrency as well as those who are building their own decentralized applications. Covering everything from how Bitcoin saved WikiLeaks to decentralized finance, worker cooperatives, the environmental impact of Bitcoin and NFTs, and the crypto commons, it shows how these new tools can be used to challenge capitalism and build a better world for all of us.

While crypto is often thought of as being synonymous with unbridled capitalism, Blockchain Radicals shows how the technology can be used for more radical purposes, beyond individual profit and towards collective autonomy.

©2023 Joshua Dávila (P)2024 Tantor

This Book Kills Stereotypes

I would describe this book as a guide to nuance on a topic normally dominated by stereotypes. That is to say, that if you believe you know what crypto, blockchain and web3 is all about you may struggle to understand the applications the author describes. If you have a beginner’s mind and are curious then I believe that this book will prove invaluable.

Unflinching in its criticism of the status “Blockchain Radicals” points towards a niche of the niche where experimentation towards a new world is not only possible, but already in progress.

That being said I personally wish that there was more speculation and hype around the possibility space that these projects are pointing towards: a bright future now for those willing to buidl it