They look at the historical origins of the commons, the role of money in human society, the problems with bitcoin and the creation of blockchain governance systems.

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Show Notes

0:00 – 0:40 – Introduction
0:40 – 9:00 – The history of the digital commons
9:00 – 17:20 – What is money? What role does it play in society?
17:20 – 29:20 – The value of transactional data and how it gets tracked
29:20 – 34:25 – The centralisation of transactional data tracking and its role in algorithmic governance
34:25 – 37:50 – Resisting transactional data-tracking
37:50 – 46:00 – What is bitcoin? What is a cryptocurrency?
46:00 – 54:25 – Can bitcoin be a currency of the digital commons?
54:25 – 1:04:47 – The promise of blockchain governance: smart contracts and smart property
1:04:47 – End – Criticisms of blockchain governance – the creation of an ultra-neo-liberal governance subject?

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