Bitcoin Is Venice Quotes

“By far the greatest source of environmental destruction in the at-all-recent past has been big government, big business, and, worst of all, the two acting in tandem.”
― Allen Farrington, Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism

“is essentially to deny agency, to say we would all lie, cheat, and steal, all of the time, if only we knew for sure we would get away with it. Rather, we restrain from theft, destruction, and breach of contract because we respect the agency of others.”
― Allen Farrington, Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism

“To view Bitcoin solely through the lens of economics, say, or cryptography is to miss the forest for the trees. Bitcoin lies at the intersection of, at the very least, these two, as well as financial theory, history, political philosophy, theoretical computer science, distributed systems theory, game theory, and network and protocol design.”
― Allen Farrington, Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism