Crypto-politics and counterfeit democracy
What began with an intense bout of crypto fever has since the onset of the pandemic engendered an explosive rise in online retail trading. While the original political promise of financial decentralization has become ever harder to susta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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Series: | Finance and Society |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059599900001333/type/journal_article |
Summary: | What began with an intense bout of crypto fever has since the onset of the
pandemic engendered an explosive rise in online retail trading. While the
original political promise of financial decentralization has become ever harder
to sustain, the idea of democracy as access, including access to highly
speculative and gamified investments, continues to capture the financial
imagination. |
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ISSN: | 2059-5999 |