In this essay we propose a reframing of the Bloomberg Terminal, an interface used to track financial trades and values, by using it as a creative, critical and curatorial device to explore the relationship between the art and finance. To contextualise this approach, we offer a history of the...

The decentralized digital currency Bitcoin - and its underlying "blockchain" technology - has created much excitement in the technology community, but its potential for building truly empowering social and solidarity-based finance has yet to be tested. This paper provides a primer on the basics...

We provide a comprehensive, academic definition of the term "cryptocurrency". A cryptocurrency system can be understood as a system intended for the issuance of tokens which are intended to be used as a general or limited-purpose medium-of-exchange, and which are accounted for using an often...

A cryptocurrency system can be understood as a system intended for the issuance of tokens which are intended to be used as a general or limited-purpose medium-of-exchange, and which are accounted for using an often collectively-maintained digital ledger making use of cryptography to replace...

Ein Buch über die Politik des Geldes und den Umbruch, der gerade stattfindet vom Bargeld hin zu den digitalen Währungen der unterschiedlichsten Form. Der Autor, ein Journalist mit Erfahrungen aus dem Finanzsektor und Aktivist für das Bargeld, gibt sich enorme Mühe, die Vor- und Nachteile von...

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Exploring -- 1 Putting on Financial Goggles -- 2 Getting Technical -- Part 2: Jamming -- 3 Financial Culture-Hacking -- 4 Economic Circuitbending -- Part 3: Building -- 5 Building...