Let Them Eat Crypto: The Blockchain Scam That's Ruining the World

by Peter Howson Pluto Press 10/20/2023, paperback SKU: 9780745348216   The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and metaverse markets crashing, the underlying blockchain technology is still promising to solve global development challenges and revolutionize every industry. But is the technology a silver bullet? Peter Howson cuts through the jargon and bluster to tell an alarming story of how right-wing libertarian crypto entrepreneurs - often aided by charities, politicians, and philanthropists - seek out and exploit poverty, oppression, corruption, and conflict conditions. Their goal? A new front of 'crypto-colonial' extractivism. Let Them Eat Crypto reveals the alarming truth: far from 'banking the unbanked', saving the gorillas, or freeing people from oppressive governments, blockchain offers only false solutions, surveillance, and hi-tech snake oil. Reviews: "An essential resource. Howson