BTC logo
BTC
$107,117.05
0.61%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,888.87
1.43%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.00%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,094.48
2.01%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3608
2.86%
SOL logo
SOL
$187.28
2.83%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0001
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3131
1.27%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1895
2.47%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6338
1.38%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.65
3.32%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9997
0.01%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.83
1.27%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3144
1.89%
BCH logo
BCH
$468.16
0.48%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5004
2.52%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.87
0.68%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.3894
1.05%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.21
1.15%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1657
1.89%
BTC logo
BTC
$107,117.05
0.61%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,888.87
1.43%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.00%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,094.48
2.01%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3608
2.86%
SOL logo
SOL
$187.28
2.83%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0001
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3131
1.27%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1895
2.47%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6338
1.38%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.65
3.32%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9997
0.01%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.83
1.27%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3144
1.89%
BCH logo
BCH
$468.16
0.48%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5004
2.52%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.87
0.68%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.3894
1.05%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.21
1.15%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1657
1.89%
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'Weary Giants of Flesh and Steel,' Meet Bitcoin

John Perry Barlow fought for an open internet. Late in life, he cautioned blockchain innovators that the technology could be liberating or oppressive.

By Marc Hochstein
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 7:34 a.m. Published Feb 14, 2018, 7:00 a.m.
John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow