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Consensus Magazine

Before Meme Stocks, WallStreetBets Traders Mainlined Options

An excerpt from Nathaniel Popper's new book "The Trolls of Wall Street."

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Consensus Magazine

Audrey Tang: Learning From Taiwan’s Digital Civic Experimentation

The island-country’s digital minister has radical ideas for using open-source technology to provide public goods. Her approach is called Plurality and it’s gaining attention across the world. Daniel Kuhn meets her.

(Audrey Tang/Wikimedia Commons)

Consensus Magazine

'We've Seen Breakdowns of Trust': Nathan Schneider on How to Democratize the Web

The activist's new book "Governable Spaces" explores ways blockchains can help people experiment with self-governance online.

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Opinion

Remembering ‘True Names’ Author Vernor Vinge

Known for popularizing the term “singularity,” the cypherpunk writer, who died this week, was prophetic about the age of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

(Free Software Foundation/Lisa Brewster)

Consensus Magazine

Robert Alice Made NFT History, Now He’s Writing About It

Legendary art book publisher TASCHEN is putting out the first major survey of NFT art, while Christie's launches his new art project tonight.

"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)

Consensus Magazine

What's at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder

Security expert Ari Juels' new crime thriller novel "The Oracle" considers how smart contracts can kill. How real is the threat?

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Opinion

'Absolute Essentials of Ethereum' by Paul Dylan-Ennis: An Excerpt

How does on-chain and off-chain governance work in Ethereum?

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Chris Dixon Talks Techno-Optimism, Permissionless Innovation and the Need for Crypto

The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”

(Chris Dixon, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Promises and Perils of NFTs: An Excerpt From 'The Everything Token'

In their new book, Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers discuss the ongoing challenges (and potential solutions) around diversity, regulation and decentralization facing the NFT ecosystem.

(Dylan Calluy/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'

The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.

Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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