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What is the author's view on the military value of crypto assets?
What is the author's view on the military value of crypto assets?
According to the author, what compelled the development of computers?
According to the author, what compelled the development of computers?
What is the power of crypto according to the author?
What is the power of crypto according to the author?
What do cryptosystems create according to the author?
What do cryptosystems create according to the author?
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According to the text, what does the Cyphernet replace?
According to the text, what does the Cyphernet replace?
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What does crypto blind according to the author?
What does crypto blind according to the author?
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What is the Cyphernet according to the author?
What is the Cyphernet according to the author?
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What is the possibility of the power found in crypto according to the author?
What is the possibility of the power found in crypto according to the author?
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What is the political question according to the author?
What is the political question according to the author?
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What is the primary purpose of crypto according to the author?
What is the primary purpose of crypto according to the author?
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Study Notes
- The author believes that bitcoin and crypto assets are explicit military assets of war.
- The military value of crypto assets comes from their non-physical nature and the development of cryptography for both economic and military purposes.
- Crypto is a technology of war first and foremost, which compelled the development of computers.
- The power of crypto is not that of economics, but of war.
- Cryptosystems create a total new form of social, economic, and ultimately political power through the literal codification of power relations into cryptosystems.
- The Cyphernet replaces the authority that guarantees law with a system of truth that cannot profane itself, nor use violence to enforce its actions.
- Crypto blinds the forms of power that find their footing through identification, while constituting an alternative through the Cyphernet.
- The Cyphernet is the citadel of freedom from which new forms of Truth can be produced and circulated, creating a totally new form of political activity.
- The power found in crypto has the possibility of throwing off the yoke of state imperialism and the growing shadow of technological fascism.
- The political question is not error, illusion, alienated consciousness or ideology; but is truth itself.
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Test your knowledge on the intersection of technology and warfare with this quiz on the military value of crypto assets. Explore the idea that cryptosystems are a technology of war first and foremost, and how they have the power to create new forms of social, economic, and political power. Discover how the Cyphernet can be a citadel of freedom and an alternative to traditional power relations. Challenge yourself to think critically about the implications of crypto in the context of state imperialism and technological fascism. Take this thought