The Crypto Revolution

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What is the author's view on the military value of crypto assets?

  • They have no military value
  • They have military value due to their non-physical nature and cryptography (correct)
  • They are physical assets of war
  • They are only valuable for economic purposes

According to the author, what compelled the development of computers?

  • The need for military power (correct)
  • The need for scientific research
  • The need for entertainment
  • The need for economic growth

What is the power of crypto according to the author?

  • Social power
  • Economic power
  • Political power
  • Military power (correct)

What do cryptosystems create according to the author?

<p>A new form of political power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does the Cyphernet replace?

<p>Political power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does crypto blind according to the author?

<p>The forms of power that find their footing through identification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cyphernet according to the author?

<p>A new form of political power (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the possibility of the power found in crypto according to the author?

<p>It can throw off the yoke of state imperialism and technological fascism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the political question according to the author?

<p>Truth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of crypto according to the author?

<p>Military power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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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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