On Bitcoin: A Study in Applied Metaphysics.

This essay is dedicated to the memory of Katherine Hawley. Bitcoin was invented to serve as a digital currency that demands no trust in financial institutions, such as commercial and central banks. This paper discusses metaphysical aspects of bitcoin, in particular the view that bitcoin is socially...

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Published in:Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 783 - 803
Main Author: Lipman, Martin A
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2023
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