Crypto dad and the primal horde: the gendered psychodynamics of regulating cryptocurrencies.
This article examines the gendered symbolic order that is being created by the struggle between blockchain enabled currencies (colloquially known as 'crypto') and established financial institutions. Narratives from the financial mainstream both for and against regulation adopt classic psychoanalytic...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 322 - 342 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2026
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