02610cam a2200409 i 4500 23603388 20251202085112.0 240312s2023 enk b 001 0 eng d 2023281771 9780745348216 (paperback) 23603388 (OCoLC)1402781217 CNWPU eng rda CNWPU NZAUC VP@ OCLCO OCLCF OQX CFI OCLCO MCO S1C YDX DLC AU lccopycat Alfaisal Main Library HG1710.3 .H69 2023 Howson, Pete (Peter), author. Let them eat crypto : the blockchain scam that's ruining the world / Peter Howson. London ; Las Vegas, NV : Pluto Press, ©2023 289 pages 20 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-272) and index. Banking the unbanked -- The crypto colonists -- Green wash trading -- Bad samaritans -- Bloke chains -- For betterverse or metaworse -- A world without Web3. Provides an exposé of the huge social, political and environmental costs of cryptocurrencies. The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse markets crashing, the underlying blockchain technology is still promised to solve global development challenges, whilst revolutionizing every industry. But is the technology really a silver bullet? In this volume, Howson puts blockchain, cryptocurrency and 'Web3' under the microscope like never before and he tells an alarming story of how right-wing libertarian crypto entrepreneurs - often aided by charities, politicians, and philanthropists - seek out and exploit conditions of poverty, oppression, corruption, and conflict. Their goal? A new front of 'crypto-colonial' extractivism. Howson reveals the alarming truth: far from 'banking the unbanked', saving the gorillas, or freeing people from oppressive governments, blockchain offers only false solutions, surveillance, and hi-tech snake oil. --From publisher's description. Cryptocurrencies Moral and ethical aspecs. Blockchains (Databases) Swindlers and swindling. Cryptomonnaie. Chaînes de blocs. cryptocurrencies. aat Blockchains (Databases) fast Cryptocurrencies fast Print books. local 4 lcc BOOKS 608071 608071 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-12-02 0 HG1710.3 .H69 2023 AU00000000021059 2025-12-02 08:55:41 74.00 2025-12-02 BOOKS