02757cam a2200421 i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840350013001150350022001280400094001500420014002440490026002580500024002841000036003082450089003442640052004333000022004853360026005073370028005333380027005615040067005885050168006555201082008236500048019056500028019536500029019816500019020106500024020296500027020536500034020806500027021146550027021419420015021689990019021839520133022022360338820251202085112.0240312s2023    enk      b    001 0 eng d  a  2023281771  a9780745348216q(paperback)  a23603388  a(OCoLC)1402781217  aCNWPUbengerdacCNWPUdNZAUCdVP@dOCLCOdOCLCFdOQXdCFIdOCLCOdMCOdS1CdYDXdDLCdAU  alccopycat  aAlfaisal Main Library00aHG1710.3b.H69 20231 aHowson, Peteq(Peter),eauthor.10aLet them eat crypto :bthe blockchain scam that's ruining the world /cPeter Howson. 1aLondon ;aLas Vegas, NV :bPluto Press,c©2023  a289 pages c20 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 246-272) and index.00tBanking the unbanked --tThe crypto colonists --tGreen wash trading --tBad samaritans --tBloke chains --tFor betterverse or metaworse --tA world without Web3.  aProvides 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. 0aCryptocurrenciesxMoral and ethical aspecs. 0aBlockchains (Databases) 0aSwindlers and swindling. 6aCryptomonnaie. 6aChaînes de blocs. 7acryptocurrencies.2aat 7aBlockchains (Databases)2fast 7aCryptocurrencies2fast 0aPrint books.2local94  2lcccBOOKS  c608071d608071  00102lcc4070aAUbAUcGENd2025-12-02l0oHG1710.3 .H69 2023pAU00000000021059r2025-12-02 08:55:41v74.00w2025-12-02yBOOKS