Quinn DuPont is Research Associate in the Information School at the University of Washington.

“This book cuts through the hype and presents, in layperson’s terms, the developments and applications of blockchain, offering lessons on how we will imagine human systems, governance, and accountability in a world of distributed computational processes and decentralized authority. A real tour de force.​“Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine“Amid all the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, this book provides a refreshingly balanced perspective on what matters – and does not matter – about these new forms of money. Quinn DuPont provides a well-informed analysis of the cryptocurrency terrain, which should be required reading for students and researchers, as well as anyone who wants to get involved in this exciting new world but might be wary of doing so.”Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Acknowledgements vi1 Experiments in Digital Society 12 Origins and Futures of Cryptocurrencies 333 Digital Money 584 Blockchain Media 815 Finance and Capital 1156 Law and Society 1447 Internet of Things, Logistics and Smart Manufacturing 1708 The Promise of New Organizations 193References 215Index 233

Quinn DuPont is Research Associate in the Information School at the University of Washington.

“This book cuts through the hype and presents, in layperson’s terms, the developments and applications of blockchain, offering lessons on how we will imagine human systems, governance, and accountability in a world of distributed computational processes and decentralized authority. A real tour de force.​“Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine“Amid all the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, this book provides a refreshingly balanced perspective on what matters – and does not matter – about these new forms of money. Quinn DuPont provides a well-informed analysis of the cryptocurrency terrain, which should be required reading for students and researchers, as well as anyone who wants to get involved in this exciting new world but might be wary of doing so.”Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Acknowledgements vi1 Experiments in Digital Society 12 Origins and Futures of Cryptocurrencies 333 Digital Money 584 Blockchain Media 815 Finance and Capital 1156 Law and Society 1447 Internet of Things, Logistics and Smart Manufacturing 1708 The Promise of New Organizations 193References 215Index 233

Quinn DuPont is Research Associate in the Information School at the University of Washington.

“This book cuts through the hype and presents, in layperson’s terms, the developments and applications of blockchain, offering lessons on how we will imagine human systems, governance, and accountability in a world of distributed computational processes and decentralized authority. A real tour de force.​“Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine“Amid all the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, this book provides a refreshingly balanced perspective on what matters – and does not matter – about these new forms of money. Quinn DuPont provides a well-informed analysis of the cryptocurrency terrain, which should be required reading for students and researchers, as well as anyone who wants to get involved in this exciting new world but might be wary of doing so.”Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Acknowledgements vi1 Experiments in Digital Society 12 Origins and Futures of Cryptocurrencies 333 Digital Money 584 Blockchain Media 815 Finance and Capital 1156 Law and Society 1447 Internet of Things, Logistics and Smart Manufacturing 1708 The Promise of New Organizations 193References 215Index 233