Matan Shapiro is a Social Anthropologist currently researching synoptic surveillance and changing notions of alterity online as part of the ERC-funded SAMCOM Project at the department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London.

“This book is a thoroughly researched, detailed and conceptually thought-out example of what we call ‘ethnographic theory’ – which is really the best kind of anthropology.” • Diana Espírito Santo, Universidad Católica de Chile

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. RootsChapter 2. The CommunityChapter 3. Individual BanksChapter 4. A Space in BetweenChapter 5. Decentralizing the UniverseChapter 6. Bitcoin CrowdsChapter 7. Nihilist SpectaclesConclusionReferencesIndex

Matan Shapiro is a Social Anthropologist currently researching synoptic surveillance and changing notions of alterity online as part of the ERC-funded SAMCOM Project at the department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London.

“This book is a thoroughly researched, detailed and conceptually thought-out example of what we call ‘ethnographic theory’ – which is really the best kind of anthropology.” • Diana Espírito Santo, Universidad Católica de Chile

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. RootsChapter 2. The CommunityChapter 3. Individual BanksChapter 4. A Space in BetweenChapter 5. Decentralizing the UniverseChapter 6. Bitcoin CrowdsChapter 7. Nihilist SpectaclesConclusionReferencesIndex

Matan Shapiro is a Social Anthropologist currently researching synoptic surveillance and changing notions of alterity online as part of the ERC-funded SAMCOM Project at the department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London.

“This book is a thoroughly researched, detailed and conceptually thought-out example of what we call ‘ethnographic theory’ – which is really the best kind of anthropology.” • Diana Espírito Santo, Universidad Católica de Chile

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. RootsChapter 2. The CommunityChapter 3. Individual BanksChapter 4. A Space in BetweenChapter 5. Decentralizing the UniverseChapter 6. Bitcoin CrowdsChapter 7. Nihilist SpectaclesConclusionReferencesIndex