Bitcoin Is Not Antisocial: A Rebuttal to Paul Krugman

Bitcoin Is Not Antisocial: A Rebuttal to Paul Krugman

In the New York Times, columnist Paul Krugman has written a lengthy article criticizing Bitcoin from an economic point of view, entitled "The Antisocial Network". This is the third article on Bitcoin that Krugman has written so far, following "Golden Cyberfetters" from September 2011 and "Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin" from April 12. Although he is far from....


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