This chapter posits that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) contribute to an expansion, acceleration,
and individualization of exploitative labor practices and advance the blockchain project of …

A recent economic phenomenon has emerged where gamers can earn money by playing
blockchain-based games and accumulating cryptocurrency rewards. Known as “play-to …

126 Capital & Class 47 (1) and a 'sink'for disposal. Next, Butchering Democracy contends
that capitalism relies on legal structures for exploitation and expropriation while debasing …

This article examines the labor power of digital miners. Though an obscure and still incipient
facet of the digital economy, crypto‐mining powers and secures transactions across …

The confluence of two digital forces-a shift towards platform-mediated peer-topeer
exchange, and a rise in the cognitive capabilities of artificial intelligence and robotics …

MoneyLab is a network of artists, activists, and geeks experimenting with forms of financial
democratization. Entering the 10th year of the global financial crisis, it still remains a difficult …

Are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) an extreme genre of synthetic assets, free-floating signifiers
of speculative capital? Or does the same disconnection color many of the instruments of …

This chapter examines the role that platform labor plays in the development of contemporary
AI systems. While such systems are often touted as magical innovations, they are typically …

Over the past few years, investor-funded internet firms have continued to push unabated into
market sectors such as food delivery, home health care, house cleaning, and data entry …

Financial technologies embody and shape notions of social, as well as financial, worth. New
digital 'alt-finance'systems, including the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin and …