Erik CasoninThe Bitcoin TimesBitcoin and The State of Emergency“The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of emergency’ in which we live is the rule. We must arrive at a concept of…11 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
Erik CasonThe Political Theology of Bitcoin — Cryptosovereignty.orgThis is the famous opening statement of Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty published by Carl Schmitt in 1922…10 min read·Mar 29, 2020--1--1
Erik CasonThe Emergency of Cryptography — Cryptosovereignty.org“The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the “emergency situation” in which we live is the rule. We must arrive at a concept of…10 min read·Nov 2, 2019----
Erik CasonThe Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto“What does it matter who is speaking,” someone said, “what matters is who is speaking.”5 min read·Oct 24, 2019----
Erik CasonThe Encrypted Meaning of CryptoA very short etymology of the semantic hell that is ‘crypto’8 min read·Sep 11, 2019----
Erik CasonThe Theological Conquest of MoneyThe messianic power hidden in bitcoin and how it can save the world13 min read·Aug 26, 2019--2--2
Erik CasonThe Sovereign, The Subject, and Crypto-powerPolitical life in the digital panopticon of the modern age19 min read·Jun 24, 2019----
Erik CasonThe Political Theology of Crypto — Crypto Sovereignty“All significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts.”6 min read·Jun 11, 2019--1--1
Erik CasonCrypto-SovereigntyThe sovereign power of cryptography in the digital age6 min read·Feb 15, 2019----
Erik CasonThe Tether of State Violence and the Value of Freedom: Why I’m a Crypto ZealotA response to Paul Krugman’s mistakes on crypto and state power, and how crypto is giving us a new lease on freedom.6 min read·Aug 9, 2018----