Crypto communities as legal orders
Several crypto communities have claimed to have revolutionary potential and to present a possible alternative to the state legal order. In this paper, we first mention three different generations of crypto communities, revealing their shared narrative, before focusing on the Silk Road dark web marke...
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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
2020-06-01
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| description | Several crypto communities have claimed to have revolutionary potential and to present a possible alternative to the state legal order. In this paper, we first mention three different generations of crypto communities, revealing their shared narrative, before focusing on the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Based on the qualitative content analysis of the Silk Road forum, we look into whether this platform should be understood as a legal order, a revolutionary movement, or simply a capitalist marketplace. Lastly, the article includes a short discussion of the question whether or not an online platform such as the Silk Road poses a serious challenge for state sovereignty. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f51147a0323947b39d4e939bce455d452025-08-20T02:46:43ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752020-06-019210.14763/2020.2.1486Crypto communities as legal ordersCatalina Goanta0Marieke Hopman1Maastricht UniversityMaastricht UniversitySeveral crypto communities have claimed to have revolutionary potential and to present a possible alternative to the state legal order. In this paper, we first mention three different generations of crypto communities, revealing their shared narrative, before focusing on the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Based on the qualitative content analysis of the Silk Road forum, we look into whether this platform should be understood as a legal order, a revolutionary movement, or simply a capitalist marketplace. Lastly, the article includes a short discussion of the question whether or not an online platform such as the Silk Road poses a serious challenge for state sovereignty.https://policyreview.info/node/1486Silk RoadLegal pluralismCrypto communitiesCryptographyCyberspace |
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| title | Crypto communities as legal orders |
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| title_short | Crypto communities as legal orders |
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| topic | Silk Road Legal pluralism Crypto communities Cryptography Cyberspace |
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