This discussion paper examines the possibilities of relationships between two seemingly disparate industries, blockchain and the extractive sectors, by considering the potential for blockchain solutions in the mining of high-value diamonds, looking in particular at the supply chain, oversight,...

This discussion paper examines the possibilities of relationships between two seemingly disparate industries, blockchain and the extractive sectors, by considering the potential for blockchain solutions in the mining of Cobalt, a precious metal, looking in particular at the supply chain,...

This paper furthers the discussion on the “leisures of blockchains” by examining the case of blockchain narcotization in Potcoin, with the attendant challenges of legality, economics, legitimacy, technology, and its grounding in cryptoanarchist thought

This paper explores the notion of cryptocurrencies as asset-backed instruments, examining the purported creation of Petro, a device intended to supplement the Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte and backed by the country's extractive reserves of oil and gas. This allows for an examination of the...

Recent explorations of blockchain technologies have begun to examine “leisured” deployments and community-building activities facilitated by cryptoassets such as Dogecoin and Cryptokitties. However, an important emergent subgenre, wherein numerous cryptocoins have already been issued, is in...

This paper discusses the role of r/Wallstreetbets as a counter-hegemonic movement that is juxtaposed against the traditional Goliaths of finance in America. It argues that a series of factors, including: the Covid-19 pandemic, the coming of age of the 2008 GFC generation, rising inequality, a...

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have garnered remarkable investor attention recently, with some NFTs securing selling prices that may have seemed unthinkable for a non-fungible virtual asset. This raises fascinating questions about “value” and “scarcity” with respect to blockchain technology,...

This discussion paper examines the new Parliamentary Budget Office being created in Victoria, Australia, with a view to highlighting the fiscal and technical aspects of the prospective institution. The paper finds that the design of the institution is in line with best practices and is highly...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) offers the promise of an emergent alternative financial architecture that prioritizes disintermediation and decentralization to empower individuals along cryptoanarchist principles. Yet it is mired in considerable difficulties including market manipulation,...

Urdu Abstract: کووڈ-19 کے منفی اثرات پاکستان پر اس طرح سے نمایاں نہیں ہوۓ جس طرح سے قیاس کیا جا رہا تھا۔ان نتیجوں کا اگر باغور جائزہ لیا جاۓ تو پس منظر میں بہت سے معاون عوامل...