Information Management Public Lecture Series, 2014
https://blogs.dal.ca/sim/2014/09/25/i…
Abstract
Bitcoin and its derivatives are here to stay. Collectively known as “cryptocurrencies” these technologies are powerful because they rely on encrypted code systems. Since the 1990s, cypherpunks have lauded the development of cryptography as a guard against snooping and overreaching governments. Activist organizations such as Wikileaks have benefited from unstoppable, uncrackable, and decentralized funding through Bitcoin. Speaking to the promise of cryptography more generally, Wikileaks leader […]
