{"product_id":"data-money-9780231209588","title":"Data Money","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking ethnographic analysis of crypto economies and their global markets and communities, Koray Caliskan offers an inside view of how cryptocurrencies are made and traded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith impressive clarity—drawing from striking interviews, fieldwork, and big data analysis—\u003ci\u003eData Money \u003c\/i\u003edevelops a pioneering analysis of cryptocurrencies, while transcending disciplinary boundaries and setting a new agenda for future research. Thank you, Koray Caliskan, for helping us make sense of the social world of money in the twenty-first century! -- Viviana A. Zelizer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Meaning of Money and Economic Lives: How Culture Shapes the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eData Money\u003c\/i\u003e offers a novel, surprising, and persuasive account of the nature and development of cryptocurrencies. Drawing on extensive research among those who design, manage, and use them, the book combines a brilliant account of a social world seen from the inside with a perceptive analysis of how these new forms of money work. -- Timothy Mitchell, author of \u003ci\u003eCarbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eData Money\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the new world of cryptocurrencies. Caliskan has a genuine insider's understanding of that world, and writes about it with verve and insight. His book is a vitally important contribution by one of the most exciting scholars in the new generation of economic sociologists. -- Donald MacKenzie, author of \u003ci\u003eTrading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-articulated take on a particularly obtuse subject. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTables and Figures\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. The Historical Novelty of Data Money and Its Makers, Markets, and Regulation\u003cbr\u003e2. The Materiality of Data Money and the Infrastructure and Taxonomy of Blockchains\u003cbr\u003e3. Understanding Cryptocurrency Exchange Platforms and Markets\u003cbr\u003e4. Global Cryptocurrency Communities as Data Money Makers\u003cbr\u003e5. The Emergence and Demise of a Cryptocurrency Community\u003cbr\u003e6. A New Framework for Cryptocurrency Taxation and Exchange Platform Regulation\u003cbr\u003e7. What Is to Be Done with Crypto Economies?\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083425587543,"sku":"9780231209588","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231209588.jpg?v=1725548901","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/data-money-9780231209588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}