What would Karl Marx think about crypto?
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Archived original version »Karl Marx would likely view bitcoin and blockchain technology as revolutionary tools to upend capitalism. According to Professor Richard D Wolff, a Marxist academic, bitcoin has the potential to be part of a revolutionary agenda, but it will face powerful forces that want it to serve the same capitalist system. The blockchain could provide a breakthrough in reorganising how we spend our time, with less time spent on work and more on leisure. However, any attempts to change the status quo will be challenged by those who govern the economic system. Cryptocurrency’s role in society will be shaped primarily by the dynamics of capitalism, its critique, and opposition.