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When Evidence Falls Behind

Explore draft chapters from our forthcoming book, "When Evidence Falls Behind: Bitcoin, AI, and the Governance of Fast Systems."

Chapter 01. Bitcoin’s Unsettled Institutions - coming soon

Chapter 02. The institutional economics toolkit
Chapter 02. The institutional economics toolkit.pdf
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Chapter 03. When exit is the only voice - Bitcoin relay policy
Chapter 03. When exit is the only voice - Bitcoin relay policy.pdf
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Chapter 04. Bitcoin mining - when energy becomes commitment
Chapter 04. Bitcoin mining - when energy becomes commitment.pdf
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Chapter 05. The Bitcoin custody paradox
Chapter 05. The Bitcoin custody paradox.pdf
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Chapter 06. When refusal is not enough - Bitcoins quantum migration dilemma
Chapter 06. When refusal is not enough - Bitcoins quantum migration dilemma.pdf
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Chapter 07. Bitcoins role as temporal infrastructure
Chapter 07. Bitcoins role as temporal infrastructure.pdf
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Chapter 08. Bitcoin Worlds
Chapter 08. Bitcoin Worlds.pdf
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Chapter 09. Bitcoin, US dollar stablecoins, and monetary pluralism
Chapter09. Bitcoin, US dollar stablecoins, and monetary pluralism.pdf
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Chapter 10. AI as institutional stress test
Chapter 10. AI as institutional stress test.pdf
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Chapter 11. When constraint becomes failure: Bitcoin and the limits of institutional response - coming soon

Chapter 12. Conclusion - coming soon