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Community in a Crowd : Bitcoin and the Quest for Liberty in Tel Aviv

by Matan Shapiro

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series Egalitarianism
ISBN-10 1836952996
ISBN-13 9781836952992
Publisher Berghahn Books
Imprint Berghahn Books
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jan 1st, 2026
Print length 262 Pages
Product Classification: Tel AvivSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographySocial and cultural anthropologyDigital and information technologies: social and ethical aspectsEthical & social aspects of IT
Ksh 18,700.00
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Based on ethnographic research in Tel Aviv, this book examines how Bitcoin enthusiasts use everyday practices to challenge centralised authority, revealing how decentralised technologies foster both sprawling online crowds and close-knit, libertarian communities rooted in techno-utopian ideals.

Set in Tel Aviv’s Bitcoin Embassy between 2017 and 2019, Community in a Crowd explores the everyday activities and social dynamics of Israeli Bitcoin enthusiasts. It examines how participants promoted Libertarian narratives and ritualized practices to challenge the moral authority of the ‘centralized’ political-economic order. Revisiting Bitcoin’s popular association with radical individualism, the book contrasts the sprawling, impersonal crowds of online trading with the formation of an intimate, egalitarian community through in-person encounters. Advancing a new theoretical framework, it offers insights into contemporary mass movements grounded in techno-utopian visions of society and reconsiders how decentralized technologies foster both anonymity and solidarity.

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