Cloudmoney
Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2022
Summary
Cloudmoney takes us to the frontlines of a war for our wallets that is also about our freedom.
A wonderfully revolutionary text - YANIS VAROUFAKIS
The reach of corporations into our lives via cards and apps has never been greater; many of us rarely use cash these days. But what we’re told is natural and inevitable is actually the work of powerful interests. And the great battle of our time is for ownership of the digital footprints that make up our lives.
Cloudmoney te…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847926654 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1847926657 |
| Author: | Brett Scott |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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If people could see clearly how their money is created, they would rebel - especially now that it is digitised. Brett Scott’s highly readable and topical Cloudmoney is, in this sense, a wonderfully revolutionary text – Yanis VaroufakisCloudmoney is a brilliant, fascinating and utterly accessible book - a pioneering and political guide to the fast-evolving web of global finance… If you want to understand what money is - and what it is in danger of becoming - start right here – Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut EconomicsA fascinating and readable guide to the future, and how we can reclaim that future from the clutches of Big Finance and Big Tech – Grace BlakeleyThe rush to a cashless society isn’t about convenience. It is about power. Brett Scott cuts through the hype with this brilliant critique of digital money and the rise of fintech empires, while offering a compelling alternative vision. Don’t miss this book – Jason Hickel, author of Less Is MoreYour head has been deliberately filled with falsehoods and confusion about money. This brilliant book helps you understand how that happened, who profits from our collective financial ignorance, and how we might best fight back. Filled with dazzling insight and admirable clarity, this is a book you’ll soon be recommending far and wide – Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved
About The Author
Brett Scott
Brett Scott is a campaigner, monetary anthropologist and former broker. He is the author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance- Hacking the Future of Money, and has appeared in a wide range of TV shows, radio broadcasts and documentaries, including BBC World News and Sky News. He has written extensively on financial reform, digital finance, alternative currency, blockchain technology and the cashless society for publications like the Guardian, New Scientist, Huffington Post, Wired Magazine and CNN.com, and also publishes the Altered States of Monetary Consciousness newsletter. His Twitter is @suitpossum
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