Social lives of cryptocurrency

My dissertation research is an ethnographic study of cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts in South Korea who forge communities informed by their interests in these technologies. Based on 2 years of fieldwork and over 130 semi-structured interviews with an array of actors, including community leaders, software developers, investors, entrepreneurs, and government officials, I explore the strategies and schemes enthusiasts deploy to embed cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology into their lives and, by extension, attempt to embed it across society.

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