Lecture: 'The Collapse of Hierarchies. How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing the World'

With the emergence of innovative technologies, new wealthy people appear, while states try to resist cryptocurrencies—even though they are still just developing. Fear is everywhere: in banks, authorities, and society. Now the Bitcoin exchange rate appears on the pages of all business publications. Cash is considered obsolete. We discuss how technologies are changing society and why the internet plays a key role in the first lecture on cryptocurrencies with Anton Mеркуров.