Crypto imaginaries, crypto escapes

In this episode of Cultural Economy in the Kitchen, the podcast from the Journal of Cultural Economy, hosts Dr. Addie McGowan and Professor Philip Roscoe explore the fascinating world of crypto imaginaries—how cryptocurrencies embody - quite literally, encode - cultural, political, and economic visions of the future. Joining them are Dr. Lana Swartz, Dr. Andreu Belsunces, and Dr. Kobe De Keere, who unpack the neoliberal roots of crypto, its technical design principles, its role as a ‘social and cultural shapeshifter’, and the promises broken along the way’. From anarchist beginnings to techno-utopian dreams and Russia’s crisis-driven adoption, this conversation reveals how crypto is more than money. Is it a financial revolution, a neoliberal fantasy made material, or just a way out? Tune in to hear more!