<MoneyLab> Book Launch of “Blockchain Governance” (Berlin, March 28, 2025)

[Geert Lovink]

We are happy to invite you to the book launch of “Blockchain Governance” (MIT Press, by Wessel Reijers, Primavera De Filippi and Morshed Mannan) on March 28th, 2025, from 5PM at the Critical Data Lab (Humboldt University, Medientheater, Am Kupfergraben 5, Berlin). The event will jointly be hosted by Critical Data Lab (HU Berlin/ University of Oldenburg) and Weizenbaum Institute. For all details please check out the animation below.

The author Wessel Reijers (University of Paderborn) will present the book’s central arguments focusing particularly on how blockchain technology both challenges existing legal and political concepts, while at the same time reproducing familiar political challenges. A particular focus will be on the “Cambrian explosion” of new forms of governance that emerged out of the introduction of blockchain technology. Wessel will discuss how they mediate trust and confidence in society, how they may produce “alegality” that challenges existing legal orders, and how they build and require new forms of legitimacy. The presentation will be followed by a response by Katrin Becker (Université de Luxemburg), a discussion and a Q&A.

The event will also be streamed online. Should you wish to participate online, please contact Anna-Verena Nosthoff:
anna-verena.nosthoff at criticaldatalab.org 

We look forward to seeing many of you there. We would be happy if you could circulate the invite among your network.

Best,

Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Felix Maschewski (on behalf of the Critical Data Lab)
and Ann-Kathrin Koster (on behalf of Weizenbaum Institute)