{"id":17761,"date":"2020-11-02T20:20:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidgerard.co.uk\/blockchain\/?page_id=17761"},"modified":"2022-02-13T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T10:52:27","slug":"press-libra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidgerard.co.uk\/blockchain\/press-libra\/","title":{"rendered":"Press coverage: Libra Shrugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;d like a review copy of the book, please <a href=\"mailto:dgerard@gmail.com?subject=Libra%20book%20review%20copy,%20please\">email me<\/a> with your name and affiliation and I&#8217;ll send you one \u2014 please specify PDF or ePub.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#book-reviews-blogs\">Book reviews (blogs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Academic citations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#interviews-press\">Press interviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#interviews-media\">Podcast and video interviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Book reviews (press)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CryptoTips, 28 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptotips.eu\/en\/news\/has-paypal-launched-a-version-of-facebooks-libra\/\">Has PayPal Launched a Version of Facebook\u2019s Libra?<\/a> by Jeroen Kok<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"book-reviews-blogs\">Book reviews (blogs)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>David S. H. Rosenthal, 27 October 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dshr.org\/2020\/10\/unbanking-banked.html\">Unbanking The Banked<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andrew M. Bailey, 2 November 2020: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.resistance.money\/libra\/\">Review of Libra Shrugged<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Roger Bell-West, 6 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.firedrake.org\/archive\/2020\/11\/Libra_Shrugged__David_Gerard.html\">Libra Shrugged, David Gerard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marco Fioretti, 1 April 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/stop.zona-m.net\/2021\/04\/whats-good-in-libra-shrugged-arrogance-exposed.\/\">What&#8217;s good in Libra Shrugged? Arrogance, exposed.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bill Ryan, 17 May 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/bill-ryan.medium.com\/battling-megaliths-facebook-and-the-american-government-battle-over-digital-currency-and-the-81411d51f2db\">Battling Megaliths: Facebook and the American Government Battle Over Digital Currency and the Future of Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bob Morris, 21 June 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/polizeros.com\/2021\/06\/21\/libra-shrugged-how-facebook-tried-to-take-over-the-money\/\">Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"academic\">Academic citations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivier Jutel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2666389921003056\">Blockchain humanitarianism and crypto-colonialism.<\/a> Patterns, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022. ISSN 2666-3899. DOI:10.1016\/j.patter.2021.100422.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"interviews-press\">Press interviews<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New Money Review, 5 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/05\/why-libra-was-bound-to-fail\/\">Why Libra was bound to fail<\/a> by Paul Amery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"interviews-media\">Podcast and video interviews<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New Money Review podcast, 5 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/newmoneyreview\/69918319\/why-libra-was-bound-to-fail\/\">Why Libra was bound to fail<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Kids On The Blockchain, 14 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=liKb2EC_KGI&amp;t=790s\">BTC heading to ATH? | YFDAI Featured DeFI Project | Libra Shrugged<\/a> \u2014 interviewed by Ashley Pugh<\/li>\n<li>Decrypt Daily, 13 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-792539118-188863837\/nov-13-david-gerards-new-book-on-facebooks-libra\"><span class=\"soundTitle__title sc-font g-type-shrinkwrap-inline g-type-shrinkwrap-large-primary\">David Gerard Talks New Book on Facebook\u2019s Libra<\/span><\/a> \u2014 interviewed by Matthew Aaron<\/li>\n<li>Finance Magnates, 17 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/cryptocurrency\/interview\/whatever-happened-to-facebooks-libra-down-the-rabbit-hole-with-david-gerard\/\">Whatever Happened to Facebook&#8217;s Libra? Down the Rabbit Hole with David Gerard<\/a> \u2014 interviewed by Rachel McIntosh<\/li>\n<li>South Mimms U, 23 November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/southmimmsu.buzzsprout.com\/696724\/6515194-zuckerberg-wants-all-your-money\">Zuckerberg wants ALL your money!<\/a> \u2014 interviewed by Jerome Vincent<\/li>\n<li>CoinGeek Conversations, 14 January 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/coingeek.com\/david-gerard-the-birth-pangs-of-facebooks-crypto-project-video\/\">David Gerard: The birth pangs of Facebook\u2019s crypto project<\/a> \u2014 interviewed by Charles Miller<\/li>\n<li>The Blockchain Debate Podcast, 26 January 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/767033\/7439911-motion-diem-is-a-glorified-paypal-david-gerard-vs-bryce-weiner\">Motion: Diem is a glorified Paypal<\/a> (David Gerard vs. Bryce Weiner) \u2014 panel discussion<\/li>\n<li>NTD Business, 17 May 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/expert-on-facebooks-latest-digital-currency-attempt_614315.html\">Expert on Facebook\u2019s Latest Digital Currency Attempt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"commentary-press\">Press crypto commentary (including book mentions)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>International Bar Association, November 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibanet.org\/article\/25f8af03-2f72-4b5c-bcda-b935ab57cebd\">New rules for digital currencies \u2013 but not yet a new era<\/a> by Polly Botsford<\/li>\n<li>Crypto News, 8 December 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/facebook-s-libra-rebrand-hits-name-change-snag-as-uk-diem-la-8550.htm\">Facebook\u2019s Libra Rebrand Hits Another Name-Change Snag as UK Diem Lawyers up<\/a> by Tim Alper<\/li>\n<li>LSE Business Review, 15 December 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/businessreview\/2020\/12\/15\/central-bank-digital-currency-nine-key-questions-answered\/\">Central bank digital currency \u2013 nine key questions answered<\/a> by Martin C. W. Walker<\/li>\n<li>The New Republic, 20 April 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/161894\/bitcoin-digital-wallet-currency-surveillance\">Cryptocurrencies Are the Next Frontier for the Surveillance State<\/a> by Jacob Silverman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br><br><div align=\"center\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=8420236\"><img src=\"https:\/\/davidgerard.co.uk\/blockchain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/become_a_patron_button.svg\" alt=\"Become a Patron!\" title=\"Become a Patron!\" width=217 height=51><\/a><br><p style=\"align:center;\" class=\"patreon-badge\"><i>Your subscriptions keep this site going. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=8420236\">Sign up today!<\/a><\/i><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;d like a review copy of the book, please email me with your name and affiliation and I&#8217;ll send you one \u2014 please specify PDF or ePub. 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