Don’t Ask Permission: John Milton, Satoshi and Bitcoin

Long before Bitcoin, thinkers were wrestling with a similar question: who gets permission to speak, publish, and participate? Starting with Areopagitica, John Milton’s famous defense of unlicensed printing in 17th-century England, we’ll trace the ideas that ultimately echo in Satoshi Nakamoto’s creation of Bitcoin.

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6:30–7 • eat and meet
7–8 • Presentation
8–8:30 • Q&A and chatting

As a reminder:

• No photos or video unless participants are explicitly okay with it
• Chatham house rule: freely discuss what's said, but without saying who said it
• Kids are welcome (but no childcare is provided)
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