"The world hurtles forward at a pace that defies comprehension. Machines, language, sovereignty, mathematics, and the enforcement of laws – all of these elements intertwine in a complex dance that seems destined to confound even the most astute observer. Erik Cason is no mere thinker; he’s a visionary whose insights into the role of Bitcoin are nothing short of revelatory. Cryptosovereignty is a tour de force – a thought-provoking deep dive into the very essence of why Bitcoin is poised to usher in a complete paradigm shift as we move toward a future where solidarity and purpose reign supreme."
— Preston Pysh, host of the #1 ranked investing podcast on iTunes, We Study Billionaires
"Cryptosovereignty is a groundbreaking and foundational work that provides a much-needed theoretical framework for understanding the political implications of Bitcoin. Cason masterfully draws upon the intellectual legacies of the most influential thinkers of our contemporary situation – Walter Benjamin, Carl Schmitt, Michel Foucault, and Giorgio Agamben – to help us understand the most profound implications of this technology. What’s even more remarkable is how his analysis – situated within the context of the revolutionary ideas of the cypherpunk movement and cryptoanarchism – yields new insights into the dire and pressing questions of our time concerning power, sovereignty, privacy, and law. Cason’s extraordinary work offers us a way out of nihilism and authoritarianism and posits a future where both technology and spirit work together to sustain a just society and liberated humanity."
— Jesse Posner, Senior Blockchain Engineer at Block
"While most of the rest of the world has been debating whether or not Bitcoin is a scam, Erik Cason has moved beyond such illusory quarrels to look closely at the most fundamental attributes of Bitcoin and what they may mean for a human being living in the 21st century. As he so eloquently explains in the pages of this book, Bitcoin may indeed be the literal manifestation of what many writers of the past theorized about the human experience but which fate had not yet transmuted into actuality. Cason boldly fuses their insights with his electric brilliance and burning desire to see more fairness, peace, freedom, truth, and love in the world. Cryptosovereignty will deservedly find itself among the pantheon of works that have catalyzed a fundamental shift in how people understand themselves, the world, and the potential for goodness within them. It’s hard to think of a greater gift Cason could give the world than to help people understand Bitcoin better – a feat he accomplishes with resounding success in this book."
— John Vallis, Host of The Rapid-Fire Bitcoin Podcast
"Anyone who enjoys any of my spiritual, deep, or far-out writings about Bitcoin is in for something special in Cryptosovereignty, a collection of profound essays by Erik Cason. My work merely scratches the surface of topics Cason unreservedly dives deeper into than any other student of Bitcoin I know of. What Bitcoin truly represents and what Satoshi accomplished through its creation are explored here fearlessly and candidly, yet with such honest and precise terminology that it becomes impossible to evade the historic significance Bitcoin is about to exact on every aspect of human existence."
— Tomer Strolight, Editor-in-Chief at Swan Bitcoin and author of Why Bitcoin
"Satoshi’s insight was that truth and sacrifice can exist in a digital realm, and both can be used to birth pristine money outside the influence of the state and its violence. Cason masterfully distills these insights like no other, relating them to multiple strands of philosophical influence seemingly without effort, providing the intellectual ground for something that all Bitcoiners feel deeply: nobody will come to rescue us from fiat money. Cryptosovereignty takes this truth seriously, which is why I consider Cason’s book one of the most important works since the publication of the Cypherpunk Manifesto. Everyone who takes Bitcoin seriously should read it; those who don’t should read it twice."
— Der Gigi, Author of 21 Lessons
"As elegant of an exploration of the mysteries and brilliance of Bitcoin as you’ll find, Cryptosovereignty is a master class in the philosophical and socio-political implications of Bitcoin just now being uncovered for the first time – but which will come to be understood by future generations with precisely the clarity that Cason provides. "
— Pete Rizzo, Chief Content Officer at Bitcoin Magazine
"I remember first stumbling across Erik Cason’s work in 2019 and remember thinking, “How does nobody know about this guy?” Cason is unmatched as a thinker and writer on Bitcoin and its relationship to sovereignty. He is an absolute wealth of knowledge and perhaps one of the most well-read and articulate people I know. He’s also passionate, intense, forthright, honest and an example of the kind of individual that I believe Bitcoiners should aspire to be. I am so glad he brought his writings together into a single book, and I hope you too will be blown away reading Cryptosovereignty."
— Aleksandar Svetski, Author of The UnCommunist Manifesto and The Bushido of Bitcoin
