KOL274 | Nobody Owns Bitcoin (PFS 2019)




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Summary: Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 274.<br> <br> This is my presentation to the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Powerpoint slides embedded below. Youtube embedded below.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Some related Q&amp;A is in this session which was held later on the same day: Hülsmann, Kinsella, Dürr, Hoppe, Q&amp;A (PFS 2019).<br> <br> Related links/relevant material:<br> <br> Konrad Graf, Are Bitcoins Ownable?: Property Rights, IP Wrongs, and Legal-Theory Implications [PDF]<br> Preston Byrne, What do you legally “own” with Bitcoin? A short introduction to krypto-property<br> On the Danger of Metaphors in Scientific Discourse<br> LeFevre on Intellectual Property and the “Ownership of Intangibles”<br> The “If you own something, that implies that you can sell it; if you sell something, that implies you must own it first” Fallacies,<br> “The Non-Aggression Principle as a Limit on Action, Not on Property Rights,” StephanKinsella.com Blog (Jan. 22, 2010)<br> “IP and Aggression as Limits on Property Rights: How They Differ,” StephanKinsella.com Blog (Jan. 22, 2010)<br> KOL085 | The History, Meaning, and Future of Legal Tender<br> The Limits of Libertarianism?: A Dissenting View<br> KOL249 | WCN’s Max Hillebrand: Intellectual Property and Who Owns Bitcoin<br> Cordato and Kirzner on Intellectual Property<br> Mises on property<br> KOL246 | CryptoVoices: Bitcoin as Property, Digital Goods, Personal Liberty, and Intellectual Property<br> See other links at KOL191 | The Economy with Albert Lu: Can You Own Bitcoin? (1/3)<br> My facebook post discussing ownership of Bitcoin<br> Tom Bell: Copyright Erodes Property?<br> Bitcoin Is Officially a Commodity, According to U.S. Regulator<br> Tax Plan May Hurt Bitcoin, WSJ<br> Swiss Tax Authorities Confirm that Bitcoin is VAT-free in Switzerland<br> Tokyo court says bitcoins are not ownable<br> FinCEN Rules Commodity-Backed Token Services are Money Transmitters<br> Bitcoin Is Officially a Commodity, According to U.S. Regulator;<br> Miami Judge Rules Bitcoin Is Not Money; Dismisses Money Laundering, Transmitting Charges<br> How to handle bitcoin gains on your taxes<br> SEC: US Securities Laws ‘May Apply’ to Token Sales<br> Federal Judge Rules Bitcoin Is Real Money