Oren Ben-Dor

Philosopher, former Professor of Law and Philosophy, Southampton University, UK

Oren Ben-Dor, who grew up in Historic Palestine, is a philosopher living in the UK. He is a former professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Southampton, School of Law, UK. Ben-Dor has published two books in general and political philosophy and edited a third on the tense relationship between Law and Art. He has written extensively on Palestine and co-organised an international conference and workshops on the subject. Ben-Dor is writing about the challenges justice and equality pose to the widespread social acceptance of Bitcoin and the maximisation of freedom and decentralisation it brings.

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Keynote

Social Justice, Responsibility and Spirituality in a Bitcoin World: Challenges and Opportunities

As Bitcoin becomes the dominant medium of exchange, the maximisation of individual liberty in the monetary domain, one that comes with decentralisation and absence of trusted parties, may not be quite sufficient to respond to new challenges posed by equality to living in such a world – challenges to the very way duties we owe to one another are practised and guarded. By promising a world in which people will be empowered like never before, Bitcoin invites current owners and users to pioneer new ways to think and act about equality, responsibility, community, and spirituality. This talk teases these issues for the sake of Bitcoin's long-term social viability, acceptance, and, indeed, survival.

Main stage

Fri, 17:20

Fireside

Human Paradigm Shifts Under a Bitcoin Standard

Fireside Chat about how imagining living with Bitcoin forces us to rethink the social structures of power that can be formed under it and the all-too-human cravings that draw us to form such structures.

VIP stage

Sat, 10:50

Q&A

Q&A with Oren Ben-Dor

VIP stage

Sat, 11:20