Navigating online identity in an anonymous landscape can be curious, thrilling or potentially exploitive. Where is the line?
Some are using blockchain-enabled structures to monetize their experiments with identity, including their gender presentation.
Photographer: David Williams/BloombergVictoria Vergolina
- Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on the iHeartRadio App
- Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on Apple Podcasts
- Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on Spotify
Experimenting with who you are online, especially if those identities are really different from who you present to the analogue world, is not a new concept. Neal Stephenson famously coined the phrase “metaverse” back in 1992. So it’s no surprise that folks are using newish technologies like crypto and the blockchain to play with their self-expression. Some are even using blockchain-enabled structures to monetize their experiments with identity, including their gender presentation.
In this episode, you'll hear from Bloomberg reporter Emily Nicolle and Florence Smith Nicholls, a doctoral student who researches games, ethics and artificial intelligence.
Follow us on Twitter @crypto, and subscribe to the Bloomberg Crypto Newsletter at https://bloom.bg/cryptonewsletter
