Notes on The Pseudonymous Economy – Balaji Srinivasan

In a presentation first given in 2019, Balaji described the potential for a pseudonymous economy – populated by persistent, non-real names that can accrue reputation, or as he terms it, “social wealth.” Fundamentally, he argues that pseudonymity will give individuals the ability to protect their social wealth, which is today vulnerable to canceling... See more

Using pseudonyms online, in social media, and crypto transactions. If the governments’ databases get hacked, all our private online information could be made public. It will become less common to have your real name publicly online. You can still build up a reputation with a pseudonym. But your physical person can’t be canceled or damaged