Having long promised to decentralise power, Bitcoin is looking more and more like it will end up as a tool of American power under Trump.  But blockchains could also be used to empower local economies. And why should the left stay attached to a money system controlled by the state? Sam Hart is a developer, writer, and editor of the Cryptoeconomic Systems journal. He spoke to Richard Hames about the promises and perils of the new era of blockchain technologies. Comments, questions, corrections? fm@novaramedia.com Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support