The building of the blockchain is predicted to harken the end of the contemporary sovereign order. Some go further to claim that as a powerful decentering technology, blockchain contests the continued functioning of world capitalism. Are such claims merited? In this paper we consider sovereignty and blockchain technology theoretically, posing possible futures for sovereignty in a blockchain world. These possibilities include various forms of individual, popular, technological, corporate, and techno-totalitarian state sovereignty. We identify seven structural tendencies of blockchain technology and give examples as to how these have manifested in the construction of new forms of sovereignty. We conclude that the future of sovereignty in a blockchain world will be articulated in the conjuncture of social struggle and technological agency and we call for a stronger alliance between technologists and democrats.

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没有神，没有大师，没有编码器？区块链世界中主权的未来

预计区块链的建设将预示当代主权秩序的终结。一些人进一步声称，作为一种强大的去中心化技术，区块链与世界资本主义的持续运作相抗衡。这样的要求值得吗？在本文中，我们从理论上考虑主权和区块链技术，为区块链世界中的主权提出可能的未来。这些可能性包括各种形式的个人、大众、技术、公司和技术极权国家主权。我们确定了区块链技术的七种结构趋势，并举例说明这些趋势如何体现在新形式的主权建设中。