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Schelling Points

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Schelling points are focal outcomes people coordinate on without explicit communication. In Bitcoin, social convergence on rules and symbols often follows this game-theoretic pattern.

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Curated resources (4)

• The Strategy of Conflict (book) Canonical source for focal points, tacit coordination, and equilibrium selection.
• Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (article) Nick Szabo's classic essay connecting monetary emergence to salability, convergence, and Schelling-like coordination.
• Focal Point (Game Theory) (article) Quick conceptual definition and examples of Schelling coordination.
• BIP 9: Versionbits with Timeout and Delay (article) Shows coordination mechanics around soft-fork signaling and activation.

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• Bitcoin as Social Technology

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