“The collision between the top-down and bottom-up views of history, between history as written by the winners and history as written to the ledger, between political power and technological truth…that encounter is a collision of Leviathans.”
A technology entrepreneur, investor, and former CTO of Coinbase, Srinivasan envisions a future shaped by decentralized systems. His concept of the “network state” imagines digitally native communities forming around shared values and eventually seeking diplomatic recognition, offering an alternative to traditional nation-states.
A longtime advocate of cryptocurrency and decentralization, he has promoted Bitcoin as both a hedge against inflation and a tool for individual sovereignty. During the early COVID-19 pandemic, he argued that decentralized information networks outpaced government agencies in identifying and responding to the threat.
Blending technological optimism with startup experience, Srinivasan aims not to reform government but to build replacements through software and crypto.
Estimated World’s Smallest Political Quiz Score:
Economic: 90
Personal: 80
Note: Balaji Srinivasan has not taken The World’s Smallest Political Quiz and this score is purely an estimate made by The Advocates For Self-Government.