Yahz, Roger admitted that it's just a marketing shorthand, Mao being someone westerners know about from Chinese history 

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After reading this biography of Mao two years ago, I can't imagine even considering the idea:

I can't completely vouch for its accuracy, but it was well sourced. By the end I can't think of him as anything but a power obsessed schemer without any real ideology.

That being said, I can't wait to read the book.

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The Governance Questions That Bitcoin Asks (Roger Huang, Mao-Bitcoin book)

After reading this biography of Mao two years ago, I can't imagine even considering the idea:

https://www.amazon.com/Mao-Story-Jung-Chang/dp/0679746323

I can't completely vouch for its accuracy, but it was well sourced. By the end I can't think of him as anything but a power obsessed schemer without any real ideology. 

That being said, I can't wait to read the book. 