I wouldn't. But I would use proof-of-work to create a system where permissions are not required to act, and actions are proportional to your thermodynamic capacity in the real world.

I'm not arguing the thesis in the book relating to bitcoin. I've taken ideas from it regarding proof-of-work and am utilizing them to create something new. This would be an example of what the book does talk about although it isnt the main point of the book. Proof-of-work being used to secure digital systems is a major theme, and cyberspace is an open protocol (free) where proof-of-work is used to do just that. It isn't securing data — cryptography can do that on its own. In this context, proof-of-work is securing the capacity to act and the ownership of space/property. Bitcoin isn't directly involved in cyberspace's function. But it doesn't need to be. I hope we are on the same page now.