On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 12:34 PM Gunnar Larson <g...@xny.io> wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk > > Not to be confused with Cyberpunk. > A cypherpunk is one who advocates the widespread use of strong > cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a means of effecting > social and political change. The cypherpunk movement originated in the late > 1980s and gained traction with the establishment of the "Cypherpunks" > electronic mailing list in 1992, where informal groups of activists, > technologists, and cryptographers discussed strategies to enhance > individual privacy and resist state or corporate surveillance. Deeply > libertarian in philosophy, the movement is rooted in principles of > decentralization, individual autonomy, and freedom from centralized > authority.[1][2] Its influence on society extends to the development of > technologies that have reshaped global finance, communication, and privacy > practices, such as the creation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, > which embody cypherpunk ideals of decentralized and censorship-resistant > money. > >
