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Institute of Cryptoanarchy - Parallel Polis Prague (2014-2024)
Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to speak in ones and zeros. Eric Hughes Cypherpunk Manifesto - 1993
Crypto anarchy will alter completely the nature of government regulation, the ability to tax and control economic interactions, the ability to keep information secret, and will even alter the nature of trust and reputation. --The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto Timothy C. May, 1988
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pixel art style image, abstractly showing the contrast between a broken, centralized system and a more secure, decentralized network
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Cryptoanarchy [movement] Cryptoanarchy is a political philosophy and technological movement that advocates for the use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies to advance individual liberty, economic freedom, and political autonomy. Emerging in the late 1980s with the Cypherpunk movement, cryptoanarchy draws inspiration from anarchist and libertarian ideals, as well as from technological innovations in computer science and cryptography. Central to cryptoanarchist thought is the belief that widespread adoption of encryption, anonymous networks, and decentralized systems can fundamentally reshape social and economic structures by undermining state surveillance, censorship, and financial control. Key figures like Timothy C. May and Eric Hughes laid the groundwork for the movement, advocating for tools such as cryptocurrency, secure communication protocols, and smart contracts to create autonomous digital spaces beyond government reach. The cryptoanarchist vision has significantly influenced technological development, inspiring projects like Bitcoin, Tor, and WikiLeaks. However, the movement faces criticism for potentially enabling illegal activities and undermining necessary societal functions. The ongoing debate surrounding cryptoanarchy encompasses issues of digital rights, online privacy, financial regulation, and the balance between individual freedom and collective security in the digital age.
Paralelni Polis in Prague
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Vaclav Havel The dissident - 1979 "Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. "It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to prosecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing."
samizdat illustration picture Samizdat (Russian: самиздат, pronounced [səmɨzˈdat], lit. 'self-publishing') was a form of dissident activity across the Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground makeshift publications, often by hand, and passed the documents from reader to reader. The practice of manual reproduction was widespread, because typewriters and printing devices required official registration and permission to access. This was a grassroots practice used to evade official Soviet censorship.
Vaclav Benda
what happened to the cypherpunks and why is there no cypherpunk movement today when we need it more than ever? It seems like the cypherpunk movement of the 1990s and 2000s is all but dead. Why? We need these people more than any other time in history. I mean the Snowden leaks basically proved these guys right tbh. Without privacy we have nothing. We need to implement measures to protect privacy as a society. We need more people using apps like Signal and Matrix. We need more people using VPNs. I could go on and on. We need more usage of open source operating systems. Etc. I mean just look at how much the government intrudes on our lives. Cypherpunks need a comeback.