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A channel for cypherpunks to share news, code, and strategies in the battle for strong individual privacy, permissionless self-sovereignty, and unlimited creative liberty.
thought I'd share this pertinent tweet by @tim-clancy that would go much harder as a cast
https://x.com/_Enoch/status/1901727295783481714?t=8q9ZBrqRbYPVlUmcKthxZw&s=19
https://x.com/_Enoch/status/1901727295783481714?t=8q9ZBrqRbYPVlUmcKthxZw&s=19
cypherpunk/acc
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Ethereum Foundation
@ethereumfndn·17:29 28/02/2025
The EF Silviculture Society: a loose collection of individuals from outside the Foundation who provide informal counsel to the EF in tending to the (dark or otherwise) forests in the infinite garden of Ethereum, to make sure we sustain the core values of open source, privacy, security and censorship resistance.
The roots of the infinite garden are nourished by soils rich in these core values. Ethereum’s success depends on having talented and committed developers building with these values in mind, and EF’s ethos and work has always been centered around them.
The roots of the infinite garden are nourished by soils rich in these core values. Ethereum’s success depends on having talented and committed developers building with these values in mind, and EF’s ethos and work has always been centered around them.
one of the best privacy feature Apple ever shipped, pulled down in the UK because the government wants a backdoor
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-removes-end-to-end-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-removes-end-to-end-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order
"Then we got this Web 2.0 -- a gold rush to commercialize the internet. To exchange a creative and cooperative space for a commercial and competitive space.
One that was centralized around silos run by giant corporations that gave the appearance of ownership without the *fact* of ownership."
Let's fix this 💪
One that was centralized around silos run by giant corporations that gave the appearance of ownership without the *fact* of ownership."
Let's fix this 💪
This is a fascinating little rabbit hole for anyone with an interest in the linguistics of computation as applied to cybersecurity
Def worth your attention if you’re into any of the above or if your mind is craving something orthogonal
https://langsec.org
Def worth your attention if you’re into any of the above or if your mind is craving something orthogonal
https://langsec.org
Roman Storm is not a criminal—he’s a talented software developer who built Tornado Cash to make financial privacy accessible for all. Privacy isn’t a crime.
Yesterday’s Fifth Circuit ruling against OFAC’s sanctions on Tornado Cash proves that this prosecution is deeply flawed and sets a dangerous precedent for innovation.
If we allow developers to be punished for creating tools that empower freedom, we risk chilling innovation and undermining the values of a free society.
Support Roman’s defense and stand up for privacy, open-source development, and the future of permissionless innovation. Learn more and contribute here: wewantjusticedao.org
#FreeRomanStorm #PrivacyIsNotACrime
Yesterday’s Fifth Circuit ruling against OFAC’s sanctions on Tornado Cash proves that this prosecution is deeply flawed and sets a dangerous precedent for innovation.
If we allow developers to be punished for creating tools that empower freedom, we risk chilling innovation and undermining the values of a free society.
Support Roman’s defense and stand up for privacy, open-source development, and the future of permissionless innovation. Learn more and contribute here: wewantjusticedao.org
#FreeRomanStorm #PrivacyIsNotACrime
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Daniel Fernandes
@dfern.eth·23:33 26/11/2024
It would be nuts if this ends up being a battle about VPNs
> Despite this ban, Americans can trade on the platform though virtual private networks, or VPNs, which can be used to circumvent that prohibition. CoinDesk confirmed at least two Americans were able to place trades ahead of the 2024 election from locations in the U.S.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/13/fbi-reportedly-raids-polymarket-ceos-home/
> Despite this ban, Americans can trade on the platform though virtual private networks, or VPNs, which can be used to circumvent that prohibition. CoinDesk confirmed at least two Americans were able to place trades ahead of the 2024 election from locations in the U.S.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/13/fbi-reportedly-raids-polymarket-ceos-home/
For folks who are looking for an image generator AI that allows for truly private us, even on mobile—check out Sogni
They even have tailored open source models that run locally on mobile—and on desktop loads any open source model
E.g., generated on my iPhone—WiFi and Cellular switched off and airplane mode on:
They even have tailored open source models that run locally on mobile—and on desktop loads any open source model
E.g., generated on my iPhone—WiFi and Cellular switched off and airplane mode on:
First Obama calls crypto “a Swiss bank in your pocket.” Now Switzerland is building statues of Satoshi. We are winning
https://x.com/chrisb_btc/status/1849794663760236739
https://x.com/chrisb_btc/status/1849794663760236739
KYC-LESS DECENTRALIZED COMPLIANCE (Decom) is the next revolution
5 reasons why it's about to disrupt everything you know and believe about Privacy in DeFi 👇
1/ No More Dilemmas: Tired of choosing between privacy and compliance? With Decom, you can have both. It’s about time, right?
2/ Safeguard Your Wealth: Protect your assets without losing your privacy. Your funds deserve better—are you ready to level up?
3/ Easy for Builders: Our plug-and-play SDK means no coding headaches. It’s designed for creators to bring their wildest ideas to life. What will you build?
4/ Compliance on YOUR Terms: Finally, a framework where you decide when and how compliance applies. Take back control and own your narrative!
5/ Fits Everyone’s Needs: Whether you’re staking your first tokens or moving serious capital, Decom adapts to you.
This is the future of DeFi— and we'll show you how?!
5 reasons why it's about to disrupt everything you know and believe about Privacy in DeFi 👇
1/ No More Dilemmas: Tired of choosing between privacy and compliance? With Decom, you can have both. It’s about time, right?
2/ Safeguard Your Wealth: Protect your assets without losing your privacy. Your funds deserve better—are you ready to level up?
3/ Easy for Builders: Our plug-and-play SDK means no coding headaches. It’s designed for creators to bring their wildest ideas to life. What will you build?
4/ Compliance on YOUR Terms: Finally, a framework where you decide when and how compliance applies. Take back control and own your narrative!
5/ Fits Everyone’s Needs: Whether you’re staking your first tokens or moving serious capital, Decom adapts to you.
This is the future of DeFi— and we'll show you how?!
What do electronic shelf labels, cooler smart doors, and facial recognition technologies have in common? They’re the evolutionary progression of invasive technologies that will continue to erode consumer power and privacy.
I wrote a little blog post about this, let me know your thoughts!
https://mirror.xyz/feven.eth/z91VEjOv6jgtC6k1LitS_vqgfISvTW6nGnzUs019yjQ
I wrote a little blog post about this, let me know your thoughts!
https://mirror.xyz/feven.eth/z91VEjOv6jgtC6k1LitS_vqgfISvTW6nGnzUs019yjQ
Cyberpunks drive business innovation!
Listen to an incredible conversation with @designheretic on Techsuite for the C-Suite #7 with Greg Lang.
Available now!
Listen to an incredible conversation with @designheretic on Techsuite for the C-Suite #7 with Greg Lang.
Available now!
Want DeFi privacy without looking like you’re burying bodies?
Unfortunately, that's how many perceive PRIVACY in the blockchain space
Here's why THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG!!
Unfortunately, that's how many perceive PRIVACY in the blockchain space
Here's why THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG!!
A/o now I don’t intend to introduce any barriers to entry to this channel, as there aren’t enough cypherpunks on earth to warrant making it harder to join
If we start having problems with spam in the future I will leave open the possibility—but failing that, there are enough restrictions in the world already without me adding to them 🫡
If we start having problems with spam in the future I will leave open the possibility—but failing that, there are enough restrictions in the world already without me adding to them 🫡
Protecting free speech and privacy in cyberspace demands personal servers, not corporate cloud hosting
With a critical mass of dedicated users and builders, we can create an ecosystem (protocol + community + userbase) that makes self-hosting as easy as mainstream alternatives
Join the movement: comm.app/download
With a critical mass of dedicated users and builders, we can create an ecosystem (protocol + community + userbase) that makes self-hosting as easy as mainstream alternatives
Join the movement: comm.app/download
cypherpunk values require personal servers
moxie marlinspike (read below) recognizes that digital sovereignty isn't possible when user data is hosted by corporate clouds
but his take—the mainstream take—is basically doomerism... "people do not want to run their own servers"
our hot take is that a critical mass of obsessed users + devoted builders will eventually yield an easy-to-use platform for self-hosting.
https://warpcast.com/ashoat.eth/0x427722f7
moxie marlinspike (read below) recognizes that digital sovereignty isn't possible when user data is hosted by corporate clouds
but his take—the mainstream take—is basically doomerism... "people do not want to run their own servers"
our hot take is that a critical mass of obsessed users + devoted builders will eventually yield an easy-to-use platform for self-hosting.
https://warpcast.com/ashoat.eth/0x427722f7
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Ashoat
@ashoat.eth·18:26 03/10/2024
introducing Comm, a new kind of messaging app. we extend Signal-style encryption with a federation layer
Comm supports two kinds of chats:
1. Signal-style E2EE group chats & DMs
2. chat communities hosted on federated keyservers (like a modern IRC)
where Discord is chaotic and messy, Comm communities are organized and built for async
we're using Farcaster to bootstrap not just our social graph, but also our interest graph. when you log in with Farcaster, we'll automatically add you to communities based on the channels you follow
check it out: https://comm.app/download
Comm supports two kinds of chats:
1. Signal-style E2EE group chats & DMs
2. chat communities hosted on federated keyservers (like a modern IRC)
where Discord is chaotic and messy, Comm communities are organized and built for async
we're using Farcaster to bootstrap not just our social graph, but also our interest graph. when you log in with Farcaster, we'll automatically add you to communities based on the channels you follow
check it out: https://comm.app/download
Yesterday I saw “Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum”
In it, I learned how COINTELPRO was used to destroy a community of cypherpunks
You can’t unsee it
https://bafybeiabzsvhyoixjloy7bd5fxbqtxq6flzk7h4ftxbiejrfi7lrnmetxu.ipfs.w3s.link/nobody-wants-to-talk-about-jacob-appelbaum.mov
In it, I learned how COINTELPRO was used to destroy a community of cypherpunks
You can’t unsee it
https://bafybeiabzsvhyoixjloy7bd5fxbqtxq6flzk7h4ftxbiejrfi7lrnmetxu.ipfs.w3s.link/nobody-wants-to-talk-about-jacob-appelbaum.mov
KYC is the Trojan horse for Web3 privacy protocols.
Here’s why it’s a massive privacy trap (and how to avoid it): 🧵👇
Here’s why it’s a massive privacy trap (and how to avoid it): 🧵👇
Genuine workplace convo today:
Them: What's your WhatsApp number so we can coordinate better on this project?
Me: You can reach me over Teams (corporate's choice, not mine). I try not to use WhatsApp or other Meta products for privacy reasons. I have a deep philosophical disagreement with their ad-driven, data-harvesting business model.
Them: Oh, I see. We can agree to disagree, then. I'm a capitalist and I like making money. Meta has been the best-performing stock in my portfolio this year.
Me:
Them: What's your WhatsApp number so we can coordinate better on this project?
Me: You can reach me over Teams (corporate's choice, not mine). I try not to use WhatsApp or other Meta products for privacy reasons. I have a deep philosophical disagreement with their ad-driven, data-harvesting business model.
Them: Oh, I see. We can agree to disagree, then. I'm a capitalist and I like making money. Meta has been the best-performing stock in my portfolio this year.
Me:
Bitmessage Rival or Re-write https://bounties.monero.social/posts/83/15-622m-bitmessage-rival-or-re-write
This could be a cool way to bootstrap a web-of-trust, or fortify existing ones.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth·18:05 17/09/2024
Yes, reporting is helpful.
We're also considering a more formal vouching system at some point.
However, on challenge is the people you are vouching for -- are you 100% confident they didn't have any spammy activity (that they may have deleted)?
Vouching only works if the person vouching has some skin in the game in terms of reputation. (That's how it works in the real world.)
We're also considering a more formal vouching system at some point.
However, on challenge is the people you are vouching for -- are you 100% confident they didn't have any spammy activity (that they may have deleted)?
Vouching only works if the person vouching has some skin in the game in terms of reputation. (That's how it works in the real world.)
🔥 One-click private trading on Uniswap? It’s here 🔥
No wallet signature is required.
No trace.
Pay gas in stablecoins.
Just private swaps🪄
No wallet signature is required.
No trace.
Pay gas in stablecoins.
Just private swaps🪄
Join Roger Dingledine, co-founder of The Tor Project, at Devcon as he shares why the cypherpunk ethos is still relevant today.
Learn lessons from the Tor community, why privacy-by-design matters, why you may need allies among both the cypherpunks and the government, and much more!
Learn lessons from the Tor community, why privacy-by-design matters, why you may need allies among both the cypherpunks and the government, and much more!
A 5 Step Guide to Make Ethereum—and Crypto—Cypherpunk Again
https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/rLjHO6TzGQZ7rmg6-nKG0HNr8ovjJExhRxagqk--yis
https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/rLjHO6TzGQZ7rmg6-nKG0HNr8ovjJExhRxagqk--yis
The revolution is not about cryptocurrency. It is about autonomy
Orwell's 1984 has been removed from the Internet Archive.
https://blog.archive.org/2024/09/04/internet-archive-responds-to-appellate-opinion/
https://blog.archive.org/2024/09/04/internet-archive-responds-to-appellate-opinion/
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Player1Taco
@player1taco·22:55 31/08/2024
🚩🚩🚩
As a safety reminder with #POAPs
YOU NEVER HAVE TO CONNECT YOUR WALLET, ONLY ENTER YOUR PUBLIC WALLET ADDRESS OR ENS.
🚩🚩🚩
Be safe, be smart in #KBW2024 @kbwofficial
As a safety reminder with #POAPs
YOU NEVER HAVE TO CONNECT YOUR WALLET, ONLY ENTER YOUR PUBLIC WALLET ADDRESS OR ENS.
🚩🚩🚩
Be safe, be smart in #KBW2024 @kbwofficial
What more can be done to nullify the power vectors of the rampaging Brazillian tyrant?
Cypherpunks write code, right?
https://warpcast.com/mxjxn.eth/0x69ee61bb
Cypherpunks write code, right?
https://warpcast.com/mxjxn.eth/0x69ee61bb
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Max Jackson
@mxjxn.eth·21:52 30/08/2024
HEY
glad you're casting. Can you start a thread for Brasilian artists in /cryptoart? Id like to help people find them.
glad you're casting. Can you start a thread for Brasilian artists in /cryptoart? Id like to help people find them.
„Lets make this industry cypherpunk again“
Though what can you actively do?
Well what’s your goal?
- earn money? Run nodes or provide liquidity
- make Q become real? Write guides, explainers
- if you‘re a tech chad: Contribute to the codebase
Though what can you actively do?
Well what’s your goal?
- earn money? Run nodes or provide liquidity
- make Q become real? Write guides, explainers
- if you‘re a tech chad: Contribute to the codebase
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Cassie Heart
@cassie·00:08 31/08/2024
This week, Q Inc has changed course with speaking with investors. Given I receive a lot of cold opens from investors on Farcaster, I would like to share that change with everyone publicly, and why.
Moving forward, we refuse to even begin conversations with funds who have ever (or intend to) engaged in token warrants. It is clear our values and beliefs are diametrically opposed, and this is a far easier filter to save ourselves the time.
It has been a long path to fundraising principally because we are operating from a perspective that as a company collaborating on a fair launched project, we can not and will not do token warrants. Despite being upfront about this, this topic has resulted in a lot of time wasted in talking with crypto funds, because they do not believe equity has a path to return for them, and ultimately decline.
This is very telling because if they don't believe the company will be successful what use are the tokens, unless...?
Moving forward, we refuse to even begin conversations with funds who have ever (or intend to) engaged in token warrants. It is clear our values and beliefs are diametrically opposed, and this is a far easier filter to save ourselves the time.
It has been a long path to fundraising principally because we are operating from a perspective that as a company collaborating on a fair launched project, we can not and will not do token warrants. Despite being upfront about this, this topic has resulted in a lot of time wasted in talking with crypto funds, because they do not believe equity has a path to return for them, and ultimately decline.
This is very telling because if they don't believe the company will be successful what use are the tokens, unless...?
Precipitating the cypherpunkification of the internet.
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Marcela
@laursa.eth·20:05 30/08/2024
X got suspended in Brazil
US$10k fine for whoever uses VPN to dribble this
US$10k fine for whoever uses VPN to dribble this
👀👀👀
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Greg Lang
@designheretic·19:35 28/08/2024
German ISPs caught engaging in DNS blocking by a 17 year old badass—see the list of blocked sites here
https://torrentfreak.com/17-year-old-student-exposes-germanys-secret-pirate-site-blocklist-240822/
https://torrentfreak.com/17-year-old-student-exposes-germanys-secret-pirate-site-blocklist-240822/
One could argue TG is a powerful tool **for authoritarians**.
A cynic might even say that’s why it’s not banned in Russia.
I will never understand crypto people so adamantly defending non privacy tech, <something about verifying and not trusting>.
A cynic might even say that’s why it’s not banned in Russia.
I will never understand crypto people so adamantly defending non privacy tech, <something about verifying and not trusting>.
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nic carter
@nic·01:45 27/08/2024
telegram isn't perfect and mostly isn't e2e encrypted - we get it (everyone remotely smart about this stuff has known this forever). doesn't mean durov deserves life in prison. doesn't mean TG isn't a powerful anti-authoritarian tool. perfect enemy of good.
A good litmus test for which parts of crypto still hold up cypherpunk values.
https://x.com/FreeAlexeyRoman/status/1828159068952834473
https://x.com/FreeAlexeyRoman/status/1828159068952834473
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Cassie Heart
@cassie·00:47 25/08/2024
Years ago, when I started building a decentralized discord clone, people asked me why. I wanted a communication tool that was truly decentralized, in a way that no state actor was able to gain control over.
Signal's design wasn't capable of group chats beyond a certain size. The features only went so far. And it has failure points such that countries block them by firewall and have to rely on the good graces of others to run proxies, which ultimately get shut down or blocked too.
App stores do not share in this ideal — their concern is profit, and will bend backwards when forced to by regulatory bodies.
Amazon and others are complicit in helping state actors maintain their control of the web, and are profiting handsomely from the arrangement.
None of this happened by accident. And I only saw it getting worse. I realized what I was building in this chat application went beyond just chat, and how pressing it was to make this general purpose.
Signal's design wasn't capable of group chats beyond a certain size. The features only went so far. And it has failure points such that countries block them by firewall and have to rely on the good graces of others to run proxies, which ultimately get shut down or blocked too.
App stores do not share in this ideal — their concern is profit, and will bend backwards when forced to by regulatory bodies.
Amazon and others are complicit in helping state actors maintain their control of the web, and are profiting handsomely from the arrangement.
None of this happened by accident. And I only saw it getting worse. I realized what I was building in this chat application went beyond just chat, and how pressing it was to make this general purpose.
