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A cypherpunk is any individual advocating widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change. Originally communicating through the Cypherpunks electronic mailing list, informal groups aimed to achieve privacy and security through proactive use of cryptography. Cypherpunks have been engaged in an active movement since at least the late 1980s.

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CBDCs, Stablecoins and Programmable Money

September 24, 2020

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Three Rivers of Digital Money" - Three luminous rivers—CBDCs, stablecoins and Bitcoin—flow through a futuristic city. I stand at their intersection, examining who controls eac...

Dependency Threshold Theory: When Convenience Becomes Economic Control

April 30, 2020

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Automated Leash" — A sleek personal AI assistant guides a person through daily life while an invisible leash leads back to a central tower. There should be no words on the ar...

Blockchain to the Rescue: AI in a Post-Pandemic Dystopia

April 8, 2020

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my latest illustration entitled 'Dystopian Future', referencing that of 'Cyberpunk 2077' - showcasing Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science and Robotics. --------------------------------------------...

Digital Property and the New Economics of Ownership

October 20, 2019

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Digital Keyholder" - An individual holds luminous cryptographic keys that unlock personal assets across a vast digital city. Property has always been central to economic ...

Against Digital Absolutism: Why Cypherpunkism Is Not Anti-State or Anti-Corporation

August 22, 2019

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Shield Against Absolutism" - I raise a luminous shield between citizens and two corrupted manifestations of power: an all-seeing surveillance state and an exploitative corpora...

Parallel Market Sovereignty: Building Alternative Networks of Exchange

April 30, 2019

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Many Rails" — Multiple rail lines carry food, energy, money, and information toward a city, ensuring no single route can stop the flow. Economic freedom becomes durable w...

The Cypherpunkism FAQ: Twenty Objections Answered

November 12, 2018

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Hydra of Misconceptions" - I confront a twenty-headed mechanical hydra whose heads symbolize recurring misconceptions: “privacy protects criminals,” “decentralization creates ...

What is a Cypherpunk?

November 11, 2018

Visual Arts

Following up on my earliest illustration of Cypherpunk Girl, I've decided to work on version 2 of it featuring Maria Khramtsova, Lead Researcher at Crypto Chain University, with the big words behind her "女黑...