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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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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...

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...

The Cypherpunkist Test: Who Does the Technology Empower?

October 10, 2018

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Cypherpunkist’s Litmus Test" - I place different technologies—AI, digital currency, social platforms, biometrics and brain–computer interfaces—into a luminous testing apparatu...

Capital Beyond Money: Knowledge, Networks and Human Capability

September 20, 2018

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Network Bridge" - Individuals from different trades and communities build a vast bridge together, each contribution strengthening the whole. Capital is often understood a...

History of Cryptography and the Cypherpunks

March 7, 2018

Visual Arts

Above is my latest sketch of 'The Bitcoin Man' in a dance club, with his artificial intelligence robots by his side. --------------------------------------------------- Cryptocurrency came into existence ...

The Right to Build: Innovation, Competition and Economic Freedom

August 20, 2017

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Open Workshop" - Inventors, craftsmen, and programmers freely building tools, machines, and ideas in a shared civic workshop. Economic freedom is not only the right to ch...