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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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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...

The Portability Principle: Ownership Must Be Movable to Be Meaningful

April 30, 2017

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Migrating Vault" — A transparent vault containing money, data and creative work travels safely with its owner. A person does not fully own what he cannot take with him. ...

When One Gatekeeper Controls Everything: The Problem of Cascading Dependencies

October 26, 2016

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Sky Held by One Cable" - A breathtaking civilization of floating islands hangs above an ocean of clouds. Each island appears independently supported, yet their suspension cabl...

The Evolution of Sovereignty: From Information Privacy to Cognitive Freedom

October 10, 2016

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Four Gates of Freedom" - I walks through four monumental gates labelled DATA, IDENTITY, BODY and MIND. The final gate opens into a vast blue-and-gold horizon shaped like a hum...

The Rights and Responsibilities of the Cypherpunkist

August 8, 2016

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Cypherpunkist’s Shield and Key" - Herbert carries a luminous shield protecting individual rights while holding a cryptographic key that must be used responsibly. The shield di...

The Architecture of Economic Power: Networks, Gatekeepers and Exit

July 20, 2016

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Gatekeeper Network" - A vast city’s money, data, energy and trade routes converge at a central tower where a few gatekeepers control access, while independent paths remain vis...

Cypherpunk: Politics Versus Technology

October 5, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my latest illustration, I feature Cypherpunk activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks during in a Million Mask march in a futuristic cyberpunk style art carrying sign 'Anonymous' and 'Cypherpunk Manifesto'. -...