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Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.
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Brady Dale
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Nov 24, 2020 at 12:18 p.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2020
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Bitcoiners in Europe Reflect on Economic Shocks as Coronavirus Spreads
From meetup organizers in Milan to cypherpunks in Spain, coronavirus is forcing bitcoiners to reconsider their plans.
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Leigh Cuen
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Mar 10, 2020 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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At Devcon, Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Foresees a 'DarkTech Renaissance'
"Why are we not thinking about how to create dark finance tools we can leverage against government bonds?"
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Christine Kim
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Oct 11, 2019 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2019
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All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It
That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.
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Amir Taaki
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May 10, 2019 at 7:15 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2019
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This Binance Labs-Backed Crypto Startup Wants to Anonymize Everything
Nym Technologies, a stealth startup sporting a roster of privacy activists and cryptography experts, plans "to anonymize the world."
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Rachel-Rose O'Leary
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Dec 14, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2018
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Defending Decentralization, Like a Twice in a Millennium Chance
During the Web3 Summit earlier this week, speakers and attendees struck an optimistic tone, even though the challenges for blockchain are great.
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Rachel-Rose O'Leary
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Oct 27, 2018 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2018
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A War-Torn Country in Syria Will Use Crypto to Power an Anarchist State
A region in Northern Syria called Rojava is looking to use cryptocurrency to overcome economic sanctions and even redesign its society.
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Rachel-Rose O'Leary
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Oct 11, 2018 at 12:05 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2018
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Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution
Infamous developer Amir Taaki believes bitcoin's potential is exhausted, but he's not giving up the fight to change the world with cryptocurrency.
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Rachel-Rose O'Leary
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Aug 8, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2018
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Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto's Debt to Phil Zimmerman
Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor's legacy.
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Amir Taaki
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Jul 12, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2018
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Radical Academy: Amir Taaki's New Hacker Team Is Spreading Bitcoin in Syria
Back from the front lines of Syria, infamous bitcoiner Amir Taaki plans a bitcoin-based economy in the war-torn nation, and he's looking for help.
By
Michael del Castillo
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Sep 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2017
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