Insight: @VitalikButerin says he’s building a “cypherpunk principled non-ugly Ethereum,” as devs schedule FOCIL (EIP-7805) for the Hegota upgrade in late 2026 to harden protocol-level censorship resistance. https://t.co/4cqCMTOOkY ...

According to Fortune, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy said on the Crypto Playbook podcast that the industry has drifted from its cypherpunk roots toward a "number go up" narrative. He argued that stablecoins reinforce U.S. dollar dominance rather than build a decentralized parallel system, and that crypto should reconnect with its cypherpunk ethos instead of fully integrating with Wall Street. Despite Ethereum's $120 billion-plus in TVL, he added that real decentralized application adoption remains limited ...

Vitalik Buterin said he is building a "cypherpunk-principled" Ethereum as a bolt-on to the current system, aiming to enhance censorship resistance, zk-friendliness and leaner consensus. He suggested that within five years — possibly sooner with AI — Ethereum could migrate to a new system language, with further upgrades planned to the state tree, consensus, ZK-EVM verification and VM.https://t.co/GTbw2YU8P9 ...

Is crypto still cypherpunk? With Miden co-founder Azeem Khan https://t.co/0eWaPzZg9L ...

The relationship between "institutions" and "cypherpunk" is complex and needs to be understood properly. In truth, institutions (both governments and corporations) are neither guaranteed friend nor foe.Exhibit A: https://t.co/PyTcxu1lkV European Union seeking to aggressively support open sourceExhibit B: https://t.co/RUQvp0nh1B European Union bureaucrats want Chat Control (mandatory encryption backdoors)Exhibit C: the Patriot Act (which, we must note, _neither party_ now expresses much interest in repealing ...

Cryptocurrency Origins & Development - The cypherpunk movement, including figures like Wei Dai, Nick Szabo, Adam Back, and Hal Finney, laid the groundwork for cryptocurrency [1] - Satoshi Nakamoto synthesized these ideas and launched Bitcoin [1] - Early educators like Andreas Antonopoulos and Davinci Jeremie played a crucial role in promoting Bitcoin [1] Bitcoin Network & Adoption - The network's decentralization is maintained by node runners [2] - The industry acknowledges the opportunity to exchange fiat currency for Bitcoin [2] - Regulators' initial slow response allowed Bitcoin to grow [2]

Industry Focus - The industry highlights the importance of a three-legged stool approach for the success of "crypto," suggesting a need for balance across different aspects [1] - The industry expresses concern that many chains have focused too much on the casino and commercial aspects, neglecting the cypherpunk side [1] Company Strategy - The company aims to make Solana more cypherpunk-oriented in the future [1] - The company acknowledges limited influence over other chains but commits to making changes within Solana [1]

Bitcoin Origins & Cypherpunk Perspective - Nick Szabo 在 2022 年 LuganoPlanB 的小组讨论中回顾了密码朋克对 Bitcoin 起源的看法，强调了当时他们最看重的隐私 [1] - Bitcoin 最初让密码朋克感到惊讶，因为它缺乏隐私性，但它在去中心化货币方面表现出色，并最终成为一个成功的项目 [1] Bitcoin's Evolution - 尽管缺乏隐私，Bitcoin 仍然成功地成为了去中心化的货币 [1] - Bitcoin 的成功出乎意料，因为它最初未能满足密码朋克对隐私的期望 [1]

Reminder that Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, not a cypherpunk https://t.co/aZQ1AUUCOb ...