Cypherpunks News

A New York Times investigation points to Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Blockstream CEO denies it, and critics say proof is still missing.

Thousands of software developers are currently developing virtual private networks to circumvent Tehran's control of local internet access, Durov said.

Crypto privacy is approaching an inflection point as relevant lawsuits near their conclusions and developers pivot toward designs that ensure privacy while appeasing regulators.

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem.

EU lawmakers stripped out mandatory client-side message scanning from the latest Chat Control draft, but invasive age checks and voluntary scanning remain.

Adam Back says Bitcoin faces no meaningful quantum threat for at least the next 20–40 years, adding that NIST-approved post-quantum standards can be adopted in time.

The nation-state model is only 380 years old and has been hollowed out by corporations and competing centralized structures, Jarrad Hope said.

Adam Back’s Blockstream has launched Bitcoin-native smart contract programming language Simplicity, offering an alternative to Ethereum’s Solidity.

Adam Back suggested that the emergence of quantum computing could force Satoshi Nakamoto to move their Bitcoin to protect it, revealing whether they are alive.

A CryptoPunk NFT investor sold at a $10 million loss as top NFT collections struggle to recover from their 2021 highs amid falling trading volumes.

Sebastian Bürgel, vice president of technology at Gnosis and founder of Hopr, argues that hyperfinancialization and profit-seeking are a threat to privacy and the crypto sector.

Everyone’s talking about a newly sold $56 million CryptoPunk NFT, however, the transaction isn’t what it appears to be. 

Peter Thiel also believes that Bitcoin’s original vision as a cypherpunk, crypto-anarchist freedom tool hasn’t been fulfilled.

The Ethereum co-founder recently wrote that the network has gotten away from its founding principles.

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp highlights the need for easier-to-use, improved self-custody solutions and more on-ramp avenues to drive Bitcoin adoption.