Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress #3

Cypherpunk Congress is coming to India!

Expect the biggest human rights x neo-cypherpunk festival. Buenos Aires edition hit 4500 people, 100 speakers from Vitalik Buterin/Ethereum to Roger Dinglerine/Tor & long-lasting impact.

Curatorial note: we assemble speakers on intersection between digital rights, FOSS, decentralisation & cryptography.

They propose practical solutions for global challenges from polarisation in social media to raise of dictatorships. Challenge internet shutdowns, abuse of digital identity, & attacks on encryption. With proven track record from @EFF (https://x.com/EFF) to @brave (https://x.com/brave).

Welcome to Mumbai!

@kurtopsahl (https://x.com/kurtopsahl) x @FilFoundation (https://x.com/FilFoundation) for long-lasting defence of encryption in EFF, exceptional human qualities and bridging gap betwen old & new cypherpunks

@Isa (https://x.com/Isa) x @torproject (https://x.com/torproject) for exceptional work on harmonizing network-level privacy and digital rights

@ghappour (https://x.com/ghappour) x flashbots for matching digital rights & web3 culture. Being a real representative of privacy-first, encryption-centric narrative across borders & ecosystems.

@therealyingtong (https://x.com/therealyingtong) for proving that real-world cryptography exists in practice & can serve marginalized people

Justin Drake (https://x.com/drakefjustin) - key Ethereum Foundation protocol researcher

@lunardragon420 (https://x.com/lunardragon420) x @DarkFiSquad (https://x.com/DarkFiSquad) for uncompromising values & visionary ideas on both tech activism & role of code

@mala (https://x.com/mala) x @FilFoundation (https://x.com/FilFoundation) for openness to transition old cypherpunk narratives into compeling and positive knowledge for the future to come

@jaromil (https://x.com/jaromil) x @DyneOrg (https://x.com/DyneOrg) for balancing hacktivist culture with digital identity challenges, defending civic society by representing us in institutions

@ml_sudo (https://x.com/ml_sudo) x @ethereumfndn (https://x.com/ethereumfndn)'s Silviculture for accelerating meaningful cryptography & culture across ecosystems

@PryvitKyle (https://x.com/PryvitKyle) x @brave (https://x.com/brave) for brinding gap between already proven privacy tech & emerging innovations - showing how crypto can plug'n'play in traditional tech

@SCBuergel (https://x.com/SCBuergel) x @gnosis_ (https://x.com/gnosis_) + @hoprnet (https://x.com/hoprnet) for dedicating years of life to deliver network-level privacy, staying for the culture and diversifying VPN market.

@jbaylina (https://x.com/jbaylina) x @ziskvm (https://x.com/ziskvm) for tech dedication to solve digital rights in practice, growing a group of cryptographers, scaling & securing millions of people.

@AndyGuzmanEth (https://x.com/AndyGuzmanEth) x @PrivacyEthereum (https://x.com/PrivacyEthereum) for proving that the future of privacy ecosystem depends on decency and positive communication.

@Fatalmeh (https://x.com/Fatalmeh) for caring about human rights now, legal web3 policies, & decentralised tech that will shift global power dynamics

@miroyato (https://x.com/miroyato) x @fileverse (https://x.com/fileverse) for by-week practical deGoogling at scale via http://ddocs.new & bringing deep academical approach to decentralised tech culture

@auryn_macmillan (https://x.com/auryn_macmillan) x @EnclaveE3 (https://x.com/EnclaveE3) for long-lasting representation of human values where code really becomes a speech. Delivering complex encryption for confidential computation.

@hebbianloop (https://x.com/hebbianloop) x @humntech (https://x.com/humntech) for protecting identity at scale & bridging traditional digital rights with emerging tech

@Cryptic_cm (https://x.com/Cryptic_cm) x @session_app (https://x.com/session_app) for providing vocal alternatives to how we securely communicate & collaborate online

@kassandraETH (https://x.com/kassandraETH) x @ethereumfndn (https://x.com/ethereumfndn) for proving that code is an art, & cultural diversity can bring striking change - uniting ecosystems & voices beyond tribalism

@Pol_Lanski (https://x.com/Pol_Lanski) x @dappnode (https://x.com/dappnode) for proving that node-running isn't a rocket science, but active contribution to both decentralisation and censorship resistance

@LoringHarkness (https://x.com/LoringHarkness) x @ShutterNetwork (https://x.com/ShutterNetwork) for pushing new cryptographic primitives to life, alligning different actords towards Encrypted Mempools

@TMIYChao (https://x.com/TMIYChao) x @ethereumfndn (https://x.com/ethereumfndn) + @BordelWTF (https://x.com/BordelWTF) for keeping reminding that original cypherpunks were build on values & not shiny merch (we translate: use @GrapheneOS (https://x.com/GrapheneOS), run your own node, visit CCC etc)

@0xMeTony (https://x.com/0xMeTony) x @fluidkey (https://x.com/fluidkey) for proving that hackathons can create decent privacy-projects positively evolving over time

Daniel x @invisiblgarden (https://x.com/invisiblgarden) for matching digital rights with commons, practical web3 aplicability to the endangered societies

@ncsgy (https://x.com/ncsgy) x @ethereumfndn (https://x.com/ethereumfndn) for bringing tangible privacy via Kohaku, chancing the whole wallet-domain for better, and activating positive side of web3 to millions of people.

@willscott (https://x.com/willscott) for representing man of action approach, helping, supporting, activating. Together.

CONTRIBUTE

Partner: https://tally.so/r/mVxvgN

Speak (CfP): https://tally.so/r/nrOzXl

Volunteer: https://tally.so/r/3lLqKo

Join our community to receive latest news: https://t.me/+QOj6126xlEs0OTQ0

Watch Congress #2 talks: https://youtu.be/XKJ1ZJrkKWA?si=eZNEZQri3uheJgrN

Focusing on values, active political stance, and cutting-edge research will help Ethereum become a cultural & resilient to change phenomenon.

watch aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-qkXRmMlk

expect phenomenal lineup [Congress #2 example]

We are talking not only about the existence of privacy-preservation dapps, but Free & Open-source software development, support for free speech and whistleblowers around the world, helping marginalized people get access to the decolonial money system, safe & empowered tech, and last but not least - diverse and active communities of care.

Supporting privacy developers

Roman Storm Congress #2 opening https://youtu.be/XKJ1ZJrkKWA?si=GGrhiF5TOZcfjUqy&t=811

Vitalik Buterin + Naomi Brockwell fireside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5At5_GiQNEA

It is being formed before our eyes - an active ecosystem of thousands of thinkers, developers, analysts, human-rights DAOs, coordinators, and even ravers. Inspired by cypherpunks of the past, they create a foundation for the digital community of the future (explore our Cyherpunk personas (https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/u4ELDt0YkpCe272kD2f5kTThJsILg1pgaOeBsTSGV0I) article). Based on permissionless & censorship-resistance ideology. Follow Paul-Dylan Ennis (https://x.com/post_polar_/status/1813275641954877709) on ESL.

The debut Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress assembles an active part of Ethereum. These people and organizations want to stand at the foundations of the unstoppable socio-techno-cultural movement.

Special rituals help us to share Cypherpunk culture & build care for each other.

They are activists, developers, cryptographers, ethical investors, philosophers, and researchers who are changing the possibilities for Ethereum on the path to freedom.

Hackathon track

Events for developers are critical activation points behind any cultural change. Every protocol from Aztec to Ethereum needs devs to build on top of it & deliver decentralized, permissionless & privacy-enhancing applications. We invited current privacy hackathon devs to reflect on their experience.

Women in web3 privacy track

Diversity in the web3 industry is a critical challenge, let alone in the privacy market. Let's discuss how we can be more open, diverse & inclusive to different opinions and opportunities.

Activation track

We want everyone to feel, use and contribute to practical privacy tooling. So we will showcase existing tools empowering your journey in decentralized world: Fileverse (http://fileverse.io), Rotki (http://rotki.com), Fluidkey (http://fluidkey.com), Radicle, GnosisVPN.

Stunning merch delivered by Coinmandeer

• craft conditions needed to overcome challenges mapped in "Make Ethereum Cypherpunk again" essay
• present Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem (https://docs.web3privacy.info/research/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/) and its key players
• explore socio-cultural conditions re-wiring degens into cypher-activists
• build a mainstream culture around cypherpunk - make it an open and inclusive movement
• remind of the origins of Ethereum ethos
• articulate balance between open-source culture & financial sustainability behind projects
• map the way to onboard 100K developers & 10M users experiencing safe Ethereum-centric privacy tech

Contribute to the development of the cypherpunk culture of Ethereum. Everyone will be welcome here, from activists defending the rights of developers to degens who finally want to find a strong meaning in life.

Contribute

Speak (CfP): https://tally.so/r/nrOzXl

Partner:

• web3privacynow 'at' protonmail.com (http://protonmail.com) or
• https://x.com/PG_CDG

Volunteer: https://tally.so/r/3lLqKo

Our previous events (feel the vibe)

• Privacy Summit II (https://summit.web3privacy.info/) - Paralelni Polis, Prague 2024
• Privacy Summit I (https://prague.web3privacy.info) - X10, Prague 2023
• ETHRome Meetup (https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/bzv735Bc1zak7Yi-NcxWavMQKgt2ANXQtpkrSp8Xg3o)- Villaggio Globale, Rome 2023 Useful resources (for real) Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Latest news: http://twitter.com/web3privacy Github: http://www.github.com/web3privacy Privacy market dashboard: http://explorer.web3privacy.info

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