The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto - RIP Tim May

in #cypherpunk6 years ago

"Arise, you have nothing to lose but your barbed wire fences!"

Today news was released that Tim May has passed away. May was a founding member of the cypherpunk mailing list, wrote extensively about privacy and cryptography, and his writings are considered to have been a large inspiration for Bitcoin.
I wanted to share some of my favorite excerpts from an important piece of his, the Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, which he wrote in 1988.

You'll find the whole document here: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html

RIP, Tim May

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another innovation crossing over the bridge. for sure some writings well ahead of their time

absolutely :(