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The Real Cypherpunks Are Rising – Will You Recognize Them in 2025?

The Real Cypherpunks Are Rising – Will You Recognize Them in 2025?

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Coindesk
Published:
2025-06-17 17:54:50
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Can the Real Cypherpunks Please Stand Up?

Crypto''s anarcho-libertarian roots are staging a comeback—but this time, the suits are watching.


From Cypherpunk Manifesto to Corporate Playground

Once a fringe movement, cypherpunk ideals now underpin a $2T crypto market. Yet purists argue today''s ''rebels'' are just VC-funded cosplayers.


The Great Encryption Schism

Privacy coins hemorrhage value while institutional BTC ETFs hit record inflows. Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike''s recent ''web3 skepticism'' tweetstorm went viral—coinciding with a 15% drop in privacy tool adoption.


Wall Street''s Selective Amnesia

BlackRock''s ''blockchain innovation'' white paper conspicuously omits references to Satoshi''s anti-bank screed. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs traders joke about ''AML-friendly anarchism'' over $28 artisanal coffees.

The revolution will be tokenized, monetized, and SEC-compliant—or it won''t be funded.

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