Cypherpunks
Fundamentals● Common
A movement of activists advocating cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as tools for social change. Active since the 1990s via the Cypherpunk mailing list. Contributed to PGP, anonymous remailers, digital cash concepts, and ultimately Bitcoin.
Technical Notes
Notable members: Tim May, Eric Hughes, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, Adam Back (Hashcash), Wei Dai (b-money). 'Cypherpunks write code' - Hughes. Ideas directly influenced Bitcoin. Finney received first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi.
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Created:1/3/2026by System