Description
TL;DR: A foundational cypherpunk statement arguing that privacy in an open society requires anonymous systems and practical cryptographic software.
About This Document
Dated March 9, 1993, Eric Hughes's manifesto distinguishes privacy from secrecy and defines privacy as the power to reveal oneself selectively. It calls for anonymous transaction systems, digital signatures, electronic money, and freely available cryptographic code. The text also argues that cypherpunks must build and publish working systems rather than wait for governments, corporations, or public opinion to grant privacy.
Why Bitcoin People May Care
Bitcoin arrived fifteen years later, but the family resemblance is unmistakable: pseudonymous participation, signed messages, electronic money, open code, and suspicion of permission. The manifesto does not describe a blockchain or proof of work. It preserves the ideological and technical program that made Bitcoin easier to imagine when the necessary pieces finally met.
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Document Details
- Title: A Cypherpunk's Manifesto
- Author / organization: Eric Hughes
- Year: 1993
- Language: English
- Document type: Manifesto
- Pages: 6
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