The Cryptoanarchy Institute and Hacktivism
The crypto currency scene is becoming divided; on one side we see venture capitalists entering the space and making digital currencies turn into mainstream, on the other side we find the true believers of Satoshi Nakamoto original idea that wants to preserve the digital currency’s anarchistic implications. Timothy C. May was the first to postulate Crypto Anarchy in his Crypto Anarchist Manifesto back in 1988. Now Libertarians are using Timothy postulate to resume what they believe to be a weapon to fight for individual rights in the 21st century. Prague, was recently the acting grounds for....
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Bitcoin has foundations in the cypherpunk movement and the philosophy of cryptoanarchy. In 2014, a group of artists and hackers formed the nonprofit Cryptoanarchy Institute Paralelní Polis, in Prague. The organization operates from a multi-level building and caters to decentralized technologies like Bitcoin and 3D printing in a coworking atmosphere.....
In 2003, a group of Czech guerilla artists called Ztohoven began leaving their marks on government-claimed property in Prague. They turned a neon heart on a castle into a question mark. They published the cell phone numbers of government employees in an art exhibition. They even hacked a government news station and began to broadcast footage of an atomic explosion during the weather forecast. After gaining notoriety for these acts and more for over a decade, the group has recently changed course. Earlier this month, Ztohoven's artists joined forces with some of the hackers they'd worked....
Paralelní Polis and the Atlas Network are throwing their annual event, the Hackers Congress In Prague (HCPP16). The third annual conference will run from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, promoting freedom through the use of cryptography. The Hackers Congress In Prague at Paralelní Polis. Both Atlas and Paralelní Polis are firm believers in using digital tools to....
The latest report by The Bitcoin Policy Institute goes for the lowest hanging fruit. It tries to convince US politicians that “CBDCs will erode the distinction between America and authoritarianism,” which is true. To accomplish that, The Bitcoin Policy Institute appeals to the cheapest trick in the book: comparing the US to China. The move […]
Attendees at this weekend’s Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis were able to buy Red Bull from a vending machine using bitcoin. The three-day hacking congress sponsored by the Institute of Cryptoanarchy was held in Holešovice, near Prague. The vending machine at the hackers congress is one of several concepts that Red Bull has come up with to generate attention. Red Bull Media House, the company’s media arm, enjoys a reputation for its entertainment or informational value — rather than as simply marketing. Unorthodox Marketing. Red Bull created, produced and distributed Felix Baumgartner’s....