​First Congress was a blast: 2000 people, 50 speakers, 30 partners, Chelsea Manning & Vitalik Buterin speaking, Audrey Tang in the audience!

​We decided to make a sequel and strengthen Cypherpunk values, culture and actions within the Ethereum ecosystem.

​First speakers

​ZacWilliamson x Aztec, Peter Van Valkenburgh x Coin Center, Nick Almond x FactoryDAO, Santiago Siri x Democracy Earth, Ameen Soleimani x 0xbow, Kurt Opsahl x Filecoin Foundation, Lasha Antadze x Rarimo, Paul-Dylan Ennis x Absolute Essentials of Ethereum, SCBuergel.eth x GnosisDAO, Auryn Mcmillan x Enclave/Gnosis guild, Alan Scott x Railgun, Andreas x Fileverse, oskarth, Amir Taaki x DarkFi, Josh Swihart x Electric Coin & Co, Fatemeh Fannizadeh x Anoma Foundation, Andrew Miller x teleport.best, Silke Noa x AssangeDAO, Daira-Emma Hopwood x Zcash, Ahmed Ghappour x Flashbots (his new place), Wei Dai x 1kx, Tor speaker, Women In Web3 Privacy collective, Seth For Privacy, Jarrad Hope x Logos/Status, Naomi Brockwell x NBTV/Ludow Institute, Luke Mulks x Brave...

​Some stats from Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress #1 @ Bangkok: event

​1st edition speaker super-lineup

​Talks available online: watch

​Lots of actionable content from OGs

​​Lasting cultural phenomenon

​​Focusing on values, active political stance, and cutting-edge research will help Ethereum become a cultural & resilient to change phenomenon.

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We are talking not only about the existence of privacy-preservation dapps, but Free & Open-source software development, support for free speech and whistleblowers around the world, helping marginalized people get access to the decolonial money system, safe & empowered tech, and last but not least - diverse and active communities of care.

​​Ethereum Social Layer (ESL)

​​It is being formed before our eyes - an active ecosystem of thousands of thinkers, developers, analysts, human-rights DAOs, coordinators, and even ravers. Inspired by cypherpunks of the past, they create a foundation for the digital community of the future (explore our Cyherpunk personas article). Based on permissionless & censorship-resistance ideology. Follow Paul-Dylan Ennis on ESL.

​​Activation

​​The debut Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress assembles an active part of Ethereum. These people and organizations want to stand at the foundations of the unstoppable socio-techno-cultural movement.

​​Special rituals help us to share Cypherpunk culture & build care for each other.

They are activists, developers, cryptographers, ethical investors, philosophers, and researchers who are changing the possibilities for Ethereum on the path to freedom.

​​Hackathon track
Events for developers are critical activation points behind any cultural change. Every protocol from Aztec to Ethereum needs devs to build on top of it & deliver decentralized, permissionless & privacy-enhancing applications. We invited current privacy hackathon devs to reflect on their experience.

​Women in web3 privacy track
Diversity in the web3 industry is a critical challenge, let alone in the privacy market. Let's discuss how we can be more open, diverse & inclusive to different opinions and opportunities.

​Activation track
We want everyone to feel, use and contribute to practical privacy tooling. So we will showcase existing tools empowering your journey in decentralized world: Fileverse, Rotki, Fluidkey, Radicle, GnosisVPN.

​​Stunning merch delivered by Coinmandeer

​​High-level agenda

• ​​craft conditions needed to overcome challenges mapped in “Make Ethereum Cypherpunk again” essay

• ​​present Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem and its key players

• ​​explore socio-cultural conditions re-wiring degens into cypher-activists

• ​​build a mainstream culture around cypherpunk - make it an open and inclusive movement

• ​​remind of the origins of Ethereum ethos

• ​​articulate balance between open-source culture & financial sustainability behind projects

• ​​​map the way to onboard 100K developers & 10M users experiencing safe Ethereum-centric privacy tech

​​Contribute to the development of the cypherpunk culture of Ethereum. Everyone will be welcome here, from activists defending the rights of developers to degens who finally want to find a strong meaning in life.

​Contribute

Speak (CfP): https://tally.so/r/nrOzXl
Partner:
- web3privacynow 'at' protonmail.com or
- https://x.com/PG_CDG

Our previous events (feel the vibe)

• ​​Privacy Summit II - Paralelni Polis, Prague 2024

• ​​Privacy Summit I - X10, Prague 2023

• ​​ETHRome Meetup - Villaggio Globale, Rome 2023
  
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  Github: http://www.github.com/web3privacy
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