# ETHBerlin04 Keynote: Edmund Edgar - Anarchy, Truth and Justice

- Channel: [ETHBerlin](https://streameth.org/ethberlin)
- Date: 2024-09-04
- Duration: 32:05
- Topics: cryptocurrency, ethereum, blockchain, community building, economics
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/66d8ca2335d51347e0a3c3fd

## Description

ETHBerlin04
May 24-26, 2024, CIC Innovation Campus
Keynote: Edmund Edgar - Anarchy, Truth and Justice

This talk will look at some historical attempts to create systems and societies that do not depend on government or institutional power, from the Diggers to the Free Software movement. Then we will look at tools and techniques we can use to govern and sustain crypto-economic systems and talk about how to increase their impact and protect them against bribery, cooption and destruction.

ETHBerlin04 - https://ethberlin.org
A Department of Decentralization event - https://dod.ngo The video discusses the intersection of political anarchy, crypto-economics, and the history of anarchist movements, with a focus on how these concepts relate to Ethereum and the broader aims of decentralization. The speaker touches on historical examples of anarchy from the diggers in England to the Russian revolution and how these movements were often temporary but sought freedom from coercive institutions. They also draw parallels between these historical movements and the temporary autonomous zones suggested by Hakim Bey. Additionally, they mention Satoshi Nakamoto's perspective on gaining a new territory of freedom for several years through Bitcoin. The video also considers the success of the free software movement and its principles, suggesting that while it's possible to co-opt free software projects, their open nature allows for forking and continued community-driven development. The overarching theme is how various forms of anarchy have influenced and continue to influence decentralized systems like Ethereum, with an emphasis on resisting central power and promoting individual freedom.