# I read every single 1990s Cypherpunk email. Here's what you should know.

- Speakers: [Porter Adams](https://streameth.org/speakers/porter-adams)
- Channel: [Devcon 7 SEA](https://streameth.org/devcon_7_sea)
- Date: 2024-11-13
- Duration: 23:57
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/67346f1e9dbb7a90e1e41835

## Description

What would Hal Finney, Tim May, David Chaum, and other cypherpunks think about the current state of Ethereum, cryptography, privacy, and trusted hardware? I read every single 1990s cypherpunk email (thousands) to learn more the original movement. I gathered the most interesting and relevant cypherpunk emails, and put them together to make this best-of-the-best cypherpunk presentation.

## About the speakers

### Porter Adams

Porter is a software engineer at Matter Labs. He likes math, cryptography, and cypherpunks. If you are interested in ZKsync or any of the above topics, come say hi!