I read every single 1990s Cypherpunk email. Here's what you should know. | Devcon SEA

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

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. Speaker(s): Porter Adams Skill level: Beginner Track: Cypherpunk & Privacy Keywords: Permissionless, Free Speech, Censorship Resistance, cypherpunk Follow us: https://twitter.com/efdevcon, https://twitter.com/ethereum, https://warpcast.com/devcon Learn more about devcon: https://www.devcon.org/ Learn more about ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ Visit the https://archive.devcon.org/ to gain access to the entire library of Devcon talks with the ease of filtering, playlists, personalized suggestions, decentralized access on Swarm, IPFS and more. Devcon is the Ethereum conference for developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. Devcon SEA was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2024. Devcon is organized and presented by the Ethereum Foundation. To find out more, please visit https://ethereum.foundation/