Surprise Announcement - Buenos Aires 2025

Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

Surprise Announcement: Funding the Commons announces a collaboration with the Tor Project, Logos, and other partners to experiment with new public goods funding mechanisms for open-source privacy. The session maps the “internet freedom ecosystem,” the funding shock hitting open-source privacy, and why privacy needs more resilient, grassroots support. It highlights projects like Guardian Project, Ricochet Refresh, and OONI—and previews a Web3-native crowdfunding campaign for Tor on Octant in Q1 2026, as Tor is rewritten in Rust and opened up for builders. Speakers: Roger Dingledine (Tor Project), Jarrad Hope (Logos), David Casey (Funding the Commons), James Farrell (Funding the Commons) This session was part of the 14th edition of Funding the Commons, held November 19, 2025, at Fundación Beethoven in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io