Cypherpunk Congress is coming to India!
Expect the biggest human rights x neo-cypherpunk festival. Buenos Aires edition hit 4500 people, 100 speakers from Vitalik Buterin/Ethereum to Roger Dinglerine/Tor & long-lasting impact.
[part of Devconnect experience]
The first batch of highly-curated speakers are here
Curatorial note: we assemble speakers on intersection between digital rights, FOSS, decentralisation & cryptography.
They propose practical solutions for global challenges from polarisation in social media to raise of dictatorships. Challenge internet shutdowns, abuse of digital identity, & attacks on encryption. With proven track record from @EFF to @brave.
Welcome to Mumbai!
@kurtopsahl x @FilFoundation for long-lasting defence of encryption in EFF, exceptional human qualities and bridging gap betwen old & new cypherpunks
@Isa x @torproject for exceptional work on harmonizing network-level privacy and digital rights
@ghappour x flashbots for matching digital rights & web3 culture. Being a real representative of privacy-first, encryption-centric narrative across borders & ecosystems.
@therealyingtong for proving that real-world cryptography exists in practice & can serve marginalized people
Justin Drake - key Ethereum Foundation protocol researcher
@lunardragon420 x @DarkFiSquad for uncompromising values & visionary ideas on both tech activism & role of code
@mala x @FilFoundation for openness to transition old cypherpunk narratives into compeling and positive knowledge for the future to come
@jaromil x @DyneOrg for balancing hacktivist culture with digital identity challenges, defending civic society by representing us in institutions
@ml_sudo x @ethereumfndn's Silviculture for accelerating meaningful cryptography & culture across ecosystems
@PryvitKyle x @brave for brinding gap between already proven privacy tech & emerging innovations - showing how crypto can plug'n'play in traditional tech
@SCBuergel x @gnosis_ + @hoprnet for dedicating years of life