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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · 22d

10 months of hard work with @protocollabs.bsky.social

People genually interested in each other. Complimentary with knowledge: future of search next to private transactions, ethical verifiable credentials (ah, here we go again!) next to network-level privacy.

Cypherpunk Retreat 2025.

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Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · 22d

Cypherpunk Retreat impressions are coming in.

Happy that so many people enjoyed our collaboration with @protocollabs.bsky.social

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · 27d

See you in a few days in Berlin - wonderful collab with @protocollabs.bsky.social

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · 27d

Few days left for Cypherpunk Retreat [our collaboration with
@protocollabs.bsky.social to happen.

It will unite passionate free internet activists for a 3-day close collaboration.

And our lineup is growing: cypherpunk.camp

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Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Jul 21

"We need anonymity to have a healthy democracy in the world".

@1s4.bsky.social x Executive director @torproject.org shared her thoughts on privacy in the digital age, free software and encryption as imaginary technology.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVbF...

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Apr 15

My talk has been accepted by Crypto Rave - techno-political event in Sao Paolo.

Together with Daniel [Head of Growth/Latam from
@nymproject.bsky.social] we will craft a story about “Decolonizing cypherpunk myth”. Opening up to people beyond Western dominant gaze.

cryptorave.org

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 18

Wrote an article on relaunching cypherpunk for 2025

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 18

New article: on radical Cypherpunk imagination beyond "founding fathers".

Goal is to expand narrative and reboot culture - give it access to new actors from @xychelsea.tv to @audreyt.org, invite Gen Z cryptography-friendly activists.

imagine: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...

Cypherpunks 2.0, 3.0, 4.0: The Beginning of a New Era

Every myth has it’s origins. Cypherpunk goes like awareness of the selected few tech individuals to challenge governments desire to control population and suppress individuals. Cypherpunks has their ...

mirror.xyz

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 18

Sense that I need to get back to my "Society of the Drone spectacle" essay based on drone warfare x social media engagement based on Ukrainian-Russian war.

Especially, when FPV-drones became integral part of mundane social media reality in Ukraine.

#drone #ukraine

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Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 16

Updated lineup for Cypherpunk Congress #2

new speakers from @brave.com, Logos.co, Ludow Institute & others.

16 Nov, 2025 | Buenos Aires
congress.web3privacy.info

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 14

We made a video about our privacy activism.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 14

World premiere: Web3Privacy now story: our creation myth and value-driven culture.

production: BabyBit

youtu.be/KsucCpe6t4s

This is Web3Privacy Now // ep01

YouTube video by Web3Privacy Now

youtu.be

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 13

Ordered @rondeibert.bsky.social from @citizenlab.ca book "Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy".

Let see what Pegasus awaits us all.

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 13

Love to do Starter kit formats.
Help to structure complex knowledge.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 13

Programmable cryptography + Plurality starter kit update

Discover educational materials helping to start your journey within the future of democracy.

based on @audreyt.org & @glenweyl.bsky.social & community book, oskarth Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress talk

author: @siusko.bsky.social

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 12

Embracing giving back to tools you love to use.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 12

Privacy deserves sustainable funding!

We’re launching #DripsForPrivacy with @drips.network to fund privacy projects nominated in the Proof of Privacy Awards 2024 🏆

Read article here: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...

Explore the list here: drips.network/privacyproof24

Drips for Privacy - give back to privacy projects

As privacy is a cornerstone for enabling trust and decentralization, throughout our interactions, we continue to recognize the critical need to support privacy-centric initiatives. Drips for Privacy f...

mirror.xyz

Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 12

Working hard to tackle neo-colonialism aka event tourism extraction:

- have a local crew
- planning to collab with local NGOs like Amnesty International
- have a corner to intro local youth into hacktivism culture (en castellano)
- multilingual web
- sourcing local use-cases for privacy & so on.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 12

Updated Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress #2 lineup 🔥

+ Santiago Santi from democracy.earth
+ Wei Dai from 1kx

16 nov, Buenos Aires
congress.web3privacy.info

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm into art movies, anti-Netflix, hehe

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 11

you can't fix laziness yet ;)
and willingness to watch nice movies instead of neverending learning curve.

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 11

Some tools I'm using among others.

for @web3privacy.info #personalstack education activity.

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 11

Prototyping Programmable cryptography + plurality starter kit.

Based on @audreyt.org & co book Plurality & oskarth Cypherpunk Congress' talk.

feat Assange, @z.cash, Santi Siri, Privacy & Scaling Explorations, @ipfs.tech etc

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 5

What a wonderful book "The Seas" by Samantha Hunt!

Full of neverending longing for humanity amidst of societal PTSD.

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Mar 5

Bringing privacy, free software, cypherpunk and decentralization ethos to Argentina & beyond.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Mar 5

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress is coming to Buenos Aires! Save the date - 16th of November.

The last year we hosted 2200 people, 50 speakers from @xychelsea.tv to @kurtopsahl.bsky.social, 30 partners & lots of privacy advocacy.

1st edition recap: congress.web3privacy.info
rsvp: lu.ma/u2sw5kpv

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Jan 17

David

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pwd...

Julee Cruise - Into The Night

YouTube video by Beatriz

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Jan 16

Prototyping our hackathon concept.

We would love hackathon to be a time of mutual care. Where instead of separation (Ethereum vs Solana, TEE vs MPC, identity vs anonymity etc) we unite, share and help each other.

Careathon = interdisciplinarity.

event: lu.ma/wero3jvo

Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Jan 14

recently decided to return to Barcelona.
gentrification, hypertourism, aren't the only hot topics there.

Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · Jan 14

Only two and half years ago, we @citizenlab.ca uncovered a massive domestic surveillance operation in Spain 🇪🇸

catalonia.citizenlab.ca

Now, perhaps ironically, Barcelona has become home to a thriving spyware industry. @lorenzofb.bsky.social investigates:

techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/h...

How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups | TechCrunch

Barcelona's mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies.

techcrunch.com

Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Dec 20

Boomkat aka @boomkat.com published annual charts. Pure musical delight, bliss & rapsody.

boomkat.com/charts/boomk...

Charts - Boomkat

Boomkat 2024 year-end Charts, including our favourite Albums, EPs and Reissues of the year, plus over 100 guest charts...

boomkat.com

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Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Dec 13

Absolutely love this from cthulhubooks.com & www.instituteforpostnaturalstudies.org.

Dear ink...

Mykola Siusko @siusko.bsky.social · Dec 9

Happy to see that our efforts are evolving & gathering many wonderful and importand for the decolonial internet movement.

Web3Privacy Now @web3privacy.info · Dec 8

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress opening ceremony with legendary whistleblower @xychelsea.tv, activist Harry Halpin x @nymproject.bsky.social & @siusko.bsky.social x @web3privacy.info is live 🔥

watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2y4KdgdgHE
event: congress.web3privacy.info

#privacy #cypherpunk

Chelsea Manning, Harry Halpin [Nym], Mykola Siusko [W3PN] x Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress opening

YouTube video by Web3Privacy Now

www.youtube.com

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