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Search and filter 78 curated resources. Use the CP Score slider to cut trading fluff and surface cypherpunk signal.
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Search and filter 78 curated resources. Use the CP Score slider to cut trading fluff and surface cypherpunk signal.
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Eric Hughes' foundational 1993 text defining cypherpunk philosophy: privacy as selective revelation, code over policy, cryptography as liberation.
Satoshi Nakamoto's original 2008 whitepaper introducing Bitcoin. Essential reading for understanding peer-to-peer electronic cash without trusted third parties.
Historical archive of the cypherpunk mailing list (1992–present) — debates that shaped modern cryptography and digital rights.
12-week hands-on curriculum covering threat modeling, GPG, encrypted filesystems, Tor, SSH tunnels, and digital sovereignty. Terminal-first, zero fluff, completely free.
Archive of foundational cypherpunk and Bitcoin literature — manifestos, mailing list posts, early cryptography papers, and historical documents.
Timothy C. May's 1988 manifesto envisioning crypto-enabled anarchic communities beyond government control — a cypherpunk origin text.
Open-source syllabus and study groups for Bitcoin protocol development — from the whitepaper through soft forks, mempool policy, and peer-to-peer networking.
MIT course on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency design — cryptography, game theory, network architecture, Lightning Network, and practical engineering.
MIT Digital Currency Initiative course on Bitcoin protocol design, cryptography, consensus, mining, privacy, and scaling — open slides, readings, and assignments on GitHub.
Academic research on Monero's privacy protocols — bulletproofs, CLSAG, Seraphis, Triptych, and ongoing cryptographic improvements.
Community-maintained encyclopedia of Monero terminology — ring signatures, stealth addresses, RingCT, RandomX, fungibility, and more.
Community guide to using OpenPGP securely — key lengths, subkeys, expiration, and common mistakes to avoid.
Explanation of ring signature cryptography — how Monero obscures the true signer among a group of possible signers.
Practical introduction to GnuPG — key generation, encryption, signing, and key management for secure communications.
Classic reference on practical cryptography — protocols, algorithms, and real-world security. Referenced throughout cypherpunk literature.
Princeton's comprehensive course covering Bitcoin's technical foundations, cryptography, consensus, mining, wallets, anonymity, regulation, and altcoins.
7-week open-source developer cohort (CC0) covering finite fields, elliptic curves, Bitcoin keys, serialization, Script, and SegWit — from Code Orange Dev School.
Free introductory cryptography course for programmers — block ciphers, hash functions, TLS, public-key crypto, and hands-on exercises for breaking common flaws.
Gary Gensler's MIT Sloan course on Bitcoin fundamentals, blockchain technology, distributed ledgers, smart contracts, and financial policy — full lecture videos on OpenCourseWare.
Technical documentation for Monero developers — daemon, wallet RPC, cryptography primitives, and integration patterns.
Multilingual open-source e-learning platform for Bitcoin — courses on Bitcoin, Lightning, cryptography, mining, and privacy. Content repo on GitHub, courses at planb.academy.
CPU-optimized, ASIC-resistant proof-of-work algorithm designed for equitable mining and network decentralization.
Landmark usability study on why encryption tools fail in practice — essential context for building and using privacy technology.
University teaching module exploring ethical dimensions of cryptography, surveillance, and the cypherpunk movement.
Stanford course on cryptocurrency foundations, consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, and blockchain scalability.
Stanford's Dan Boneh teaches core cryptography — block ciphers, MACs, public-key encryption, and TLS. Essential theoretical foundation.
Rigorous graduate-level cryptography course covering provable security, zero-knowledge proofs, and modern cryptographic primitives.
Decentralized social protocol using cryptographic keys — censorship-resistant communication without central servers.
Technical specifications for the Signal Protocol — Double Ratchet, X3DH key agreement, and forward secrecy in messaging.