Crypto Anarchy Archive
“The combination of strong, unbreakable public key cryptography and virtual network communities in cyberspace will produce interesting and profound changes in the nature of economic and social systems. Crypto anarchy is the cyberspatial realization of anarcho-capitalism, transcending national boundaries and freeing individuals to make the economic arrangements they wish to make consensually.” - Timothy C. May
About This Project
Goal of this project is to preserve history and distribute important works and information about crypto anarchy.
Table of Contents
- Foundational Texts
- Archives & Historical Collections
- Academic Papers
- Books
- Organizations & Institutions
- Websites, Blogs & Communities
- Guides & Documentation
- Media & Documentaries
Foundational Texts
Manifestos & Core Documents
- The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto - Timothy C. May’s foundational crypto anarchist manifesto (1988)
- Cypherpunk Manifesto - Eric Hughes (1993)
- Cyphernomicon - 600-page FAQ covering cryptography and crypto anarchist philosophy by Timothy C. May (1994)
- A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace - John Perry Barlow (1996)
Essays by Timothy C. May
- Libertaria in Cyberspace - Early vision for crypto-anarchist systems (September 1992)
- Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities - Essay on crypto anarchist vision (December 1994)
Other Foundational Essays
- Why I Wrote PGP - Phil Zimmermann’s explanation of PGP motivation (1991-1999)
- The Blacknet Manifesto - Timothy C. May’s prescient vision of anonymous digital markets (1994)
Archives & Historical Collections
Cypherpunks Mailing Lists
- Cypherpunks Mailing List (Active) - Active cypherpunks mailing list relaunched in 2013
- Cypherpunks Mailing List Archive (Venona) - Most complete 1992-2000 cypherpunks mailing list archive
- Cypherpunks Mailing List Archive (cryptoanarchy.wiki) - Searchable interface with 98,807 parsed emails (1992-2025)
- Cypherpunks Mailing List GitHub Archive - GitHub repository with archives (1992-2016)
- Cypherpunks Mailing List Zenodo Dataset - Merged dataset 1992-2023 with 256,795 emails
Literature & Document Archives
- Satoshi Nakamoto Institute Library - Most comprehensive collection of crypto anarchist literature
- cryptoanarchy.wiki - Comprehensive cypherpunk resources and mailing list archives
- The Anarchist Library - Extensive collection of anarchist texts
- anarplex.sirion.io - Archive of anarplex.net
- anarplex.cypherpunk.wtf - Another anarplex.net mirror
- Taz 0 - Cypherpunk bitstream archive site
Agorist Archives
- SEK3 Collected Writings - Comprehensive collection of Samuel Edward Konkin III’s works
- The Agorist Archives - Digitization project for SEK3’s articles and papers (2021-present)
Conference & Event Archives
- InfoCon.org Conference Archive - Ultimate archive of 200+ hacker/privacy conferences (1993-present)
- DEF CON Media Server - Complete DEF CON archives 1993-2025
- CCC Media Archive - Chaos Computer Club event archives (1984-present)
Historical Crypto Wars
- Clipper Chip History - Historical archive of Clipper Chip controversy (1993-1996)
- Crypto Wars Documentation - Bruce Schneier on First Crypto War history (1990s)
- PGP Timeline - Comprehensive PGP development timeline (1991-present)
Academic Papers
Foundational Cryptography
- Curated Cryptology Compendium - A curated, exhaustive collection of foundational, historical, and declassified materials
- New Directions in Cryptography - Diffie-Hellman foundational public-key cryptography paper (1976)
- RSA Paper - Rivest, Shamir, Adleman public-key cryptosystem (1978)
- Protocols for Public Key Cryptosystems - Ralph Merkle’s Merkle trees and key distribution (1978)
- How to Share a Secret - Adi Shamir’s secret sharing scheme (1979)
David Chaum’s Foundational Work
- Untraceable Electronic Mail - Introduction to mix networks (1981)
- Blind Signatures for Untraceable Payments - Cryptographic primitive for anonymous payments (1982-1983)
- Security without Identification - Foundational paper on anonymous digital cash (October 1985)
- The Dining Cryptographers Problem - Anonymous communication protocol (1988)
Distributed Systems & Consensus
- The Byzantine Generals Problem - Lamport, Shostak, Pease consensus algorithm (1982)
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
- Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof-Systems - Goldwasser, Micali, Rackoff zero-knowledge proofs (1985)
- A Survey on Applications of Zero-Knowledge Proofs - Comprehensive ZKP survey (2024)
Proof of Work & Timestamping
- How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document - Haber, Stornetta cryptographic timestamping (1991)
- Pricing via Processing - Naor, Dwork proof-of-work concept (1993)
- Hashcash - Adam Back’s proof-of-work system used in Bitcoin (1997-2002)
Bitcoin Precursors
- b-money - Wei Dai’s proposal for decentralized digital currency (1998)
- Bit Gold Proposal - Nick Szabo’s Bitcoin precursor using proof-of-work (1998-2005)
- RPOW - Reusable Proofs of Work - Hal Finney’s reusable proof-of-work implementation (2004)
Smart Contracts (Nick Szabo)
- Smart Contracts - Introduction to smart contracts (1994)
- Smart Contracts: Building Blocks for Digital Markets - Exploration of smart contracts for digital markets (1996)
- The Idea of Smart Contracts - Conceptual framework for smart contracts (1997)
- Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks - Nick Szabo on securing digital relationships (1997)
- Shelling Out: The Origins of Money - Nick Szabo’s anthropological money analysis (2002)
Anonymity Networks
- Tor Second-Generation Onion Router - Technical paper describing Tor architecture (2004)
- Measuring Freenet in the Wild - Empirical analysis of Freenet censorship-resistance (2014)
- On the Tight Security of the Double Ratchet - Formal security proof for Signal’s Double Ratchet protocol (CCS 2024)
- Signal SPQR: Sparse Post-Quantum Ratchet - Signal’s post-quantum cryptographic ratchet design (2024)
Books
Agorist Philosophy
- New Libertarian Manifesto - Samuel Edward Konkin III
- An Agorist Primer - SEK3’s practical introduction to agorism (1986-2008)
- Counter-Economics: From the Back Alleys to the Stars - SEK3’s incomplete magnum opus on agorism (2004)
- Agorist Class Theory - Wally Conger’s distillation of SEK3’s class theory (2006)
- Alongside Night - J. Neil Schulman’s agorist novel (1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame) (1979)
Cypherpunk & Crypto Anarchy
|- Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet - Julian Assange with Appelbaum, Müller-Maguhn and Zimmermann (2012) |- The Official PGP User’s Guide - Phil Zimmermann (1995) |- Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates and Pirate Utopias - Peter Ludlow’s anthology including Timothy May’s work (2001)
Surveillance & Privacy
|- Your Face Belongs to Us - Kashmir Hill’s investigation into the rise of facial recognition surveillance (2023) |- Means of Control - Byron Tau on the hidden alliance between tech companies and government surveillance (2024) |- Data Cartels - Sarah Lamdan on the companies that monopolize and sell our information (2023)
Cryptocurrency & Economics
- Cryptoeconomics - Eric Voskuil’s comprehensive cryptoeconomics text
- Cryptosovereignty - Eric Cason’s work on crypto sovereignty
- The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous on Bitcoin from Austrian economics perspective (2018)
- The Praxeology of Privacy - Max Hillebrand’s work on privacy philosophy
Vonu & Personal Freedom
- Vonu - The Search for Personal Freedom by Rayo
- Vonu: The Search for Personal Freedom, Part 2 - Letters from Rayo
Strategy & Theory
- Second Realm - Book on Strategy
- Anarchy, State and the Internet
- The Network State - Balaji Srinivasan’s vision for crypto-anarchist virtual nations (2022)
Organizations & Institutions
Digital Rights
- Electronic Frontier Foundation - Digital rights organization co-founded by John Gilmore (1990-present)
- Free Haven Project - Free haven project for anonymous publishing
Anarchist & Libertarian Organizations
- Center for a Stateless Society - Left-libertarian market anarchist resources
- Ludwig von Mises Institute - Austrian School economics resources (1982-present)
Websites, Blogs & Communities
Comprehensive Resources
- agorism.dev - Amir Taaki’s website on agorism
- Activism.net - Historical cypherpunk resources
Blogs & Newsletters
- Free Man’s Perspective - Paul Rosenberg’s newsletter on crypto anarchy
- Towards Liberty - Max Hillebrand’s website
- Ross Ulbricht Essays - Essays from prison by Silk Road founder (2020-present)
- Ross Ulbricht Substack - Additional writings from Ross Ulbricht
- Gradually Then Suddenly - Parker Lewis essay series on Bitcoin (2019-2020)
- Mises Wire - Austrian economics daily articles
- Agorism Blog - Crypto agorism resources and essays
- Agorist Nexus - Community building for agorists
Publications
- AXXI Journal - Journal bridging crypto and agorism (2021-present)
Projects & Initiatives
- Derrick Broze Freedom Cells - Mutual aid network based on agorist principles
Historical Resources
Guides & Documentation
Privacy Guides
- EFF Surveillance Self-Defense - Privacy and security guides from EFF
- Privacy Tools - Comprehensive privacy tools directory
- Privacy Guides - Privacy-focused software recommendations
- Prism Break - Alternatives to proprietary software
Technical Documentation
- Tor Documentation - Comprehensive Tor Browser manual
- I2P vs Tor Comparison - Technical comparison of I2P and Tor
- Signal Protocol Documentation - Technical documentation for Signal Protocol
- ZK-SNARK Resources - Zero-knowledge proof educational resources
- What are zk-SNARKs? - Explanation of zero-knowledge proofs in Zcash
Practical Guides
- Crypto Agorism Guide - Practical guide to agorist markets
- Mises Bitcoin Topics - Austrian economics perspective on Bitcoin
Media & Documentaries
Feature Documentaries
- The Six Billion Dollar Man - Eugene Jarecki’s documentary on Julian Assange
- The Trust Fall: Julian Assange - Documentary on the Assange case and press freedom implications
Short Films & Talks
- Julian Assange and the dark secrets of war - DW Documentary on Assange and WikiLeaks (June 2024)
Academic Proceedings
- IEEE S&P 2024 - Top-tier security & privacy conference proceedings
- PoPETs 2024 - Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium proceedings