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Tim May, Father of 'Crypto Anarchy,' Is Dead at 67
The Cypherpunk co-founder was a major influence on both bitcoin and WikiLeaks.
Read on: https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/16/tim-may-influential-writer-on-crypto-ana
The Cypherpunk co-founder was a major influence on both bitcoin and WikiLeaks.
Tim May, co-founder of the influential Cypherpunks mailing list and a significant influence on both bitcoin and WikiLeaks, passed away last week at his home in Corralitos, California. The news was announced Saturday on a Facebook post written by his friend Lucky Green.
In his influential 1988 essay, "The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto," May predicted that advances in computer technology would eventually allow "individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other" anonymously and without government intrusion. "These developments will alter completely the nature of government regulation [and] the ability to tax and control economic interactions," he wrote.
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Read on: https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/16/tim-may-influential-writer-on-crypto-ana
