crypto-anarchism

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crypto- +‎ anarchism

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crypto-anarchism (uncountable)

  1. (computing, political science) The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.
    • 2017 June 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters”, in The Observer‎[1]:
      The rise of crypto-anarchism might be good news for individual users – and there are plenty working on ways of using this technology for decent social purposes – but it’s also bad news for governments.
  2. (political science) The realization of anarchy in cyberspace.

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