Crypto-anarchism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography. uncountable

    "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. 2
    The realization of anarchy in cyberspace. uncountable

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From crypto- + anarchism.

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