# 1. Crypto-Anarchism

This book discusses the pros and cons of crypto anarchism

# 1. Cons of Crypto-Anarchism

Source: [https://ianhak.substack.com/p/crypto-anarchism-plutocracy-and-digital](https://ianhak.substack.com/p/crypto-anarchism-plutocracy-and-digital) Against Anarchy

Source 2: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APlW1f0Kkes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APlW1f0Kkes) Video about the Crypto Manifesto, what it stands for, technologies we need and the consequences of it.

A system for anonymous communication and interaction, untethered from one's legal identity.

Your identity isn't your government issued name anymore, just what you known for online, your reputation online. Hence, you can live multiple lives basically with multiple identities without others knowing that all these identities belong to the same person.

The cryptographic technology stack

1. Public-Private key cryptography
2. Zero-knowledge interactive proof systems
3. Secure software protocols for interaction
4. Tamper-proof hardware

The Dark side

1. Free trade in national secrets
2. Markets for illicit and stolen goods
3. "Abhorrent markets for assassinations"
4. Use by various criminal elements

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