CryptoQuikRead_058 - The Genesis Files: How David Chaum Spawned a Cypherpunk Dream

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Apr 27 2018 | 00:21:16

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"Chaum’s work would inspire a group of cryptographers, hackers and activists, connected through a mailing list. It was this group — which included DigiCash contributors like Nick Szabo and Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn — that would come to be known as the cypherpunks."Link to the Bitcoin Magazine article by Aaron Van Wirdum:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/genesis-files-how-david-chaums-ecash-spawned-cypherpunk-dream/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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