In the crypto community cypherpunks are advocates of privacy, but the community itself predates cryptocurrencies, having been established in the late eighties through the cypherpunks electronic mailing list. This movement advocates privacy through strong cryptography and the use of technology, believing a high level of social privacy could bring about positive political change. Monero is a cryptocurrency that is based on a privacy-focussed blockchain and uses ring signatures, zero-knowledge proofs, and “stealth addresses” to obfuscate transaction details. What do you think of the cypherpunk movement?

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