Libertas per Obscura

A cyber-hermetical journey through monetary technology

A collection of reflections on money as technology—and on cryptocurrencies as a possible way out.

May 26 •

Money without Masters

Escape financial surveillance and ascend into digital freedom through new monetary technologies.

May 25 •

Cyber Hermetica: a synthesis

A synthesis to navigate the cognitive degeneration of our Age.

May 6 •

Delta Whisperers: bots that hack the mind

An experiment on Reddit unveils the persuasive potential of LLMs. What’s going on, what are the implications, and what defense techniques can we adopt?

May 4 •

Crypto Wars and the digital dollar: Trump shakes things up

The cloudy sky in the US shows glimpses of light, while Europe remains stuck in an endless downpour, drowning in regulatory mud with no hope of change.

Jan 31 •

Chatcontrol is back on the table

After a brief suspension due to the lack of agreement on the text, the European Union is trying again with some important changes that might reconcile…

Sep 19, 2024 •

Monero is for criminals

Monero is for criminals, say the good guys. “Yes, it is,” Monero replies.

Sep 10, 2024 •

Macron, Durov, Zuckerberg, and the Crypto Wars

Updates from the Crypto Wars front: as usually, conspiracy theorists were right.

Aug 28, 2024 •

Telegram founder arrested

Another serious incident reminding us that it might be time to end pointless tribalism and actively engage in safeguarding our intellectual, physical…

Aug 26, 2024

Alexey Pertsev's conviction is a conviction against privacy

Is developing privacy enhancing sofware going to be illegal soon?

May 16, 2024 •

The European Union is slowly banning online privacy

A confidential document from the Council of the European Union reveals the intention to discourage the use and spread of tools to protect online…

May 11, 2024 •

The Tornado Cash case and the future of our financial privacy

New judiciary documents in the Tornado Cash case highlight the fields where the next battle for our financial privacy will take place.

May 2, 2024 •

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