crypto-anarchism
nounEtymology From crypto- + anarchism.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Political science, Sciences, Social sciences The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.
- 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.2017 June 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters”, in The Observer:
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Political science, Social sciences The realization of anarchy in cyberspace.
- Related terms
- crypto-anarchist, cryptoanarchy