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cryptolibertarian en · ADJ

From crypto- + libertarian.

Related to, characteristic of, or espousing cryptolibertarianism.
- I think that the cryptocurrency that breaks out (whether it is Bitcoin or another) will shed its cryptolibertarian roots and embrace the responsibilities that come with being economically significant. 2017, Alec Ross, The Industries of the Future, page 118:
- Techno-geeks devoured the crypto-libertarian science fiction of authors like Robert Heinlein, and they ushered in the computer revolution. 2015, Carrie-Ann Biondi, “Counter-Culture Capitalist”, in Shawn E. Klein, editors, Steve Jobs and Philosophy, page 20:
- With those inchoate thoughts of anonymous security breaches whispering in May’s ear, he discovered the article whose ideas would finally make his crypto-libertarian dreams possible. 2012, Andy Greenberg, This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information, page 65:

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From crypto- + libertarian.

One who supports cryptolibertarianism.
- Move over, Democrats and Republicans, Liberals and Socialists and Fascists. Here come the Cryptolibertarians, the wirehead heirs of Thomas Jefferson and Henry David Thoreau. 1997 September 8, Josh McHugh, “Politics for the really cool”, in Forbes, page 172:
- In 2008, Murdoch released the Tor Browser Bundle, bringing Tor farther out of the bedrooms of computer enthusiasts and crypto-libertarians and into a much wider world of users. 2024, Ben Collier, Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy, page 119:
- This vision is also shared by a number of crypto-libertarians, such as the team behind Bitnation, who believe that — since we have lost trust in our governments — we shall now rely on blockchain technology to create trustless systems (i.e. systems where trust is no longer needed) with a view to support and facilitate a series of atomic peer-to-peer interactions in a seemingly stateless environment. 2018, Primavera De Filippi, “Citizenship in the Era of Blockchain-Based Virtual Nations”, in Rainer Bauböck, editor, Market Valuation of Citizenship by Nation (Value of Human Life), pages 272-273:

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