Ethereum Official: Privacy in the ecosystem is undergoing a renaissance; today's Ethereum is the new cypherpunk.

MarsBitNews · 2026-03-13T01:15:32+00:00

Ethereum officials state that privacy in its ecosystem is undergoing transformation, becoming a representative of the new cypherpunk movement, emphasizing values such as permissionlessness, decentralization, and privacy. This philosophy originates from protecting user privacy in online activities and encourages the community to become privacy advocates.

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2026-03-13 01:15:32

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Mars Finance reports that on March 13, the Ethereum official announced that privacy within the Ethereum ecosystem is undergoing a transformation, even a renaissance. Ethereum originated from the cypherpunk movement, which has been part of the fight to protect digital rights through open-source technology for decades. The core of this struggle is privacy rights—users’ online activities should not be repackaged and used for commercial purposes. Cypherpunks are committed to resisting censorship, open source, privacy, and security (CROPS).

The new cypherpunk is a contemporary collaborative philosophy that upholds values such as permissionless access, privacy, decentralization, anti-censorship, trustlessness, and open source. It is oriented towards positive-sum interactions but rooted in a realistic political understanding of self-defense. Today’s Ethereum embodies the new cypherpunk, modernizing traditional principles. This is the cypherpunk style with an Ethereum flavor!

The new cypherpunk is part of Eric Hughes’ legacy, exemplifying the deepest understanding within the cypherpunk community of how to achieve privacy. By the end of 2023, Vitalik called on the community to “revitalize Ethereum’s cypherpunk spirit,” and now may be the best time to become an advocate for privacy within the Ethereum ecosystem.

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