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cryptoanarchy

cryptoanarchy noun: the use of cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and transcend national boundaries.

Noun

cryptoanarchy (uncountable)

  1. The use of cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and transcend national boundaries.
    • This truism is the core of crypto anarchy. No central control, no ruler, no leader (except by example, reputation), no ‘laws’. No single nation controls the Net, no administrative body sets policy.2016, Vernor Vinge, editor, True Names, Penguin, →ISBN

Forms of cryptoanarchy

alternative formcrypto anarchy

Origin of cryptoanarchy

From crypto- + anarchy.

Questions about cryptoanarchy

What does cryptoanarchy mean?
Cryptoanarchy means the use of cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and transcend national boundaries.
What part of speech is cryptoanarchy?
Cryptoanarchy is a noun.

Words near cryptoanarchy in the dictionary

  1. cryptoanalysis
  2. cryptoanalyst
  3. cryptoanalysts
  4. cryptoanalytic
  5. cryptoanalytical
  6. cryptoanarchy
  7. cryptoaperturate
  8. cryptoasset
  9. cryptoassets
  10. cryptobabble
  11. cryptobasidiaceous

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