CYPHERPUNK RETREAT 2025 Recap TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations. 🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong. Hacktivists (@FreedomofPress, @TMIYChao, @redshiftzero, @jarradhope_), cryptographers (@jaromil), civil society advocates (@helveticade, @alexis_roussel), infrastructure experts (@juanbenet, @SCBuergel, @vpavlin), came together alongside voices from electronic voting (@vocdoni) , vpn & mixnets (@_wjth, @nym), encrypted messaging (@tessalaprofessa, @germnetwork, @matrix, @session_app), browser (@PryvitKyle, @brave), @torproject devs, researchers (@kassandraETH), radio comms specialist, lawyers (@MarinaMarkezic) file sharing innovators (@IPFS,@Filecoin), and many more freedom tech advocates joined the conversation. Together. Beyond tribalism (web3, web2, competition) 🧩 Same values, diverse approaches — truly productive. Across 30+ sessions, changemakers with a clear-eyed understanding of the digital age’s challenges — and the determination to act — came together to co-create real solutions. What stood out most? The genuine sense of purpose. Everyone showed up not just to participate, but to freely share their expertise in service of a greater cause. 🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem. The Cypherpunk Retreat laid the groundwork for long-term collaboration. The impact of these interactions will echo for years — through partnerships, shared standards, joint projects, and ongoing mutual support. The Internet Archive was glad to connect with Tor and WEDF. Germ, and Bluesky with Matrix. Brave with Ethereum. United in privacy. A huge thank you to the entire teams at @protocollabs, @web3privacy, and @cosmikagency for their outstanding work in doing what surveillance capitalism cannot: bringing people together.