Juraj Bednár

The internet is broken. We want free stuff, so we are the product. The datacenters are not free. Our identities, our social graphs, our channels and often our revenue are either owned or passed through intermediaries, who can flip the switch - and we're gone. There are ways to take our online lives back, but it needs a bit of a cypherpunk mindset, and willingness to experiment. Reticulum is a low-.. (2024-11-12)

Paralelní Polis represents a non-state, non-profit entity, birthed in 2014 amidst the creative activism of the Ztohoven collective. The annals of time have witnessed our continued stewardship of the esteemed Hackers Congress. As we now converge to bring its momentous tenth iteration to a reverent closure, we simultaneously embark on a meaningful commencement of the tenth chapter in the chronicles .. (2024-07-08)

An entrepreneur, hacker and explorer. (2024-06-02)

A lot of people talk about cypherpunk history. But what is our future? What technologies matter? Does Bitcoin need technological upgrades and if yes, on which level? What about related technologies? Nostr as a bitcoin-friendly social network, open-source AI that knows the answer to who would build the roads without the state. How do we react to regulatory pressure and where do we go from here? (2023-09-22)

Can bitcoin have a place in society regardless of where politicians and businessmen in suits want to lead it? Run your node and ignore everyone else or go out and preach the dharma of Satoshi to everyone? (2023-03-26)

Not everyone sees cryptocurrencies as a powerful liberalising tool that is unparalleled in our society. A tool that erodes the authoritarian paradigm of states and creates a new decentralised paradigm where the state no longer has a place. (2023-01-22)

Is it possible to make smart decisions in times of uncertainty? Is volatility of the environment the enemy? Could we perhaps utilize freedom as a way to avoid digital totality? If yes, how do we measure it, and how do we make sure we are prepared in advance, not reacting to what's already happening? (2021-07-24)

In a world where financial surveillance is a norm and banking secrecy is gone, what are our option? And how does the surveillance apparatus really work? (2019-10-16)

#hcpp19 | Panel - CRYPTO LIBERATION COMMUNITIES MEETUP - Nelson Melina, Marc Guals, Joerg Platzer, Gideon Gallasch, Smuggler, Martin Leskovjan, Juraj Bednár, Tomas Kanócz (2019-10-16)

Speaker: Juraj Bednár (2018-10-06)

How to organize a crypto / bitcoin meet-up in your area? How to fund the meet-up, how to attract an audience. What are experience of people around the world in organizing the meet-ups? (2018-10-05)

Most libertarians will go through several phases. Seeing the inefficiency or injustice of the state is one of them. I want to suggest that there is another phase: Taking your liberty into your own hands. Hate taxes? Go to tax haven! Don't like public schools? Unschool your kids. Do you want banking privacy? Cryptos! Don't like traditional models of relationships? Invent and build your own. (2018-03-11)

In previous years I had a talk about why I think Liberty is a DIY project - that it's a personal responsibility of each and every one of us. Then I had two presentations about hacking the biology of our bodies and brain. This talk is continuation of all this work - how does liberty tie to our health, mental and physical performance? What are some of the best hacks to be more free, improve your bra.. (2017-05-23)