Paralelní Polis Prague
Active concepts
Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (2014 - )
An annual conference exploring cryptoanarchy, digital privacy, and decentralization. It brings together hackers, activists, and tech enthusiasts to discuss emerging technologies that promote individual freedom in the digital age.
Pizza Day Prague (2022 - )
The event series explores the technical and ideological challenges of scaling a decentralized cryptocurrency, bringing together the community to navigate these issues.
Historical concepts
Institute of Cryptoanarchy (2014 - 2024)
A collective promoting digital freedom and decentralized technologies. It focuses on cryptography and alternative economic models, aiming to empower individuals against censorship and surveillance.
Paper Hub (2014 - 2024)
A cryptocurrency-only coworking space in Prague. It offers a unique work environment that embraces decentralized technologies and alternative economic models, supporting the broader mission of Paralelni Polis.
Bitcoin Coffee (2014 - 2024)
A unique espresso bar, Bitcoin Coffee showcasing innovative technologies. By accepting only cryptocurrencies, it highlights practical applications of cryptocurrency, while drawing inspiration from Berlin's coffee culture to create exceptional flavors.
ETHPrague (2022 - 2023)
A major Ethereum hackathon and conference in Prague, uniting developers and enthusiasts from the blockchain community. The event features workshops, talks, and networking, encouraging collaboration on innovative Ethereum projects.
Bordel (2020 - 2023)
Bordel is a community hackerspace in the basement of Paralelní Polis in Prague, featuring a modular setup for work, hacking, and workshops. It offers a variety of tools, 3D printers, soldering equipment, and musical instruments, without any ideological affiliation or strict technological focus.
Paralelní Polis Studio (2020 - 2022)
A broadcasting program that mirrors the original meetup format of art, science, and technology, enhanced with advanced content. Unlike many YouTube channels that recycle the same topics and personalities, we focus on in-depth discussions that go beyond clickbait and simplistic analyses.
Decentruck (2020 - 2021)
A multifunctional “crypto-liberation” truck promoting digital freedom, decentralization, and crypto-anarchy. This black vehicle travels across Europe and beyond, aiming to educate the public on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency adoption, and sustainable development.
Hackatoshi's Flying Circuit (2017 - 2021)
A cypherpunk initiative promoting privacy and decentralization to counter authoritarianism. It combines virtual and physical interventions to inspire and develop solutions for societal issues using privacy-focused and decentralized approaches.
The Coins (2017 - 2020)
This initiative honors digital freedom fighters with limited-edition silver coins, each tied to 0.01 BTC through secure BitNotes. Led by artist Roman Týc, it blends art, technology, and cryptocurrency, with only 100 coins minted per year.
Description
The Parallel Polis project combines art, social sciences and modern technology. It is based on the ideas of freedom, independence and innovative development of society. One of the main concepts is the consistent effort to remain "state free". Parallel Polis operates completely without state participation. At the same time, it does not draw any funds from public finances, i.e. from money raised by the state monopoly through involuntary forced payments ? taxes.
Parallel Polis is a non-profit organisation with the legal form of a 'society'. The structure of Polis is based on a membership base. The members of the organisation contribute to the running of the project financially or by their own activity. Each member shows interest in the main ideas of Parallel Polis and tries to spread them. These are new technologies, decentralization and cryptoanarchy. We see cryptoanarchy as a potentially reasonable variant of social order. Through our activities we try to contribute to the critical discussion of the related problems of our time.
A part of the budget of Parallel Polis consists of income from donations. The donors' council of the association has a significant socio-economic overlap for Polis. It is made up of members who, through their monthly membership dues, help cover the most important costs of running the house, especially rent. If you would like to become a donor, please contact any member of Parallel Polis. The conditions for becoming a donor are a clean criminal record and a commitment to pay a monthly membership fee of a uniform amount of 15,000 CZK. In addition, we expect donors to make a personal contribution to the project, built on joint meetings, and to be willing to help meet our goals.
Other income comes from the operation of the sub-projects and activities of Parallel Polis. We also occasionally rent out space in the building when it is not in use.
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