Cypherpunk Historical Archive

Bitcoin stands on decades of cypherpunk innovation and digital cash experiments.

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This archive provides direct access to foundational documents, mailing list archives, and modern blockchain tools that shaped Bitcoin’s creation and ongoing evolution.

Foundational Cypherpunk Writings
The Cypherpunk Manifesto by Eric Hughes
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Timothy C. May
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html

A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow
https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence

Pre-Bitcoin Digital Cash Projects
DigiCash by David Chaum (archived)
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/digicash/

Hashcash by Adam Back
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/hashcash/

Bit Gold by Nick Szabo
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bit-gold/

Reusable Proof of Work (RPOW) by Hal Finney
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/rpow/

Bitcoin’s Genesis
The Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Satoshi Nakamoto’s Original Forum Posts
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3

Complete Satoshi Nakamoto Archive (Nakamoto Institute)
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/

Mailing List Archives
Cypherpunks Mailing List Archives (Pre-Bitcoin)
https://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/

Mailing List Archives
Metzdowd Cryptography Mailing List
https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/

Bitcoin Community & Development
Bitcointalk.org Forum
https://bitcointalk.org/

Bitcoin Developer Documentation
https://developer.bitcoin.org/devguide/index.html

Live Bitcoin Tools
Mempool.space – Real-time transaction visualizer
https://mempool.space/

Blockchain.com Explorer – Explore Bitcoin blocks
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer