Neo-Cypherpunk Summit Hot Takes: Privacy, Decentralization, and Digital Sovereignty

In this DIF Hot Takes session, Grace Rachmany and Kyle Den Hartog debrief from the Neo-Cypherpunk Summit in Berlin, discussing what stood out from one of the largest privacy-focused events of Berlin Blockchain Week 2026. Topics include Signal's use of phone numbers as identifiers, why privacy cannot simply be "added" to a system, the tension between decentralization and real-world infrastructure, and differing perspectives on digital sovereignty, cryptocurrencies, and alternative economic systems.