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An American cryptographer, Zimmermann created PGP, making strong cryptography accessible to everyone and defending digital privacy as a right, becoming a reference for crypto-anarchism and civil liberties.
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Creator of Ethereum, Buterin formulated d/acc — defensive, decentralized technological acceleration —, funds public goods through quadratic funding, champions cryptography and privacy, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticizes both the state and corporate monopolies.
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A federal parliamentary monarchy, Canada combines stable democracy, multiculturalism, a broad welfare state, and a market economy rich in natural resources, with a strong commitment to rights and diversity.
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During the Russian Revolution, Makhno's Free Territory was an anarchist experiment in Ukraine, with self-managed peasant communes and popular militias that rejected both the White state and Bolshevik power.
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