"I've noticed that cryptographic graybeards (I was in my mid 50's) tend to get cynical. I was more idealistic; I have always loved crypto, the mystery and the paradox of it."
— Hal Finney (Bitcoin and Me, 2013)
#cryptography #cypherpunk
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