Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Mumbai 2026

Get ready for a powerful meeting of privacy builders, open-source advocates, researchers, activists, and Web3 innovators at the Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Mumbai 2026 on 2 November 2026 at Yashwantrao Chavan Center, Mumbai, during Devcon week. The congress places a high priority on digital rights, cryptography, decentralization, internet freedom, digital privacy, and AI commons. Experience the 2026 theme, “The Ancestral Fork,” focused on moving beyond inherited technological and societal biases.

Organised By

Web3Privacy Now is a decentralized, community-led Web3 event organizer founded by Myskola Siusko in 2022, focused on digital privacy, civil rights, research, education, and self-determination in the Web3 ecosystem.

Event Highlights

• Connect with 5,000+ visitors
• 70 countries
• 100+ speakers connected
• Explore 20+ interactive experiences
• Free-to-attend community gathering 
• Celebrating privacy and internet freedoms

Why Attend Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Mumbai 2026?

• Meet global privacy and Web3 communities in Mumbai
• Learn how open-source technology can support digital rights
• Explore real-world approaches to internet shutdowns and censorship
• Understand emerging conversations around digital identity and data protection
• Exchange ideas with activists, developers, researchers, and policymakers
• Connect with Web3 privacy, civil liberties, FOSS, and decentralization.

Focus Areas

• Democratising AI – Open-source AI and a more accessible AI commons
• Internet Censorship – FOSS tools, mesh networks, and resilient communication
• Positive Freedom – Interactive community experiences around technology and autonomy
• Digital Public Infrastructure – Privacy challenges around digital identity and public platforms
• Neo-Cypherpunk – Encryption, privacy-by-default, and practical digital activism
• Sustainable Privacy Economy – Connecting privacy technology, public goods, protocols, and funding

Speakers

• Kurt Opsahl – Filecoin Foundation
• Isabela Fernandes – Tor Project
• Ahmed Ghappour – Flashbots
• Amir Taaki – DarkFi
• Danny O'Brien – Filecoin Foundation / EFF

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Mumbai 2026 provides fresh ideas, practical privacy solutions, and meaningful conversations to shape the future of Web3 privacy, digital rights, and decentralized technology.