Neocypherpunk Summit

Max Hampshire is a technologist, researcher, and developer advocate working at the intersection of privacy, decentralization, and digital autonomy. Currently Senior Developer Relations at Nym Technologies, he helps developers build privacy-preserving applications and infrastructure for a more secure and surveillance-resistant internet. His work spans developer tooling, education, protocol design, and the practical adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies.

Based in Amsterdam, Max has spent over a decade exploring the social, political, and technical implications of decentralized systems. He is a co-founder of terra0, an experimental project investigating autonomous ecosystems and machine ownership through blockchain technology, and has contributed to research initiatives including the RIAT Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics and the Institute of Network Cultures.

Combining a background in blockchain engineering, political philosophy, and technology studies, Max's work bridges theory and practice—from building developer infrastructure to advancing the cypherpunk vision of privacy, sovereignty, and collective resilience. His talks and projects have been featured at events including Transmediale, Ars Electronica, Devcon, and Web3 Summit.