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Web3 will take back our privacy and our power. Life science and Greentech will renew our bodies and our planet. Join the entrepreneurs and risk investors on the journey to make it all happen.

Abbie Hoffman was a UC Berkeley political activist who co-founded the Youth International Party in 1967 with fellow radical Jerry Rubin. The Yippies created mass-media spectacles to highlight the connection between the military-industrial complex and Vietnam war-related corporate profits.

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At least 30 publishers rejected Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book before he published it through his own Pirate Editions in 1971. The book sold over a quarter of a million copies between April and November 1971. The number of those copies stolen is still unknown

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Abbie Hoffman has written a hip Boy Scout Handbook, a manual for survival in the counter culture. If you are a teenage runaway on the lam, or a 50‐year‐old executive finally gone bananas and about to drop out, then what you should probably read it. “Steal This Book” will tell you how to get the necessary stuff for free: food, clothes, housing, transportation, medical care— even money and dope. It explains how to start an underground press, how to get in the newspapers, how to make stink bombs, and procure a false ID. It tells you vital things, like what not to bring to a demonstration (contact lenses, ties, grass) and what to do if you are gassed, beaten up and arrested.

—New York Times Book Review, July 18, 1971

The Vietnam War-era rebellion centered on protecting the freedom of expression and seeking to take back power from centralized authorities. Sadly, the Gallup poll today shows that our distrust of institutions is even more profound. We are merely living in a modern take on the same old show.

At the same time, we have experienced incredible advancements in innovation that are steering us towards a greener planet and a longer, healthier life. Thousands of Web3 entrepreneurs are building decentralized apps across all industries, so we can get business done privately, peer-to-peer, without intermediaries and their usurous fees. Good things are coming, and we remain optimistic. 

“The decentralized future is not just about creating new applications; it’s  about rethinking how we organize society. You shouldn’t have to trust any single person, institution, or centralized organization to transact and get things done.”

—Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder and developer of Ethereum

In the global Silicon Valley, who you know, what you know, and when you know it is the highest valued currency. The Cryptonite team stays maniacally focused on identifying the innovation trends, inside stories, and next-generation companies that matter and passing that currency to our members in real-time. This effort requires scouring over 300 sources and leveraging text, audio, and video for optimum content delivery.

Our goal is to save our members’ time and keep them informed, so they stay relevant and seize on new opportunities.

The new squalls of disruption upon us will create over $100 trillion in new wealth and millions of new jobs over the next 20 years. Our promise is the more you support Cryptonite and connect with our community, the greater your stake will be in the new era of prosperity. Such are the Laws of the Cryptocosm.

We are very grateful that you have joined us on this journey.

—Anthony Perkins, founder & editor of Cryptonite

Two great anthems of the early ‘70s — Marvin & CSN&Y

What's Going On?

Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today - yeah

Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, oh

Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
What's going on
Yeah, what's going on
Tell me what's going on

Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply because our hair is long
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today