Zooko Wilcox

Zooko Wilcox

Cryptographer & Cypherpunk Pioneer

Zooko Wilcox is a cypherpunk and cryptographer known for advancing privacy-preserving technology. His reading spans security, neuroscience, and speculative fiction.

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Zooko Wilcox is a cypherpunk and cryptographer best known for creating Zcash, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency using zero-knowledge proofs. He has spent decades working on decentralized systems and cryptographic protocols that prioritize user privacy and security.

7 Books Recommended by Zooko Wilcox

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#1

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5 people recommended

This book changed my life when it came out. [...] It made me want to be a hacker. But not a criminal — a hero of the computer revolution.

Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Austen Allred, Donald Knuth, John Carmack

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#2

Good Calories, Bad Calories

by Gary Taubes

4 people recommended

When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century.

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Nassim Taleb, Peter Attia

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#3

Altered Carbon

by Richard K. Morgan

2 people recommended

I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s).

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Also recommended by: Ryan Shea

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#4

Woken Furies

by Richard K. Morgan

I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s).

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#5

The Codebreakers

by David Kahn

Good book.

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#6

Broken Angels

by Richard K. Morgan

I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s).

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#7

Between Silk and Cyanide

by Leo Marks

Of the cypherpunk canon.

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