▁difficult ▁to ▁say ▁which ▁country ' s ▁laws ▁will ▁be ▁ignored , ▁as ▁even ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁particip ant ▁is ▁unknown . ▁However , ▁participants ▁may ▁in ▁theory ▁volunt arily ▁create ▁new ▁laws ▁using ▁smart ▁contract s ▁or , ▁if ▁the ▁user ▁is ▁pseud onymous , ▁depend ▁on ▁online ▁reputation . ▁ ▁Origin ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁" C rypto ▁An arch ist ▁Man if esto ", ▁Tim othy ▁C . ▁May ▁introduced ▁the ▁basic ▁principles ▁of ▁c rypto - an arch ism , ▁encrypted ▁ex changes ▁ens uring ▁total ▁an onym ity , ▁total ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech , ▁and ▁total ▁freedom ▁to ▁trade ▁– ▁with ▁for ese e able ▁host ility ▁coming ▁from ▁States . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁" C rypto - " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁ κ ρ υ π τ ό ς ▁k rupt ós , ▁meaning ▁" hidden " ▁or ▁" secret ". ▁C rypto - an arch ism ▁refers ▁to ▁an arch ist ▁politics ▁founded ▁on ▁crypt ographic ▁methods , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁an arch ism ▁that ▁oper ates ▁in ▁secret . ▁ ▁Mot ives ▁One ▁mot ive ▁of ▁c rypto - an arch ists ▁is ▁to ▁defend ▁against ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁computer ▁networks ▁communication . ▁C rypto - an arch ists ▁try ▁to ▁protect ▁against ▁government ▁mass ▁surve ill ance , ▁such ▁as ▁PR IS M , ▁Tem por a , ▁tele communic ations ▁data ▁ret ention , ▁the ▁NS A ▁war rant