Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki wants to weaponise the cryptocurrency and use it to promote the spread of democratic confederalism. About ninety people are listening to a young man wearing black clothes and a black beret, with a close-cropped beard that gives him an air of martial intensity. The renowned figure, who spent several months fighting Isis in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria, is recruiting a team of "monk-hackers" for a dojo based in Catalonia, Spain. In an interview with CoinDesk, Taaki, whose real name is Mustafa Akyol, said that he was inspired by the work done by Anonymous against Islamic State (IS) last year.
Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki wants to weaponise the cryptocurrency and use it to promote the spread of democratic confederalism. The renowned figure, who spent several months fighting Isis in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria, is recruiting a team of "monk-hackers" for a dojo based in Catalonia, Spain. In an interview with CoinDesk, Taaki, whose real name is Mustafa Akyol, said that he was inspired by the work done by Anonymous against Islamic State (IS) last year.