The Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress returns to Mumbai, India on November 2, 2026, organized by the Web3Privacy Now collective. The event expects around 5,000 participants from over 70 countries for a day dedicated to privacy, digital rights, and cypherpunk values. The 2026 theme is ‘The Ancestral Fork,’ addressing legacy societal and technological biases. The program includes talks, panels, and interactive experiences covering democratizing AI, internet censorship, positive freedom, digital public infrastructure (including ‘s Aadhaar and UPI), neo-cypherpunk activism, and sustainable privacy economics. Past editions have featured speakers from the Ethereum Foundation, Tor Project, EFF, and Protocol Labs.