Cypherpunk gathering

DARK Prague 2026

Technology is terrain. New forms take root between freedom and capture.

Date
Oct 2 to 4, 2026
Venue
Old Wastewater Treatment Plant, Prague, CZ
Duration
3 Days
General Partners
Cake Wallet
Logos
The Event

The Event

Technology is terrain. Biology is leverage. Networks carry power.

This is where systems are examined to understand how control is built, maintained, and resisted. Not to admire them, but to learn how they can be altered, rerouted, or abandoned.

Between freedom and capture, new forms take root. This is not a conference. This is a gathering rooted in autonomy.

Confirmed

Speakers

Full Schedule
AJS
AJS

MoneroKon contributor & Monero merchant

AMIR TAAKI
AMIR TAAKI

DarkFi / Cryptography

ARAL BALKAN
ARAL BALKAN

Small Technology Foundation / activist, designer & developer

BILL LABOON
BILL LABOON

Web3 Foundation / VP Technical Operations

DARKO
DARKO

Hodling / Sovereignty & Privacy

DAVID MOLNAR
DAVID MOLNAR

software engineer contributing to Bitcoin privacy

ELSIRION
ELSIRION

Fedimint / Cryptoanarchist

FEYZA SOLMAZ
FEYZA SOLMAZ

Chainway Labs / Web3 Events & Operations

HBS
HBS

Atomic Cypherpunk

JURAJ B.
JURAJ B.

Educator & Cryptoanarchist

KERMIT
KERMIT

P2P & Network Protocol Researcher

KIERAN ZIMMER
KIERAN ZIMMER

RationScaled / software engineer & psychologist

KIRSTEN
KIRSTEN

Logos / cryptoanarchist

KRIS
KRIS

open-source & privacy advocate

LINDA M
LINDA M

Pala Labs / Founder & Governance Coordinator

MAREK
MAREK

cryptography engineer

MARIO
MARIO

BordelWTF / Cypherpunk, hacker & cat lover

MAX HILLEBRAND
MAX HILLEBRAND

Praxeologist / Cypherpunk / Cryptoanarchis

MMLADO
MMLADO

walleteer

PAVOL LUPTAK
PAVOL LUPTAK

NETHEMBA / Cryptoanarchist & Hacker

POLTO
POLTO

Hodling / Bitcoin Advocate

REYMOM
REYMOM

physicist by training & independent researcher and builder

ROOS
ROOS

Decentralized Systems Engineer

ROXANA NASOI
ROXANA NASOI

Logos / Technology & Go-to-Market Strategist in digital economies

RYTA
RYTA

WebXR vibe-developer and designer

SAL MAYWEATHER
SAL MAYWEATHER

Agorist. Cypherpunk. Disintermediator

TUR TYHYI
TUR TYHYI

writer, philosopher & field journalist

Location

The Venue

Old Wastewater Treatment Plant

Papírenská 199/6, Bubeneč · Prague, Czech Republic

The last fully preserved first-generation wastewater treatment facility in the world. Built in 1906. Art Nouveau industrial architecture with original machinery intact. On the UNESCO Tentative List. A venue as radical as the ideas discussed within.

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Saturday night

HighLights

After twelve hours of talks, workshops and debates, it is time to switch frequencies.

HIGH LIGHTS is the official Saturday night rave of DARK Prague. A curated lineup of DJs, industrial surroundings, and one more reason to stay awake.

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Community

Project Hub

We’re introducing a new Project Hub — a space for hackerspaces, educational initiatives, intentional communities, independent networks, local economies, cultural collectives, and other projects building practical alternatives outside traditional institutions.

Not a startup expo. Not a sponsor showcase. A place to discover communities, exchange ideas, find collaborators, and meet the people building parallel systems in the real world.

Running a community-driven project aligned with privacy, decentralization, autonomy, open technology, or community self-organization? Sign up!

Project Hub
Culture bitpunk.fm

Independent Media

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Community Bloom Network

Local Economy

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Community Cypher Atlas

Educational Initiative

Cypher Atlas – a map of the crypto-anarchist and privacy ecosystem. Who is here, what came out of…

Technology darknode

Decentralized Networks

darknode is a DarkFi full node running on a Raspberry Pi 5 in my flat, plus the telemetry…

ForgeSworn

We are building open source (MIT) building blocks for sovereign commerce, identity and trust. Around 40 public repos…

Culture ImageNotFound

Art Collective

Our work lives somewhere between artivism and cypherpunk values. We believe in questioning systems, reclaiming public space, decentralizing…

Community MoneroKon

Educational Initiative

We are organising MoneroKon 2027

Technology PikaSim

Privacy Tools

We’re building PikaSim. We provide anonymous eSIMs and real phone numbers across more than 190 countries. No account,…

Research Polis Labs

Polis Labs is building governance tools that integrate liberation technology to avoid falling into the same pathologies we…

Community space

Logos LAN/Party

A dedicated community space for workshops, discussions, live experiments, and hands-on collaboration, hosted by Logos. Throughout the weekend, attendees can expect practical sessions, ecosystem updates, interactive demos, and collaborative experiments exploring decentralized communication, identity, archiving, coordination, and other freedom technologies. Whether you’re already part of the ecosystem or simply curious about what’s coming next, the Logos LAN Party will be the place to meet builders, exchange ideas, and get involved.

Visit Logos

Logos LAN/Party
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Partners & Sponsors

FAQ

Accessibility

All areas include wheelchair access and accessible facilities. Please contact us in advance if you require additional assistance.

Age Restrictions

The majority of DARK EVENTS are all-ages events. Children under 15 may attend free of charge when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Student ticket holders aged 15–26 must present a valid student ID at the entrance. Failure to do so may result in denied entry. Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising their children at all times during the event. Please note that the raves are strictly 18+ .

Food & Beverages

A curated selection of food trucks, vendors, bars, coffee, and non-alcoholic options will be available throughout the event. All vendors will accept both card payments and cryptocurrencies.

Get Involved

There are many ways to become part of DARK EVENTS. Attend the conference, volunteer with the team, become a partner, or collaborate on one of the many projects surrounding the event. If you would like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.

Official Language

The official language of the conference is English. All talks, workshops, panels, and stage discussions will be conducted in English.

Partners & Sponsors

DARK.EVENTS is made possible through the support of aligned partners, sponsors, and communities who share our interest in open technologies, autonomy, privacy, and independent thinking. If you would like to support one of our events, host a stage, organize a workshop, or explore a broader collaboration, we’d love to hear from you .

Photography & Recording

Most talks will be recorded and published after the event. Speakers may choose in advance whether they wish their session to be recorded. An official event photographer and videographer will be present throughout the conference. Upon arrival, attendees will have the option to use a clearly visible privacy sticker indicating that they do not wish to be photographed or filmed. Our media team will respect these preferences whenever reasonably possible. Professional photographic and videographic equipment may not be used without prior approval from the organisers. The use of wearable recording devices, including smart glasses with photo or video recording capabilities (such as Meta Ray-Ban glasses), is not permitted. Phone photography is permitted. However, attendees may not photograph or record other participants without their consent. Privacy sticker holders should never be photographed or recorded without explicit permission. Privacy is one of our core values. We do not publish large galleries of attendee photos, and our focus is on documenting the event rather than individual participants. Anyone repeatedly ignoring privacy requests or photographing participants without consent may be warned by the organisers and, in serious or repeated cases, may be asked to leave the event without a refund. If you appear in any published photo or video and would prefer it to be removed, simply contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Tickets & Refund Policy

Accepted Payment Methods Tickets can be purchased using a credit or debit card, as well as BTC, LTC, XMR, and Zcash. Ticket Refund Policy All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. As our events take place on specific dates, the standard 14-day withdrawal period for online purchases does not apply. Postponed or Rescheduled Events Tickets for postponed or rescheduled events remain valid for the new dates and are not eligible for a refund. Should an event be rescheduled, all ticket holders will be notified via email and their tickets will automatically remain valid for the updated dates. Event Cancellation In the unlikely event that an event is cancelled by the organisers, ticket holders will not be entitled to a monetary refund. Instead, all valid tickets will remain valid for a future event organised by DARK.EVENTS of equal or higher value. Ticket holders may also choose to transfer the value of their ticket to another DARK.EVENTS event. Ticket Validity To ensure your ticket is valid, purchase it exclusively through official DARK.EVENTS sales channels. Tickets purchased through unauthorized channels may be invalid, duplicated, or fraudulent. Such tickets will not be honored and are not eligible for refunds, replacements, or compensation. Ticket Transfers All tickets are fully transferable. Ticket holders may transfer their ticket to another person at any time before the event. Invoices If you require an invoice for your ticket purchase, please contact us within 14 days of purchase at [email protected] .
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More than a thousand years old, Prague has survived empires, occupations, revolutions, and regime changes. Today, it remains a place where history, technology, culture, and resistance frequently intersect.

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