joshcrites.com

About

I am a dreamer with a passion for learning about new things/perspectives. I am optimistic about social technologies that empower individuals, particularly cryptography and blockchains.

Seeking high potential realities.

Projects

Here are a few of my software-related projects:

• I currently leading the developer relations team at Aztec Labs.
• You can read more about some of what I've learned about developer relations here.
• I'm also working on Bank of JubJub, an on-chain, private transfer application using zk-snarks and homomorphic encryption.
• A privacy suite for ERC20 tokens including sealed bid auctions, private crowd funding and private token voting, an Eth Denver 2024 hackathon project. Cant see past my shades.
• I made Nounish Blockies, a generative NFT project on Ethereum.

Contact

Email me at [email protected] or find me on X or Farcaster.

Books

Some of my favorite books:

• The Immanent Metaphysics
• The Effective Choice
• Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
• Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
• The Romance of Reality
• GOD
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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"We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money." Eric Hughes, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto