Community Note:

The hypocrisy of those claiming the cypherpunk mantle has never been clearer.

When developer Peter Todd exposed a potential DoS vulnerability in Bitcoin Knots, Blockstream CEO Adam Back responded with a dare: "tell us more. or try it out @buraq style?"

"Buraq style" means attacking the network in the wild, rather than responsible disclosure—a direct encouragement to commit a Denial-of-Service against a running Bitcoin full node.

The original cypherpunks sought to protect privacy and build resilient systems against censorship. These individuals, and more, use the "cypherpunk" label to justify hostile, destructive acts. They are fake cypherpunks who attack other implementations, undermine decentralization, and betray the very principles they claim to uphold.

This is a dangerous attempt to seize control and must be recognized as such.