# Cypherpunk Congress 4 comes to Lisbon under the theme โ€œ The Atlantic Commons" Source: https://x.com/web3privacy/status/2118659674497237271 Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Cypherpunk-Congress-4-comes-to-Lisbon-under-the-theme-The-Atlantic-Commons?index=0x6aee6d7d3f9485906726943fa2365aea6991c63e917e391d0ad9984ee35ce1b6d797b2cf Submitted by misha on 2026-11-07 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments ## Summary Cypherpunk Congress 4 will take place in Lisbon under the theme "The Atlantic Commons," which the announcement presents as a festival of digital rights and alternatives to big tech. The post frames Portugal as a meeting point of empire, colonial extraction, migration and European power, and as a bridge between Europe, Africa, Latin America and the wider Global South. It also says the organizers plan a series of worldwide meetups from the Global South to Europe before the main Congress, and that they will hold neo-cypherpunk activations at events such as cryptoravebr, FOSSASIA, Mozilla Festival and re:publica. ## Article Olรก! Cypherpunk Congress 4 is coming to Lisbon ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Expect the biggest digital rights x neo-cypherpunk festival celebrating people, encryption, free speech, privacy, alternatives to big tech, culture & you. Congress 4 theme: "The Atlantic Commons". Portugal is a place where the histories of empire, colonial extraction, migration & European power meet the struggle for a different digital future. It's is a bridge between Europe, Africa, Latin America and the wider Global South. Not as a symbolic meeting point, but as a place to challenge who owns technology, who controls infrastructure, who produces knowledge and who shapes the future. And let's not forget about massive gentrification turning Lisbon into a shopping mall & startup hub, displasing local people. Commonly we can do better! Commons. Step 1: from single event to lasting impact ๐Ÿ–ค We commit to series of worldwide meetups from Global South to Europe prior to main Congress. They will help to build a dialogue between digital rights activists & technology enthusiasts. Commons. Step 2: Matching cultures ๐Ÿ–ค Expect our Neo-cypherpunk activations at diverse events from Brazilian @cryptoravebr to Thai @fossasia, from @mozillafestival to @republica, & especially digital rights-focused Global Gathering in Portugal. Early registration: https://luma.com/7tqlmyqg Obrigado. Pela alegria do ativismo.