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[Vitalik: Peter Thiel Is Definitely Not a Cypherpunk] According to a report by Jinse Finance, Ethereum founder Vitalik posted on the X platform stating that Peter Thiel, who now has significant investments in the crypto space, is definitely not a cypherpunk. Vitalik referenced Peter Thiel's 2007 article 'The Straussian Moment,' where Thiel wrote, 'The American system requires intelligence, and the secret coordination among global intelligence agencies is the decisive path to achieving peace under American hegemony.' This statement predates Thiel's famous 2009 remark, 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible,' by two years.