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Ask HN: What is a “Cypherpunk”?

I watched a "From Cypherpunk to Ethereum" video on Youtube yesterday that discussed some of the history behind 'Cypherpunks'. Can someone elaborate on this origin, history, meaning of the term?
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Re:Ask HN: What is a “Cypherpunk”? by noxin on Thursday September 20, 2018 @12:22PM (#18033604)
The starting point might be the Cypherpunk's Manifesto: https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html