God Wants You Dead

God Wants You Dead

by Hastings, Sean and Paul Rosenberg

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In 1997, Hastings worked on cryptographic protocols and tools free of U.S. cryptographic export restrictions with Vincent Cate, who started the International Conference on Financial Cryptography in Anguilla that same year.

Main article: HavenCo

Hastings founded HavenCo in 2000, originally incorporating in his country of residence, Anguilla, before a second incorporation in the Channel Islands. Hastings was the CEO; other co-founders included Ryan Lackey and Sameer Parekh. Immediately following its public launch, HavenCo was the subject of a great deal of press coverage, including Hastings appearance, along with several cofounders and the "royal family" of Sealand, on the cover of Wired's July 2000 issue.

In 2002, Hastings began work on seasteading with Patri Friedman, a project aimed at building floating communities free from the restrictions of current governments. This collaboration continued through 2009, including a talk by Hastings at the Seasteading Institute's annual conference.

Hastings is the cofounder, with Eric S. Raymond, of Green-Span, an open source infrastructure for trust and reputation management, begun in March, 2009.

Hastings is also the author, with Paul Rosenberg, of a book, God Wants You Dead which takes a look at the lighter side of atheism and anarchy.