<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Amir Taaki, cypherpunk, coder, and Bitcoin developer, journeyed from tech to war-torn Syria.Taught self to code as a child, he made significant contributions to Bitcoin early on.Joined YPG in Rojava, later worked on decentralized economy leveraging Bitcoin and dark projects.Advocates decentralization, innovation, and freedom in tech; against corporate control in crypto networks.