NuCypher
Applications could grant and revoke access to encrypted data
The original organization developing decentralized encryption and secrets-management software.
- Capital raised (announced)
- Estimated
Disclosed financing subtotal; another listing is unresolved.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 9 August 2016 | Not disclosed | |
| Reported financing (instrument unspecified) | 12 December 2017 | Not disclosed | |
| ICO | 7 October 2019 | Not disclosed |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLane Wilkison | — | Co-founder, Threshold Network | Oct 2026 | |
| Michael Egorov | — | Founder, Curve Finance and Yield Basis | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
NuCypher’s repository says the organization is no longer active and will not continue development or maintenance. The notice was added on 24 May 2026; a proposed TACo fork is a separate continuation.
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Sources
7 sources behind this page.
- 1Michael Egorov NuCypher and Curve biography · CoinMarketCap · user-editable
- 2Michael Egorov professional biography · CryptoSlate · Apr 2026
- 3NuCypher financing observations · DeFiLlama · user-editable
- 4What is NuCypher? · Kraken · Jul 2026
- 5MacLane Wilkison professional biography · MacLane Wilkison / Qwoted
- 6Commit adding the NuCypher cessation notice · NuCypher / GitHub · May 2026 · user-editable
- 7NuCypher repository cessation notice · NuCypher / GitHub · user-editable
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