Welcome to the world of 21 Futures
Freedom through fiction
OUR MISSION
21 Futures is a cypherpunk fiction project designed to further our understanding of privacy, personal liberty and financial freedom.
Financial Fallout: Book Trailer
Our Work
Tales from the Timechain (2023)
The world's first bitcoin fiction anthology.
In this book of diverse stories planted firmly in the bitcoin-verse, reality fractures into 21 futures.
Some are wonderful, others terrifying.
You are not prepared.
Financial Fallout (2025)
Money is broken, but hope is not lost.
These 21 stories portray unfortunate yet brilliant heroes fighting the powers that triggered financial dystopia.
Currencies debased.
Privacy under attack.
Cash goes underground.
The crushing weight of debt.
WE WERE NEVER PREPARED
Blog
Dozens more freedom and cypherpunk stories.
Book reviews of new and classic sci-fi and freedom fiction.
Interviews with authors and literary opinion.
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Tales from the Timechain: Book Trailer
21 Futures: Reviews
Eric Bies, Bitcoin Magazine
"What 21 Futures promises to do for bitcoin is to be one of the vehicles making headway toward that future."
Max Hillebrand, CEO of zkSNACKs
"I'm a supporter and sponsor of this project because it is propagating freedom tech and cypherpunk ideals through beautiful stories and art."
21 Futures Blog
21 Tips for Winning Short Fiction Competitions
August 2025 will be the very first Fiction Month on Stacker News. 21 Futures has sponsored the competition, which boasts a total prize fund of 200k sats. The overall winner receives 100k sats, and te... ...more
Culture
July 29, 2025•5 min read
21 Futures Announces Strategic Partnership with Vexl
21 Futures and Vexl are announcing a strategic partnership to promote cypherpunk stories and non-KYC Bitcoin. ...more
Interview
July 23, 2025•2 min read
FICTION - Static Between Signals
Tonight, my pals are meeting to watch movies. Yup. That ancient stuff. Flickering screens. Glowing pixels in the dark. Eyes wide, and hearts racing. Sometimes laughter. Sometimes gasps. Priceless expe... ...more
Fiction
July 15, 2025•1 min read
The Story of 21 Futures - How We Started and Where We're Going
The Story of 21 Futures - How we started and where we are going. Get the latest news in this update from chief editor, Philip Charter. ...more
Interview
July 07, 2025•4 min read
FICTION - The Journal's Alchemists
Leo's eleventh birthday party was not as disenchanting as he expected it to be. At first, his anxiety was driven by his father's uplifting promise of a mysterious gift: "I will give it to you after th... ...more
Fiction
July 01, 2025•15 min read
FICTION - The Fixer: Medical Device Exorcist
It’s that kind of crappy day: so cold the rain’s freezing to the windows and the roads are gridlocked. I don’t drive, and sometimes gridlock is good for business, but I do walk, and no one loves being... ...more
Fiction
June 17, 2025•9 min read
Our Story
21 Futures was conceived in 2022 by author and editor Philip Charter.
In 2023, our first anthology was published by Konsensus Network and was presented at Bitcoin Atlantis the next year.
In 2025, 21 Futures became an imprint of Konsensus Network, offering a new platform and publishing services to authors in the freedom fiction space.
Our team is made up of a group of dedicated individuals who are all committed to achieving one goal: spreading freedom through stories.
