Er, they're funded by the people who buy certificates, i.e. their users. I know how CAs work thanks.
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Tor is more "centralized" than CA's?
Just numerically, this is true. There are 7 directory authorities that matter in Tor, vs over 100 certificate authorities.
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The claim that Tor is "funded" by the US government is pretty far out there - I would like to see more detailed evidence for such claims. Here is a list of sponsors: https://www.torproject.org/about/sponsors.html.en
This is a widely known fact, you could verify it by just reading the Tor wikipedia page. But here's some links to save you a few clicks:
But I'm not sure it's worth arguing with you, seeing as you think Bitcoin is related to Chaumian e-cash (they have no technical relationship at all beyond both being systems for electronic money).