Zcash co-founder: 'The world is demanding more privacy'

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder, Zcash

Episode 7 of The Big Brain Podcast, hosted by The Block's President Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, was recorded with Eli Ben-Sasson, the co-founder of StarkWare and Zcash.

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In this episode of The Big Brain Podcast, Eli Ben-Sasson – co-founder of Zcash and Starknet – joins The Block President Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu.

The conversation delves into the challenges of ensuring integrity in privacy payments on decentralized public blockchains, highlighting the role of ZK proofs in validating computations without compromising sensitive information.

Outline

Introduction
From Academia to Crypto
Zcash Privacy Overview
Monero vs. Zcash
The Future of Privacy
Quantum Threats
Zcash's Evolution
Starknet & BTCFi
Bitcoin's Future
Why Privacy Matters
The Future of Starknet

SHOW LINKS:
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- Larry: https://x.com/lawmaster
- Namik: https://x.com/NamikMuduroglu
- The Block Podcasts: https://x.com/TheBlockPods

GUEST LINKS
Eli Ben-Sasson - https://x.com/EliBenSasson

Starkware - https://x.com/Starkwareltd

This episode of the Big Brain Podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, ⁠Canton Network⁠.

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