Here’s how Argentina is leading the charge on digital identity with ZK tech
Quick Take
- Matter Labs Co-Founder & CEO Alex Gluchowski and LATAM Head of Growth Matthias Broner discuss the QuarkID digital identity project in Buenos Aires.
Episode 65 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro, and Superstate CEO Robert Leshner
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Alex Gluchowski is the co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, a company focused on scaling Ethereum using zero-knowledge proofs, and Matthias Broner is their head of growth for Latin America.
In this episode, Gluchowski and Broner discuss the QuarkID project in Buenos Aires, which uses zero-knowledge proofs to give citizens control over their digital identity and serve as a model for decentralized digital identity systems.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:25 Blockchain Scaling
07:19 Buenos Ares ZK-Powered
12:01 Government Innovation
16:40 DID Tech Stack
18:25 ZK 101
19:57 Impact on Argentinian
21:39 DID Expansion
25:59 Crypto's Utility
31:33 Development Roadmap
32:42 Public Services Onchain
34:50 DID Security
36:24 ZKsync Roadmap
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