Zero Knowledge is a podcast which goes deep into the tech that will power the emerging decentralised web and the community building this. Covering the latest in zero knowledge research and applications, the open web as well as future technologies and paradigms that promise to change the way we interact — and transact — with one another online. Zero Knowledge is hosted by Anna Rose Follow the show at @ZeroKnowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) or @AnnaRRose (https://twitter.com/Ann ...
…
continue reading
Decentralised Identity Podcasts
We're connecting with leading experts across the industry to shed light on all things digital identity. We're talking trending issues, lessons learned and priorities for the future within verification and authentication. Join us across the series with/in our quickfire chats whilst you enjoy a coffee or make your way to work. Sit back, relax and listen in as we verify this, and that. #TrustMatters
…
continue reading
Follow the signal. Hosted by Michelangelo.
…
continue reading
GDPR Now! is brought to you by Data Protection 4 Business and focuses on Data Protection regulations and all issues related to data security and privacy. Our goal is to discuss important topics which help businesses comply with data protection regulations while protecting their business interests in a practical and pragmatic way. Our episodes provide insightful information for business leaders and privacy professionals alike. The hosts are joined by a range of specialists who discuss the lat ...
…
continue reading
There is no episode this week, but we share some updates from the ZK Hack ecosystem. Sign up here for ZK Mesh and find the latest module of ZK Whiteboard Season 3 here. **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm * Join us on Telegram …
…
continue reading
1
Kevin Lacker on AI-Assisted Theorem Proving and Acorn
55:43
55:43
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
55:43
In this episode, Anna Rose and Guillermo Angeris talk with Kevin Lacker, creator of Acorn, a theorem prover utilising AI. They explore what theorem provers are, their history, and how they're used today. Kevin shares how Acorn brings in AI to simplify the proving process, letting users naturally write mathematical statements while the system checks…
…
continue reading
1
Payy and Payy Card, the Undoxable Credit Card
1:07:43
1:07:43
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:07:43
In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra catch up with Sid Gandhi and Calum Moore from Payy to discuss the Payy private payment system and the newly released Payy credit card. They explore their focus on building a user-friendly privacy focused product, how ZK tooling advancement makes this possible, and a walkthrough into how it works with the …
…
continue reading
Shravan Nageswaran is the founder of applied AI startup Atman Labs, attempting to create proactive AI capable of emulating human expertise, but using a contrasting approach to the modern standard of LLMs. He used to lead growth at Worldcoin, working alongside Sam Altman. Core topics covered: expanding awareness, the broken founder dilemma, learning…
…
continue reading
1
ZKPassport, Obsidion & the Emerging Noir Ecosystem
52:39
52:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
52:39
In this episode, Anna Rose chats with Théo Madzou and Michael Elliot from ZKPassport and Obsidion about their ZK-based identity solution. Théo shares his start in ZK through ZK Hack hackathons using Noir, while Mike shares his path from Bitcoin and MakerDAO to working on zkID systems. They explain how they teamed up to build ZKPassport, a non-profi…
…
continue reading
1
Verifiable Key Management and TEEs with Turnkey
1:04:06
1:04:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:04:06
In this episode, Anna Rose and Kobi Gurkan chat with Arnaud Brousseau and Jack Kearney from Turnkey about verifiable key management using trusted execution environments (TEEs). They share how their past work on custody and validators inspired them to build more sophisticated key management tools and some of the qualities TEEs enabled. The discussio…
…
continue reading
1
Zerocoin to zk-creds: Modern ZK History with Ian Miers
1:18:02
1:18:02
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:18:02
In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt catch up with Ian Miers from the University of Maryland, starting with his work on seminal ZK blockchain research, Zerocoin and Zerocash and the creation of the first zk-focused blockchain project Zcash. They then explore the history of trusted setups, including the trusted setup bug discovery in Zcash,…
…
continue reading
1
Evolving ZK Identity from Iden3 to Privado & Billions
1:04:39
1:04:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:04:39
In this episode, Anna Rose chats with David Z and Oleksandr (Sasha) from Privado ID and Billions Network about the evolution of ZK-based identity systems, tracing their roots back to iden3 in 2018, one of the earliest projects to pioneer ZK for on-chain identity. They discuss their origin as the iden3, their creation of the influential Circom DSL, …
…
continue reading
1
Miden & the Edge Blockchain with Bobbin & Gaylord
1:17:42
1:17:42
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:17:42
In this episode, Anna Rose and Guillermo Angeris speak with Bobbin Threadbare and Gaylord Warner from Miden to explore their zkVM and edge blockchain architecture. The group also reminisces on how they've each been a part of the ZK Whiteboard Sessions over the years. Bobbin shares Miden's earliest beginnings from Winterfell at Facebook through its …
…
continue reading
1
Indistinguishability Obfuscation (iO) with Huijia (Rachel) Lin
1:25:52
1:25:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:25:52
In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra chat with Huijia (Rachel) Lin from the University of Washington to explore indistinguishability obfuscation (iO), often described as the 'holy grail of cryptography'. iO is a powerful primitive that, if fully realised, could have profound implications for privacy tech as a whole. Rachel helps break down t…
…
continue reading
1
Lighter, Perp DEXs and Custom ZK Circuits
1:13:40
1:13:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:13:40
In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra chat with Vlad and Murat from Lighter, a ZK-powered perp DEX on Ethereum. They explore how perps, short for perpetuals/perpetual trades, emerged as a crypto invention, how the exchanges offering perps evolved over the years, and the tradeoff space between transparency and privacy, specifically for marketm…
…
continue reading
1
Ethproofs, zkVM Benchmarks & the Unstoppable Rise of ZK with Justin Drake
1:23:58
1:23:58
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:23:58
In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt catch up with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation to explore Ethproofs, asking what exactly is Ethproofs: is it a meme, a platform, a benchmarking effort and/or an emerging community? Justin shares the emergence of the project within the EF, the influences that shaped it and what Ethproofs compris…
…
continue reading
1
zkPDF and zkID with Vikas Rushi and Ying Tong
1:09:27
1:09:27
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:09:27
In this episode, Anna Rose and Kobi Gurkan chat with Vikas Rushi from PSE, and Ying Tong to explore two topics at the intersection of ZK and the real-world data: zkPDF and zkID. First they dive into zkPDF, a set of tools for proving facts on digitally signed PDFs. Vikas talks about the challenges of parsing data inside zkVMs—working with decades-ol…
…
continue reading
1
How ZK inspired AI Watermarking with Miranda Christ
1:12:26
1:12:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:12:26
In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra chat with Miranda Christ, a computer science PhD student at Columbia University, about the intersection of cryptography and AI through watermarking techniques. Miranda shares her research on developing imperceptible ways to prove that content was created by AI models, covering everything from simple red-g…
…
continue reading
1
ZKTorch & the Evolution of ZKML with Daniel Kang
50:39
50:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
50:39
In this episode, Anna Rose welcomes back Daniel Kang professor at UIUC and founding technical advisor at VAIL, for an update on ZKML and how the space has evolved since early 2023. Daniel covers the 2023-2024 cohort of ZKML tools including zkCNN, zkLLM, EZKL, and his original ZKML project, while introducing his new project ZKTorch, which offers a f…
…
continue reading
1
Ligero for Memory-Efficient ZK with Muthu
1:15:35
1:15:35
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:15:35
In this episode, Anna Rose and Guillermo Angeris catch up with Muthu Venkitasubramaniam, Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and cofounder of Ligero. They discuss how Ligero’s small memory footprint makes it a good choice for client-side proving, as well as the importance of programmable compliance in blockchain. The conversation…
…
continue reading
In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt speak with Dan and Sinu from TLSNotary to trace the project’s journey from early Bitcoin forum ideas to its current role as a foundational protocol maintained by PSE. Dan recounts the origins of TLSNotary as a tool for cryptographically proving web data, while Sinu explains how the project was revived t…
…
continue reading
1
Local-First with grjte and Goblin Oats
1:02:13
1:02:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:02:13
In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt speak with Goblin Oats from Tonk and grjte from Bain Capital Crypto to explore the emerging world of local-first architecture. Goblin shares the evolution of Tonk from an experimental lab working on blockchain games to a product that enables anyone to build personalised local-first software using natura…
…
continue reading
