Zero Knowledge

Zero Knowledge Systems, Privacy and Security with Jonathan Wilkins

Mar 5, 2025

01:05:07

This week Anna jumps back into the story of Zero Knowledge Systems with Jonathan Wilkins, cofounder Blockstream and Cloaked Services and previous employee of ZKS back in 2000. They explore the emergence of security culture in the 1990s, what led Jonathan to join Zero Knowledge Systems and his experience working on projects such as the Freedom Network. They discuss the office atmosphere and the research lab before catching up on the work Jonathan has focused on since then. Key concepts we see in the ZK community today were first pioneered by the Zero Knowledge Systems research team and we hope to invite more of these past members of the team in the future! Related links:

Podcast Episode: Back to the Future with Zero Knowledge
iSEC Partners
X.25 Networks
2600 Meetups
C++ Builder
Delphi
‘Zero-Knowledge: Nothing Personal’ - Wired
Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
Ian Goldberg profile
Adam Schostack - Schostack + Associates
Adam Back Twitter
Austin Hill Twitter
Bitcointalk
Tor Network
Freedom Network excerpt by ScienceDirect

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