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This week, Anna chats with Harry Halpin, the CEO of the Nym project, about a variety of topics related to privacy, politics and the need to build censorship-resistant systems. Harry talks about his early involvement in cryptography and his changing perspectives on capitalism as a tool for good. He shares how Nym aims to protect blockchain transactions from network-based deanonymization attacks.Here are a few links mentioned in this episode:Mixnets and privacy technology with Claudia Diaz from Nym, Zero Knowledge Episode 125Harry’s talk at the ZKV event on Cosmos privacyNym WhitepaperThe latest Gitcoin CLR matching round is live, so be sure to check out Zero Knowledge Podcast’s page and use it to make a powerful contribution to the show! Thank you for the previous support, which directly contributed to the launch of the new zeroknowledge.fm website and community.Thank you to our sponsor, Mina Protocol! Mina is a layer-one protocol working to connect crypto to the real world. This means developers can leverage private, verified, real world data from any website to build decentralized apps. Mina’s decentralized apps, called Snapps, also allow users to access on-chain services without sacrificing personal data privacy.Now that Mina’s mainnet is live, the ecosystem is growing fast. Join the community and find out more by visiting minaprotocol.com!If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerce Read transcript

This week, Anna and James chat with Joseph Delong, CTO of Sushi, who talks about everything that’s happened since the initial SushiSwap genesis and the gradual transition into a large organization capable of shipping multiple products: MISO, Kashi, BentoBox and the upcoming Trident.Joseph then dives into a few of the recent events like the MISO vulnerability, the scrapped VC raise, the Optimism deployment and the relationship with Paradigm.Here are a few links for this episode:A Tale of Sushi(Swap) with Tarun, Hasu and Anna – Part1, Zero Knowledge Episode 148A Tale of SushiSwap, Part 2 on Uncommon CoreSushiswap Bonus ChatThe Evolution of ETH 2.0 with Teku’s Ben Edgington, Zero Knowledge Episode 187Be sure to register for the next ZK Jobs Fair on September 30 if you’re looking for opportunities in crypto. It’s a great way to hang out in a casual virtual setting, gather.town (which is surprisingly good for conversations!). For potential hiring teams, we still have booths available, so do get in touch by emailing sponsorships@zeroknowledge.fm You can also check out the new website in the meantime, and the updated jobs board here:https://zeroknowledge.fmThanks to this week’s sponsor, Centrifuge, a real-world DeFi project.Centrifuge puts real-world assets on the blockchain, allowing issuers to get liquidity on their assets and investors to make a safe, stable yield in the volatile crypto world.Build on Substrate, Centrifuge also bridges the Ethereum and Polkadot worldsThey are currently hiring for a number of positions, including Senior Rust Engineer, Senior Fullstack Engineer, Security and DevOps engineer and General Counsel. Head to https://centrifuge.io/careers to learn more!Thanks again Centrifuge! If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

This week, Anna chats with Jordi Baylina and David Schwartz from Hermez about their zkEVM design that was first revealed at EthCC. Jordi and David explain the design choices such as why they push for recreating the EVM, how it’s done at a technical level and how Hermez’s approach is different from other zk teams like Matter Labs and StarkWare.The original recording was done before the news of the merger with Polygon came out, so the trio came back together for a brief chat about what it means and how the zk space evolved in the past three years!Here are a few links for this episode:Circom & Hermez with Jordi Baylina, Zero Knowledge Episode 145Jordi’s presentation of the zkEVM at EthCCzkEVM & zkPorter with Matter Labs, Zero Knowledge Episode 175The Polygon and Hermez merger announcementIf you’re inspired to work in ZK and contribute to the growth of the community, make sure to check out the updated zeroknowledge.fm website, now including its own community forum and a more advanced Jobs Board to find opportunities in this exciting field!This episode is brought to you by Mina, the world’s lightest blockchain – powered by participants. Mina is a layer-one protocol working to connect crypto to the real world. This means developers can leverage private, verified, real world data from any website to build decentralized apps. Mina’s decentralized apps, called Snapps, also allow users to access on-chain services without sacrificing personal data privacy.Mina replaces the traditional blockchain with a zero-knowledge proof, ensuring a super-light chain that stays around 22 kb and allows every participant to act as a full node.Now that Mina’s mainnet is live, the ecosystem is growing fast. Join the community and find out more by visiting minaprotocol.comIf you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

No full episode this week, but we just wanted to let you know about the brand new zeroknowledge.fm website! Finally, we have a site that brings together all the different parts of the ZK Community: podcast episodes, upcoming and past events, blog, social channels and more. We also have a new updated ZK Jobs Board featuring zk focused job opportunities, as well as a new ZK Community Forum where we can share new research! Zeroknowledge.fm is now the spot to find out whats up in zk. In the coming months, we will also be adding additional sections to this website (Both a learning center & some ZK Math Merch is in the works!), but our first step was bringing together what we already had. Have a look around. And let us know what you think about the site on Twitter or Telegram If you are listening to this on a podcast app, you can find the website here: https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/

This week, Anna chats with Brian Fabian Crain, a fellow podcaster from Epicenter, founder of Chorus One and an early member of the Berlin crypto community. The conversation starts from Brian’s early involvement in Bitcoin in 2013 and his role in the local Berlin community, leading him to launch the Epicenter podcast. Brian then tells his story of founding Chorus One, a validator whose history is tightly connected to that of Cosmos as a whole, finally moving into the present day of bridges, liquid staking and the future of Proof of Stake blockchains.Here are some links for this episode:Gnosis & Full Node with Friederike Ernst, Zero Knowledge Episode 94Analyzing Osmosis & Preventing MEV with Sunny and Dev, Zero Knowledge Episode 188Look into Solana, Zero Knowledge Episode 135Staking derivatives & DeFi with Alex Evans (and Tarun!), Zero Knowledge Episode 140Announcement about Chorus One and ZKV PartnershipKeep an eye on the Zero Knowledge Podcast website, something pretty cool is coming soon! In the meantime, if you’re looking for a job in crypto look no further than the ZK Jobs Board.Thank you to this week’s sponsor, EY!Smart contracts with robust privacy technologies are the future of both business and finance. At EY, they are investing in tools, like our smart contract review service to assess consistency with standards and best practices. Users can run pre-defined automated tests and simulate smart contract execution by configuring selected functions through a user interface. To find out more about our technologies and services, visit them at https://blockchain.ey.comIf you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

This week, Anna and Tarun host Tracheopteryx and Facu, two core devs at Yearn.finance, to take an introductory dive into the past and present of Yearn. Starting from Yearn’s spontaneous assembly in the Summer of DeFi (2020), Trach & Facu tell their personal stories of how they joined the project and where it got to since. The conversation then moves into the yDAO and its current “Constrained Delegation” model, the "nebulous" concept of Yearn products, the mergers, Andre Cronje’s role in the project and much more.Here are some links for the episode:A Tale of Sushi(Swap) with Tarun, Hasu and Anna, Zero Knowledge Episode 148Flashbots with Phil Daian and Stephane Gosselin, Zero Knowledge Episode 168Coordinape launch postApe Tax websiteMore on WoofyIf you like the podcast, you may also like the ZK Podcast community on Telegram! Make sure to join the group if you have any questions on ZK tech, or you just want to hang out with like-minded people. As a bonus, you won’t miss any updates from the podcast or our other initiatives. Here’s the link: https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCMThank you to this week’s sponsor, Mina Protocol!Mina is a layer-one protocol, creating a private gateway between the real world and crypto. The entire chain is around 22kb — even as it scales, thanks to zk-SNARKs, This protocol replaces the traditional blockchain with a zero-knowledge proof, ensuring a super-light and constant sized chain that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network.And snark-powered dapps, called Snapps, allow access to verified real world data from any website for on-chain use.The ecosystem is growing fast and the mainnet is live - visit minaprotocol.com to find out more.If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

This week, Anna and Josh chat with Jill Gunter (nèe Carlson), a well-known investor and crypto advocate, to dive deep into the eternal dilemma of privacy vs. transparency and how ZKPs can finally give us the tools to be more nuanced about our society’s approach to privacy.Starting from Jill’s background as a bond trader on Wall Street, the conversation quickly shifts into how the need for transparency in the financial system and the ability to root out bad actors clashes with the need to maintain individual privacy. This topic touches aspects such as crypto & DeFi privacy, how regulation may be applied to them, and why ZKPs and their power of selective disclosure can change the paradigm of privacy.Here are some links for this episode:Josh Cincinnati on Zcash, governance and leaving the Zcash Foundation, Zero Knowledge Episode 143The Why & How of Privacy for DAOs, Zero Knowledge Episode 190Analyzing Osmosis & Preventing MEV with Sunny and Dev, Zero Knowledge Episode 188Make sure to subscribe to the zkMesh newsletter, a curated list of all the latest happenings in ZK land, coming out every month. The next installment is slated for the first week of August.Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Least Authority!Least Authority is a leader in the security of distributed systems. They provide security consulting services, develop open source products and contribute to the advancement of learning and research in the field. They have recently published a whitepaper on Zero Knowledge Access Passes, a protocol that enables users to access services without revealing personal information. Least Authority also reached a notable milestone this month with the completion of their 100th security audit. To read their published audits, which include multiple projects on Ethereum, Tezos and other notable ecosystems, and to check out the ZKAPs whitepaper visit their website www.leastauthority.com. If you like what we do:Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ Read transcript

This week, Anna chats with John Light and Samuel JJ Gosling, two passionate privacy advocates and DAO thinkers. This topic was brought up in a recent zkSessions focused on Privacy in NFTs and DAOs spurring a deeper dive into the subject.John brings his past experience at Aragon, and now Sovryn, to discuss what is a DAO and what are its needs in privacy and collusion protection. Samuel brings the on the ground view from his involvement in Tornado governance and current work with MACI.Here are some links for this episode:MACI with Koh Wei Jie, Zero Knowledge Episode 159MACI implementation code.Mixers with Tornado.cash, Zero Knowledge Episode 111CowSwap & DAO Tech with Gnosis’s Martin Köppelmann, Zero Knowledge Episode 183Be sure to check out the upcoming ZK Jobs Fair! Happening on July 29th, we will be hosting some of the top zk projects who are looking to build their teams and hire. Most jobs will be engineering and cryptography focused, but business positions abound as well.In the meantime, you can check out the ZK Jobs Board! For example, ZKValidator is looking to fill a Validator Reliability Engineer position, so make sure to apply if you have the necessary skills.Thank you this week’s episode sponsor, Mina!Mina, the world’s lightest blockchain – powered by participants. Mina is a layer-one protocol, creating a private gateway between the real world and crypto. The entire chain is around 22kb — even as it scales, thanks to zk-SNARKs, The layer-one protocol replaces the traditional blockchain with a zero-knowledge proof, ensuring a super-light and constant sized chain that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network.And snark-powered dapps, called Snapps, allow access to verified real world data from any website for on-chain use. Visit minaprotocol.com to find out more.If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

This week, Anna chats with Kristy-Leigh Minehan, a crypto and mining veteran primarily known for developing the ProgPow hashing algorithm. She offers a unique and in-depth perspective into the world of Proof of Work mining, starting from the early days of Bitcoin and moving into the first Bitcoin ASICs, the Ethereum GPU mining era, all the way to the present day of staking dominance. Some of these stories come from Kristy’s direct involvement in Genesis Mining, Core Scientific, ProgPow and her connection to the Ethereum mining community, which helps shed light on what miners will do after the Merge.Here are some links to set the stage:The Evolution of ETH 2.0 with Teku’s Ben Edgington, Zero Knowledge Episode 187Flashbots with Phil Daian and Stephane Gosselin, Zero Knowledge Episode 168An overview of the ProgPow debacle based on an earlier interview with KristyThe phone that Kristy designed with LeicaWhy miners can’t so easily fork Ethereum, as explained by Deribit InsightsAn intro to SymbolThe next ZK Jobs Fair is coming up on July 29th! The fair is made for people who are looking to join some of the top teams in this space, and it’s an amazing opportunity to get to know them up close and personal in a fun virtual environment. Be sure to sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zk-jobs-fair-3-tickets-159963604447Also, don’t forget to check out the ZK Jobs board, a curated list of job opportunities updated each month: https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/zkjobsboardFinally, if you’re a competent Dev Ops engineer, make sure to check out the ZKV’s listing.Thank you to this week’s sponsor, EY Blockchain!EY is one of the founding members of the Baseline Protocol group, an industry-wide open source initiative to build privacy tools and scalability technologies that make it easy and secure for enterprises to do business with each other on the public Ethereum blockchain.Find out more at blockchain.ey.com or visit the Baseline Protocol at baseline-protocol.org.If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript

This week, Anna and Tarun chat with Sunny Aggarwal and Dev Ojha about their new project Osmosis, an AMM built into the Cosmos ecosystem using the IBC interoperability protocol.Osmosis brings some interesting innovations to the AMM table, starting from the seamless IBC integration to customizable bonding curves and per-pool governance to promote experimentation. Sunny and Dev are also very passionate about the topic of MEV, diving into the various types of value extraction, how MEV is mitigated on other networks and how it could be largely eliminated on Osmosis through threshold cryptography.Here are some links for this episode:Anoma’s Adrian Brink on Validity Predicates, Ferveo DKG & More, Zero Knowledge Episode 184CowSwap & DAO Tech with Gnosis’s Martin Köppelmann, Zero Knowledge Episode 183Arkworks SNARK libraries with Pratyush Mishra, Zero Knowledge Episode 169Threshold Decryption for mempool privacy with Dev Ojha, the ZKV event where Dev spoke earlier.Flashbots with Phil Daian and Stephane Gosselin, Zero Knowledge Episode 168General intro to Osmosis.ZK Validator now supports OSMO staking delegation, so if you’re interested in supporting the network check out the info here: https://zkvalidator.com/osmosisThanks to this week’s sponsor, Least Authority!Least Authority will soon be releasing a whitepaper on ZKAPs – Zero-Knowledge Access Passes. ZKAPs is an anonymous, token-based authorization protocol that facilitates an online exchange of value while disconnecting the necessary payment data from the day-to-day usage service data of customers.If you'd like to be notified of the ZKAPs whitepaper and the latest security research projects, sign up for their monthly newsletter at https://leastauthority.com/newsletter/If you like what we do:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter to not miss any event!Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the r/ZKPodcast subredditGive us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin GrantSupport us on the ZKPatreonDonate through coinbase.commerceOr directly here:ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1aBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8ZzZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQDOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT Read transcript