Podcasts about zooko wilcox

Josh Swihart, incoming new CEO of the Electric Coin Company, talks Zcash's new era after legendary founder and previous CEO Zooko Wilcox's departure. Buy crypto from ATMs: https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto! https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs! https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto: https://descentr.net/crypto Crypto services directory: https://descentr.net/crypto-services Music from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalcashnetwork/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalcashnetwork/support

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TCW#58 with FamiliarCow, Chad Barraford, Chad THOReau, Chris Blec, and Zooko Wilcox

Corey, D, and Jesse chat with Ameen about the motivations behind Privacy Pools, historical references including Tornado Cash and Z Cash, as well as the mechanics and tradeoffs associated with the approach. Topics Covered in this episode: Motivations and history – Ethereum, Coinbase, Tornado Cash, zk-SNARKs, Zcash.How Privacy Pools work – Setup, deposits, association sets, analysisComplexities and Challenges in added infrastructure and coordinationResponsibilities and complianceOpen source development and how to get involvedJOIN THE COMMUNITY Logos State Twitter: https://twitter.com/Logos_network Logos Discord: https://discord.gg/logosnetwork Logos Press Engine: https://press.logos.co/ RESOURCES: Ameen XPrivacy Pools PaperPrivacy Pools WebsitePrivacy Pools GithubFundraiser for Roman Storm and Alex PertsevTIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 5:00 Introducing Amen 6:30 Why dive into privacy now? 8:25 Corey's interpretation and background to the Privacy Pools paper 11:35 Ameen's motivations for Privacy Pools - history of Ethereum, Coinbase, zk snarks, Z Cash 11:50 Tornado Cash compliance tool and enhancing the power of compliance 17:30 Is privacy all or nothing? 20:30 Mechanics of the privacy pool setup. Deposits, association sets, analysis 22:15 Week long dispute of proofs and tradeoffs 24:00 Versions of Privacy Pools, shielded pools, z-cash comparison 27:00 Maintaining decentralization while working in different jurisdictions 28:46 The consequences and challenges of building on open systems vs base layer privacy 32:15 Additional coordination complexity and anonymity sets 34:35 “Goblins” or small scale thefts and edge case hacks 39:15 Who will manage the burden of infrastructure? Wallets and important role of relayers. 46:40 Are Association Set Providers a new set of core users? 51:00 Narratives are powerful for positive use cases to prevail 51:58 Who is responsible for judging the association sets of the association set providers? 56:00 Privacy Pools is just better than the status quo 56:37 Open source developers working in the space with OFAC. Tornado Cash 1:02:40 Describe Privacy Pools in ten words or less 1:03:20 Is what you do difficult? 1:05:20 Roundtable with Corey, D, and Jesse

In this very special episode of the PGP* for Crypto podcast, host Paul Brigner is joined by esteemed guests Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum, Zooko Wilcox, founder of Electric Coin Co., and Josh Swihart, a veteran in the crypto space, to delve deep into the intricacies of Privacy Pools and the recent academic paper co-authored by Buterin. The conversation includes the technical foundations of Privacy Pools and its aim to strike a balance between meaningful privacy and regulatory compliance in the cryptocurrency world. The discussion also touches upon the philosophical dimensions of privacy and freedom, with a critical examination of the potential policy implications and the principle of "guilty until proven innocent." Listen in as the panelists engage in a rich dialogue, exploring the nuanced approaches that Privacy Pools offers in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape. Don't miss this episode filled with expert insights and diverse perspectives on one of the most pressing topics in the crypto space today. EPISODE LINKS Vitalik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin Zooko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zooko Privacy Pools website: https://www.privacypools.com/ Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c... HOST INFO Paul Brigner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulbrigner Paul Brigner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbrigner/ Electric Coin Co. Website: https://electriccoin.co Electric Coin Co. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectricCoinCo GUEST HOST INFO Josh Swihart's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jswihart Josh Swihart's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swihart/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome 00:30 Intoduction 05:03 Overview of Privacy Pools 12:29 Discussion 01:14:37 Closing Remarks DISCLAIMER Please be advised that the information provided in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be taken as legal or financial advice. The opinions and views expressed by our guests are their own and may not reflect the official stance of the organizations they represent or those of Electric Coin Co. Always consult a legal or financial professional before making any decisions.

Zooko Wilcox comes on the Zcash Podcast to talk about the Electric Coin Company's restructuring, the resolution of the spam attack, the upcoming block reward reallocation, and much more. Buy subscriber NFTs! https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto: https://descentr.net/crypto Crypto services directory: https://descentr.net/crypto-services Music from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalcashnetwork/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalcashnetwork/support

"What does the history of #cryptography look like? What's the connection between #Bitcoin and #privacy coin #Zcash?In this episode of Shielded Transactions, we talk to privacy coin advocate, #Zcash founder, and Electric Coin Company CEO Zooko Wilcox, who discusses his early days as part of the cypherpunk movement, and the real threats to democracy our society's lack of privacy poses. Foresight Intelligent Cooperation groupJoin the Intelligent Cooperation group: https://foresight.org/technologies/computation-intelligent-cooperation/Session summary: (425) Shielded Transactions | Bitcoin's Privacy Problem (with Zooko Wilcox) - YouTubeThe Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support.Allison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines, Biotech & Health Extension, Neurotech, and Space Programs, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees, and shares this work with the public. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and co-initiated The Longevity Prize. Apply to Foresight's virtual salons and in person workshops here!We are entirely funded by your donations. If you enjoy what we do please consider donating through our donation page.Visit our website for more content, or join us here:TwitterFacebookLinkedInEvery word ever spoken on this podcast is now AI-searchable using Fathom.fm, a search engine for podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special ✨LIVE ✨episode, we bring you 3 on-stage convos we had earlier this year with 3 humans who've helped define what it means to practice activism through crypto.Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn is the creator of Zcash, the first privacy coin. He's an outspoken advocate on privacy and surveillance, and has been working on free, open source cryptocurrency and privacy-preserving tech since the 1980s.Emily Yang (Pplpleasr) is the multidisciplinary artist at the core of PleasrDAO. She made headlines in 2021 when PleasrDAO formed to buy her Uniswap NFT for >$500k—the first time ever a DAO or collective had made a such a large art purchase—and for her work with groups like Stop Asian Hate.Nadya Tolokno is a Russian-born artist + activist, best known as the co-founder of artist collective Pussy Riot. She was sentenced to two years in prison for their 2012 performance ‘Punk Prayer' and has made waves since by starting UkraineDAO, which raised >$20 million in a matter of days.Start times 2:45 mins →  Zooko 21:20 mins→ Emily 37:30 mins → Nadya Links from our chat with Zooko An amazing episode of Radiolab that talks about the Zcash ‘Ceremony' Zooko's Triangle on wikipedia ‘Crypto' by Steven Levy (a wonderful history of renegade 1970s cryptographers and the early cypherpunks) ‘1984' by George Owell

In the 90s the term Cypherpunk became commonly used to describe a movement of coders who wanted to change the world via privacy-tools like encryption. They fought against the US government's war on encryption and won, and their legacy continues today as many of the most powerful tools we use for protecting privacy today were built by some of these early cypherpunks. I chat to 2 OG and legendary cypherpunks, Zooko Wilcox and Michael Tiffany, about the early cypherpunk years, how times have changed, and which battles remain the same today.00:00 Teaser00:58 Intro01:36 How I got into tech and privacy04:30 Havenco and Sealand10:29 Early work30:00 Cypherpunk mailing list41:20 Surveillance and Culture48:41 9/1101:06:20 Surveillance capitalism01:19:38 Financial censorship & bitcoin01:35:52 Government & Finance = Zero SumTo support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support(tax-deductible in the US)Sign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/naomibrockwell)

Welcome to Code Completion, Episode 57! We are a group of iOS developers and educators hoping to share what we love most about development, Apple technology, and completing your code! Follow us @CodeCompletion (https://twitter.com/CodeCompletion) on Twitter to hear about our upcoming livestreams, videos, and other content. Today, we discuss: - Code Completion Club: https://codecompletion.io/jointheclub - Indie App Spotlight, with a new app for you to check out: - DropDMG (https://c-command.com/dropdmg/) by Michael Tsai (https://twitter.com/mjtsai) - NFTs, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies - Squidcoin Scam (https://www.wired.com/story/squid-game-coin-crypto-scam/) - Coffeezilla on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Coffeezilla) - Loot Project (https://www.lootproject.com/) - Steve Mould's Water Computer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxXaizglscw) - Proof of Stake (https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/) - Mini Review Corner: - Backbone One (https://playbackbone.com/products/backbone-one/) Also, join us for #CompleteTheCode and Compiler Error, two segments that test both your knowledge and our knowledge on Swift, Apple, and all things development! Your hosts for this week: * Fernando Olivares (https://twitter.com/FromJRtoSR) * Spencer Curtis (https://twitter.com/SpencerCCurtis) * Dimitri Bouniol (https://twitter.com/DimitriBouniol) Be sure to also sign up to our monthly newsletter (https://codecompletion.io/), where we will recap the topics we discussed, reveal the answers to #CompleteTheCode, and share even more things we learned in between episodes. You are what makes this show possible, so please be sure to share this with your friends and family who are also interested in any part of the app development process. Sponsor This week's episode of Code Completion is brought to you by Pennant. Go to https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id622463230?pt=1765080&ct=CodeCompletion&mt=8 today to check it out! Complete the Code How can you make sure both load methods run concurrently? ```swift // How can you make sure both load methods run concurrently? func loadItem(_ id: UUID) async { let image = await loadImage(id) let metadata = await loadMetadata(id) presentItem(id, image: image, metadata: metadata) } ``` Be sure to tweet us (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%23CompleteTheCode%20cc%2F%20%40CodeCompletion&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fcodecompletion.io) with hashtag #CompleteTheCode (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CompleteTheCode) if you know the answer! Compiler Error This week's Compiler Error has a theme: Cryptocurrencies! 1 - One of the first cryptocurrencies, Litecoin was created in 2011 based on Scrypt out of concern that GPU-based mining was too high a barrier to entry. 2 - Zcash, founded by Zooko Wilcox, is the first open, permission less financial system employing zero-knowledge security, and employed a “ceremony” to generate the system's private key. 3 - Titcoin was created in 2014 as the first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award, and featured greatly improved transaction speeds over Bitcoin. 4 - iCANhaz was an ill-fated cryptocurrency founded by Burger King in 2018 that could be earned by purchasing cheeseburgers, though most ended up lost since wallets containing the coin were printed on wrappers themselves.

Bitcoin could be poised for a painful correction...ZOOKO Wilcox advocates that Zcash should move to proof of state...Data-stealing malware called "Racoon Stealer" is capable of emptying crypto wallets.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/westcoastcryptos/support

Crypto Wednesday: Aztec co-founder Thomas Walton-Pocock hosts Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Electric Coin Company, to discuss Zcash, privacy, technical barriers, and innovation. Zcash, a decentralized, open-source cryptocurrency, is most identified by individuals for its built-in encryption which allows for private data in a public blockchain. Zcash's most important feature, according to Wilcox, is its dev fund—it's self-funding, which allows developers to continuously improve the protocol in order to prevent the currency from being undermined, weakened, vulnerable to capture, or steered in a direction for an individual's benefit. Some investors treat privacy, whether offered by Zcash or any other protocol, merely as an additional feature; however, Wilcox explains that because privacy is a fundamental aspect of its design, the Zcash protocol is stronger than other protocols that add privacy as a feature on top. Recorded on April 20, 2021. Key Learnings: According to Wilcox, privacy is a human right—consumers need it and are losing it to the internet. Wilcox saw Bitcoin as having a head start, and Zcash would be a niche alternative for those who were especially sensitive or motivated, or most importantly, for commerce. With its funding, continuous evolution, and use of zero knowledge, Wilcox believes that Zcash and its scalability could become the gold standard for usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk to Dean Tribble, the CEO at Agoric, a secure smart contract platform built with the help of Tendermint & Cosmos-SDK. Dean's Twitter (https://twitter.com/DeanTribble) Agoric are a smart contracts platform (transfers of rights enforced in code). Agoric uses an object-capability (ocap) security architecture, in which access to a programming object itself is the authority to use the object. This approach has been used successfully to create secure operating systems, and to control untrusted scripts in Google’s Caja project and Salesforce’s Locker Service. Agoric is developing a secure distributed ocap platform for smart contracts and market-oriented programming. It supports the development of smart contracts and market institutions across many scales, from large public blockchains to small two-party contracts. We spoke to Dean about smart contracts, and: What is Agoric How Agoric is different from CosmWasm The team behind Agoric and their experience The use of Tendermint and Cosmos in Agoric The Cosmos community and its role in the development process What is SCS for JavaScript and what is Jessie Open Source VS proprietary software The key ceremony of Z-cash Oracles and decentralized OS Can decentralization help to reduce vulnerability of human mistakes Top information sources according to Dean The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Agoric (https://agoric.com/) | Midori Micorosoft (https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Midori_(operating_system)) | AMiX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange) | SunLabs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems_Laboratories) | Epay (https://www.epay.com/) | Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/) | PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/) | Venmo (https://venmo.com/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/) | IBC (https://ibcprotocol.org/) | WebAssembly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly) | JavaScipt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript) | CosmWasm (https://www.cosmwasm.com/) | Z-cash (https://z.cash/) | Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/) | Chainlink (https://chain.link/) | EVM (https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/evm/) | SeL4 (https://sel4.systems/) | Swing set Agoric (https://github.com/Agoric/SwingSet) | ZK rollups (https://medium.com/matter-labs/optimistic-vs-zk-rollup-deep-dive-ea141e71e075) | Corda (https://www.corda.net/) | Halo (https://electriccoin.co/blog/explaining-halo-2/) | Innovation University of Australia (https://www.iru.edu.au/about/our-universities/) | Mark Miller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_S._Miller) | Jae Kwon (https://github.com/jaekwon) | Zaki Manian (https://twitter.com/zmanian) | Ethan Buchman (https://www.citizencosmos.space/ethan-buchman-cosmos) | Adriana Mihai (https://www.citizencosmos.space/adriana-passion) | Zooko Wilcox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko_Wilcox-O%27Hearn) | Christofer Lemmer Webber (https://www.patreon.com/cwebber) | Kate Sills (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-sills-79170a14) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeRbY6tiAio) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss)

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The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show enlisted CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox for a conversation on the history, challenges and long term development path of early, formative technologies. which we often hear modern blockchain movements compared against. From the pre-internet days, through the free/open source movement, linux's successes and challenges on the desktop, the peer-to-peer movement, cypherpunks, linux maximalism, fundamentalism as a concept as well as some brief excursions through some history and politics of the time... Later, we'll discuss how AI and lawyers have more in common than you'd think, and what kind of protections we may need as autonomous agents become ubiquitous. This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by Brave.com, eToro.com, and Purse.io Original Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash. This episode featured CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and Zooko Wilcox. Music for todays episode was provided by Jared Rubens, and general fuzz, with editing by Jonas. Have any questions or comments? Email adam@ltbshow.com - And with luck we’ll be back next week with full host discussions.

Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show enlisted CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox for a conversation on the history, challenges and long term development path of early, formative technologies. which we often hear modern blockchain movements compared against. From the pre-internet days, through the free/open-source movement, Linux successes, and challenges on the desktop, the peer-to-peer movement, cypherpunks, Linux maximalism, fundamentalism as a concept as well as some brief excursions through some history and politics of the time... Later, we'll discuss how AI and lawyers have more in common than you'd think, and what kind of protections we may need as autonomous agents become ubiquitous. This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by Brave.com, eToro.com, and Purse.io Original Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash. This episode featured CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and Zooko Wilcox. Music for today's episode was provided by Jared Rubens, and general fuzz, with editing by Jonas. Have any questions or comments? Email adam@ltbshow.com

What is the role of privacy in money, and why does it matter? In this latest episode of the Money 3.0 Show, Abra founder and CEO Bill Barhydt sits down with Zooko Wilcox, the creator and CEO of Zcash. (This podcast originally aired on our YouTube channel in early 2019.) Their conversation covers a lot of ground — both have been working on encryption and secure internet technologies since well before the launch of Bitcoin.  Read more about the episode on the Abra blog.

Zooko Wilcox is the CEO of Zcash, and one of the most experienced people in crypto. In this conversation, Zooko and Anthony Pompliano discuss all things privacy, freedom, decentralization, the original battle between governments and technologists for encryption, and how the current privacy technology for crypto is likely to evolve moving forward. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Jetzt Podcast abonnieren: iOS: http://bit.ly/blue-alpine-cast Android: http://bit.ly/blue-alpine-cast-android ——————————— Für mehr Analysen, Nachrichten und Tipps zum Krypto Investieren, hier abonnieren: http://bit.ly/blue-alpine-de ——————————— In der heutigen Folge sprechen wir über: Telegram's Test der TON (Telegram Open Network) Token Die Zukunft von Zcash von Zcash Gründer Zooko Wilcox und was das für Investoren bedeutet Die Korrelation zwischen Aktienmarkt und Kryptomarkt und was das für die kommenden Monate bedeutet

Zooko Wilcox is Founder and CEO of Zcash Co, the company behind Zcash, a privacy focused digital currency. In this conversation, Zooko and Soona Amhaz discuss the Founders Reward Debate, the new proposed Zcash algorithm, what it will take to get people to care about privacy, and the story behind why Zooko, at one point, was living out of his car. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Interview location: SkypeInterview date: Tuesday 22nd Jan, 2019Company: ZcashRole: Founder and CEOOne of the significant failings of Digicash, the David Chaum pre-Bitcoin digital currency was centralisation. Decentralisation has become one of the core components of what has made Bitcoin work and a success; shutting it down is only possible under extreme circumstances and no single person can exert control over its future direction.How decentralised a cryptocurrency is often a measure of its strength or weakness. Maximalists often challenge Zcash as being centralised, and some refer to it as the corporate privacy coin but how much of a risk is this to the future of the currency?I sat down with the Zcash Founder and CEO, Zooko Wilcox to discuss the intrinsic link between Zcash the company and Zcash the protocol, what risks this presents and how the bear market has affected operations. We also look into Zooko’s past working on Digicash, his discovery of Bitcoin and user adoption in crypto.-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show my doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: Bitcoin | Ethereum | Litecoin | Monero | ZCash | RipplecoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Riccardo Spagni, the lead maintainer for Monero, describes the four pillars of Monero's privacy, makes the case for why it would still be valuable even if BItcoin were to adopt privacy, and explains the ways in which its privacy is stronger and weaker than Zcash's. He also discusses his new project, Tari, and how it could enable a new world of natively digital assets such as tickets, loyalty points and in-game assets, and how it will relate to Monero. He also explains his view on the fact that Monero is one of the top currencies used on the dark web and appears to have been in demand by bad state actors such as North Korea. Plus, he gives us his backstory, which includes gel-based nail polish and bikinis, and the origin of his nickname, Fluffypony. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Episode links: Riccardo Spagni: https://twitter.com/fluffypony?lang=en Monero: https://getmonero.org Tari: https://www.tari.com Wired article on Monero's traceability: https://www.wired.com/story/monero-privacy/ Laura's listener mail episode: http://unchainedpodcast.co/listener-mail-laura-answers-your-questions-on-the-markets-velocity-privacy-and-more-ep88 Unchained episode with Zooko Wilcox of Zcash: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad

Riccardo Spagni, the lead maintainer for Monero, describes the four pillars of Monero's privacy, makes the case for why it would still be valuable even if BItcoin were to adopt privacy, and explains the ways in which its privacy is stronger and weaker than Zcash's. He also discusses his new project, Tari, and how it could enable a new world of natively digital assets such as tickets, loyalty points and in-game assets, and how it will relate to Monero. He also explains his view on the fact that Monero is one of the top currencies used on the dark web and appears to have been in demand by bad state actors such as North Korea. Plus, he gives us his backstory, which includes gel-based nail polish and bikinis, and the origin of his nickname, Fluffypony. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Episode links: Riccardo Spagni: https://twitter.com/fluffypony?lang=en Monero: https://getmonero.org Tari: https://www.tari.com Wired article on Monero's traceability: https://www.wired.com/story/monero-privacy/ Laura's listener mail episode: http://unchainedpodcast.co/listener-mail-laura-answers-your-questions-on-the-markets-velocity-privacy-and-more-ep88 Unchained episode with Zooko Wilcox of Zcash: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad

This week, because I was busy with my TEDx talk and my book, I decided to do an episode in which I answer your questions. Thank you to everyone who submitted one, and I'm so sorry I didn't get to all your questions. In this episode, I talk about what's necessary to gain wider adoption, how I think the next bull run will manifest and how Bitcoin would behave in a serious financial crisis. Plus, I reveal which areas of the industry I think will blossom, and which areas I'm less optimistic about. I also answer what people who are just getting into the technology can do in the space, why the oracle problem is so challenging and how it can be resolved, and what the velocity problem is, and whether it applies especially to Ethereum. I also delve into privacy coins, whether or not the lower overall crypto market volatility we're seeing now will continue, and where this trend with stablecoins is going. There are a LOT of episode links -- be sure to check them out! Thank you to our sponsors! Altlending: https://altlending.com Blockdaemon: http://blockdaemon.com/unchained/ Episode links: Senate hearing on cryptocurrencies: https://www.c-span.org/video/?452837-1/senate-banking-panel-explores-cryptocurrencies-blockchains Tweets with me, Nouriel and Vitalik: https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1050782831859752960 My conversation with Soona Amhaz of Token Daily about Nouriel Roubini on Unconfirmed: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/how-were-misusing-the-word-decentralization-ep041 Milken Institute panel featuring Nouriel Roubini: http://www.milkeninstitute.org/videos/view/cryptocurrencies-irrational-exuberance-or-brave-new-world Skeptics' Episodes: Preston Byrne & Angela Walch: http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-skeptics-episode-preston-byrne-and-angela-walch-on-what-the-industry-and-regulators-get-wrong-in-crypto Meltem Demirors & Jill Carlson: http://unchainedpodcast.co/episode-74 Singularity University episode discussing usbaility: http://unchainedpodcast.co/singularity-university-global-summit-how-do-we-get-consumer-adoption-ep83 My Forbes article on phone hijacking: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/12/20/hackers-have-stolen-millions-of-dollars-in-bitcoin-using-only-phone-numbers/#2ada233b38ba USV blog post on apps and infrastructure: https://www.usv.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase CryptoKitties episode: http://unchainedpodcast.co/what-makes-a-cryptokitty-worth-140000-ep75 Token Foundry standards: https://blog.tokenfoundry.com/token-foundry-standards/ Civil: https://civil.co Forbes magazine feature on blockchain not Bitcoin, featuring Chain: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2015/09/09/bitcoins-shared-ledger-technology-moneys-new-operating-system/#66bb2f4c7dd1 Recent episode with Barry Silbert: http://unchainedpodcast.co/barry-silbert-on-what-wall-street-says-privately-about-crypto-vs-what-it-says-publicly-ep87 Decentralized Finance series: 0x: http://unchainedpodcast.co/will-warren-of-0x-on-why-decentralized-exchanges-are-the-future Dharma: http://unchainedpodcast.co/nadav-hollander-on-how-dharma-could-create-new-forms-of-debt-ep80 Compound: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-youll-earn-interest-on-your-crypto-with-compound-ep82 dYdX: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-dydx-allows-you-to-take-a-short-position-in-one-token-ep86 Institutional money: The Information article on university endowments investing in crypto: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/harvard-stanford-mit-endowments-invest-in-crypto-funds Unchained episode with Tuur Demeester: http://unchainedpodcast.co/tuur-demeester-on-why-hes-a-bitcoin-maximalist-and-bearish-on-ethereum-ep81 Fortune article on Bakkt: http://fortune.com/longform/nyse-owner-bitcoin-exchange-startup/ Custody solutions: BitGo becomes a qualified custodian: https://www.coindesk.com/bitgo-receives-regulatory-approval-to-custody-crypto-assets/ Unchained episode with Mike Belshe of BitGo: http://unchainedpodcast.co/mike-belshe-on-what-bitgos-kingdom-trust-acquisition-means-for-crypto-and-how-security-will-develop-in-the-future Coinbase Custody opens: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-officially-open-for-business-182c297d65d9 Potential recession: Oslo Freedom Forum episode on uptake of bitcoin in Venezuela: http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-oslo-freedom-forum-in-new-york-why-decentralization-matters-ep85 Fortune article on Chainalysis: http://fortune.com/2018/10/10/can-the-whales-of-bitcoin-tank-the-market/?ref=tokendaily Trends I think will blossom: First Unchained episode with Kathryn Haun: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them Unchained episode with Chris Dixon of a16z crypto: http://unchainedpodcast.co/chris-dixon-on-how-trust-is-the-best-lego-block-ep70 Unchained episode with Zooko Wilcox of Zcash: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad JPMorgan Chase using Zcash technology: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/05/22/jpmorgan-chase-to-integrate-zcash-technology-to-its-enterprise-blockchain-platform/ Enterprise blockchains: NYT article I wrote on enterprise blockchains: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/business/dealbook/industries-blockchains-efficiency.html Oracles: Ether flash crash on GDAX: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Medium article on oracles:  https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Episode with Joey Krug of Augur: http://unchainedpodcast.co/joey-krug-on-how-augur-is-like-any-other-tool-ep79 Episode with Danny An of TrustToken: http://unchainedpodcast.co/harbor-and-trusttoken-on-why-they-dont-mind-being-unsexy-ep77 Velocity problem: Chris Burniske on how to value a crypto asset, on Unchained: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-to-valuate-a-crypto-asset-s3e08 Ethereum post on reducing block reward: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Privacy coins: Good post on Monero vs. Zcash: https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/zec-best-in-class-privacy-in-a-public-blockchain-1df2a3728739 Episode on illicit use of cryptocurrencies: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-widespread-is-money-laundering-in-crypto-ep72 Carlotta Perez book, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: http://www.carlotaperez.org/pubs?s=tf&l=en&a=technologicalrevolutionsandfinancialcapital Unchained episode on stablecoins: http://unchainedpodcast.co/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable Unconfirmed episode with Rune Christensen of MakerDAO: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep039 Unchained episode with Circle that describes their stablecoin: http://unchainedpodcast.co/circles-jeremy-allaire-and-sean-neville-on-why-crypto-will-be-bigger-than-the-web-ep71

This week, because I was busy with my TEDx talk and my book, I decided to do an episode in which I answer your questions. Thank you to everyone who submitted one, and I'm so sorry I didn't get to all your questions. In this episode, I talk about what's necessary to gain wider adoption, how I think the next bull run will manifest and how Bitcoin would behave in a serious financial crisis. Plus, I reveal which areas of the industry I think will blossom, and which areas I'm less optimistic about. I also answer what people who are just getting into the technology can do in the space, why the oracle problem is so challenging and how it can be resolved, and what the velocity problem is, and whether it applies especially to Ethereum. I also delve into privacy coins, whether or not the lower overall crypto market volatility we're seeing now will continue, and where this trend with stablecoins is going. There are a LOT of episode links -- be sure to check them out! Thank you to our sponsors! Altlending: https://altlending.com Blockdaemon: http://blockdaemon.com/unchained/ Episode links: Senate hearing on cryptocurrencies: https://www.c-span.org/video/?452837-1/senate-banking-panel-explores-cryptocurrencies-blockchains Tweets with me, Nouriel and Vitalik: https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1050782831859752960 My conversation with Soona Amhaz of Token Daily about Nouriel Roubini on Unconfirmed: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/how-were-misusing-the-word-decentralization-ep041 Milken Institute panel featuring Nouriel Roubini: http://www.milkeninstitute.org/videos/view/cryptocurrencies-irrational-exuberance-or-brave-new-world Skeptics' Episodes: Preston Byrne & Angela Walch: http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-skeptics-episode-preston-byrne-and-angela-walch-on-what-the-industry-and-regulators-get-wrong-in-crypto Meltem Demirors & Jill Carlson: http://unchainedpodcast.co/episode-74 Singularity University episode discussing usbaility: http://unchainedpodcast.co/singularity-university-global-summit-how-do-we-get-consumer-adoption-ep83 My Forbes article on phone hijacking: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/12/20/hackers-have-stolen-millions-of-dollars-in-bitcoin-using-only-phone-numbers/#2ada233b38ba USV blog post on apps and infrastructure: https://www.usv.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase CryptoKitties episode: http://unchainedpodcast.co/what-makes-a-cryptokitty-worth-140000-ep75 Token Foundry standards: https://blog.tokenfoundry.com/token-foundry-standards/ Civil: https://civil.co Forbes magazine feature on blockchain not Bitcoin, featuring Chain: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2015/09/09/bitcoins-shared-ledger-technology-moneys-new-operating-system/#66bb2f4c7dd1 Recent episode with Barry Silbert: http://unchainedpodcast.co/barry-silbert-on-what-wall-street-says-privately-about-crypto-vs-what-it-says-publicly-ep87 Decentralized Finance series: 0x: http://unchainedpodcast.co/will-warren-of-0x-on-why-decentralized-exchanges-are-the-future Dharma: http://unchainedpodcast.co/nadav-hollander-on-how-dharma-could-create-new-forms-of-debt-ep80 Compound: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-youll-earn-interest-on-your-crypto-with-compound-ep82 dYdX: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-dydx-allows-you-to-take-a-short-position-in-one-token-ep86 Institutional money: The Information article on university endowments investing in crypto: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/harvard-stanford-mit-endowments-invest-in-crypto-funds Unchained episode with Tuur Demeester: http://unchainedpodcast.co/tuur-demeester-on-why-hes-a-bitcoin-maximalist-and-bearish-on-ethereum-ep81 Fortune article on Bakkt: http://fortune.com/longform/nyse-owner-bitcoin-exchange-startup/ Custody solutions: BitGo becomes a qualified custodian: https://www.coindesk.com/bitgo-receives-regulatory-approval-to-custody-crypto-assets/ Unchained episode with Mike Belshe of BitGo: http://unchainedpodcast.co/mike-belshe-on-what-bitgos-kingdom-trust-acquisition-means-for-crypto-and-how-security-will-develop-in-the-future Coinbase Custody opens: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-officially-open-for-business-182c297d65d9 Potential recession: Oslo Freedom Forum episode on uptake of bitcoin in Venezuela: http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-oslo-freedom-forum-in-new-york-why-decentralization-matters-ep85 Fortune article on Chainalysis: http://fortune.com/2018/10/10/can-the-whales-of-bitcoin-tank-the-market/?ref=tokendaily Trends I think will blossom: First Unchained episode with Kathryn Haun: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them Unchained episode with Chris Dixon of a16z crypto: http://unchainedpodcast.co/chris-dixon-on-how-trust-is-the-best-lego-block-ep70 Unchained episode with Zooko Wilcox of Zcash: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad JPMorgan Chase using Zcash technology: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/05/22/jpmorgan-chase-to-integrate-zcash-technology-to-its-enterprise-blockchain-platform/ Enterprise blockchains: NYT article I wrote on enterprise blockchains: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/business/dealbook/industries-blockchains-efficiency.html Oracles: Ether flash crash on GDAX: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Medium article on oracles:  https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Episode with Joey Krug of Augur: http://unchainedpodcast.co/joey-krug-on-how-augur-is-like-any-other-tool-ep79 Episode with Danny An of TrustToken: http://unchainedpodcast.co/harbor-and-trusttoken-on-why-they-dont-mind-being-unsexy-ep77 Velocity problem: Chris Burniske on how to value a crypto asset, on Unchained: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-to-valuate-a-crypto-asset-s3e08 Ethereum post on reducing block reward: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/ethereum-price-crash-10-cents-gdax-exchange-after-multimillion-dollar-trade.html Privacy coins: Good post on Monero vs. Zcash: https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/zec-best-in-class-privacy-in-a-public-blockchain-1df2a3728739 Episode on illicit use of cryptocurrencies: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-widespread-is-money-laundering-in-crypto-ep72 Carlotta Perez book, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: http://www.carlotaperez.org/pubs?s=tf&l=en&a=technologicalrevolutionsandfinancialcapital Unchained episode on stablecoins: http://unchainedpodcast.co/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable Unconfirmed episode with Rune Christensen of MakerDAO: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep039 Unchained episode with Circle that describes their stablecoin: http://unchainedpodcast.co/circles-jeremy-allaire-and-sean-neville-on-why-crypto-will-be-bigger-than-the-web-ep71

Linda Xie, cofounder at Scalar Capital, talks about what she saw at ETHBerlin, why it made her think Ethereum's first-mover advantage may be hard for other smart contract platforms to overcome and how the crypto community in Berlin differed from that of Silicon Valley. She also talked about why Scalar Capital is focused on privacy coins, how her experience at Coinbase informed that, and what impact it would have on her investments if a more widely used coin like Bitcoin adopted privacy features. Finally, she talked about common mistakes crypto teams are making and what advice she finds herself commonly giving nowadays. If you're interested in sponsoring Unchained or Unconfirmed: Email Raelene at laurashinpodcast@gmail.com. Episode links: Linda Xie: https://twitter.com/ljxie Scalar Capital: https://scalar.capital Linda's thoughts on the Ethereum hackathons she's attended over the last year, including ETHBerlin: https://medium.com/@linda.xie/building-a-developer-community-66e6a47674d7 Unchained interview with Dominic Williams of Dfinity: http://unchainedpodcast.co/dfinitys-dominic-williams-on-how-its-blockchain-nervous-system-is-not-an-ai-ep78 Unchained interviews with a few decentralized finance projects being built on Ethereum: Compound: http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-youll-earn-interest-on-your-crypto-with-compound-ep82 Dharma: http://unchainedpodcast.co/nadav-hollander-on-how-dharma-could-create-new-forms-of-debt-ep80 0x: http://unchainedpodcast.co/will-warren-of-0x-on-why-decentralized-exchanges-are-the-future Unchained interview with Zooko Wilcox of Zcash: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad

Ep. 316: Is the Carnivore Diet Healthy? In this episode, Stacy and Sarah are worried about the growing popularity of the carnivore diet. Where did this bizarre idea come from and why is it that people claim that it makes them feel good? And why is Sarah pulling out her hair in frustration about this topic?   Click here to listen in iTunes   If you enjoy the show, please review it in iTunes! The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 316: Is the Carnivore Diet Healthy? Intro (0:00) News and Views (0:40) Welcome back! Sarah is steamed like a veggie and ready to climb onto a soapbox! We thought that we had this covered when we emphasized how important veggies were to your health is shows like Episode 281 and Episode 286 But the carnivore trend has been persistent, so we thought we should address it directly We've been hearing about it for a while, but it first came to our attention with a viral video about a man who only fed his family steak. Stacy was shocked! How are those kids getting their nutrients?! Question from Anna: "My husband has heard from several successful people who swear by a carnivore diet (Zooko Wilcox for example). It's a diet that cuts out plant foods, which to me sounds absolutely horrendous, but he wanted to try it because he has a much higher need for protein than I do and is usually craving red meat. I told him he was crazy, but spent the next 2 days essentially shoving red meat down his throat. This convinced him that consuming only meat was maybe a little much and he's back on the green wagon with me. It did leave me wondering though as to the potential for a carnivore diet to work with some people. Meat has all 20 amino acids and if you include organ meat, then I wonder if that would cover all your bases for vitamins and minerals. I'm curious, is there is any validity to such a diet if done right? Or if it is just slowly breaking down the body by depleting the consumer of some (or several) things?" Stacy questions Anna's consumption of Oreos, while Sarah is totally on board. Stacy recommends Trader Joe's Jojos, while Sarah prefers the dairy-free Glutino chocolate sandwich cookies. Question from Janet: "I've been on the AIP for quite a while now, and was on a more general paleo diet for years before that. I think I know *a bit* about healthy eating at this point, and understand the general concepts. But, I've been hearing about the carnivore diet lately, and it's leaving me stumped. I've heard anecdotes about it curing autoimmune issues (I'm assuming because it cuts out the same foods AIP does, plus a whole lot more), making people feel younger, people losing weight, and somehow also still feeling healthy. Someone close to me (no, this isn't a "a friend wanted me to ask you…" question) is considering it, and before I scream "NO!" I thought I'd see if you ladies had any input… What's the science? Is there any? Shouldn't they all have scurvy? How can they not be incredibly sick, without any vegetables in their life?" Diet was pioneered by Shawn Baker who will sell you the Carnivore Diet System coaching. That's a red flag! Check out our Insulin show about why at least some carbs are important as well as our show about the dangers of ketogenic diets. Shawn Baker had his medical license revoked in 2017 in part for incompetence.' He was taken seriously because he was a good athlete (records in indoor rowing) and so seemed to "prove" that it worked Only one study, a case study, from the 30s investigated a carnivore diet. A man attempted to copy the Inuit diet and Belview hospital observed him. Back then, though, our ability to measure health wasn't as advanced. He was eating a lot of organ meat, including raw organ meat. He didn't get scurvy, but that's probably due to the raw organ meat, which has Vitamin C. Meanwhile, Shawn Baker isn't eating organ meat and hasn't done any bloodwork to check in on his health at all! He's also spending so much time attacking science and claiming outlandish claims about mineral demands of the body go down when you eat only meat. He's advocating a diet that will hurt people AND sowing distrust of science and the scientific method! Yes, science can change, but the method is refining our knowledge and it gives us a base to point to when we try to decide what will be best. Many people out there are trying to prey upon people's trust for money. There are lots of carnivore diet articles that address short time success. But honestly, that's probably due to the boredom effect: eating the same food over and over again will make you eat less of it, reducing calorie intake. Also, meat is highly satiating, meaning you are satisfied quicker and longer, leading to reduced caloric intake. And rapid weight loss is not great and if you do it with a nutrient deficiency you will cause health issues! The claims of nutrient requirements going down is not backed up by scientific studies While we find evolutionary biology to be fascinating, it's not proof of anything. It functions as a hypothesis for nutritional science. Despite what is claimed, hunter-gatherers when through great lengths to find vegetable material to eat! Even the Inuits had a lot of plants in their diet, about 15%. The farther south you go, the more plant matter is consumed by hunter-gatherers, up to more than 50%! There are no vegan hunter-gatherers and there are no carnivore hunter-gatherers! Everyone is an omnivore Often meat consumption is over estimated because male ethnographers mainly studied male hunters, not the gatherer section of the population People will cite studies of "carnivore" hunter-gatherers that do not support such a claim at all! Three main things missing on a carnivore diet: Vitamin C, fiber for the gut microbiome, and phytochemicals We get a lot of Vitamin C added in things with citric acid, ascorbic acid, etc. which often will stave off scurvy Fiber is the main food of the most beneficial gut microbes. Cutting them out could make you sick! Plant phytochemicals are anti-aging and anti-cancer! Also not enough folate, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Scurvy symptoms take a while to show up. We store vitamin C, so it takes time to deplete it. Also, small amounts can stave off the major symptoms Scurvy is a thing! A study found Vitamin C deficiency in 5-17% of the population, especially in younger people. Is that because of low carb diets? Scurvy takes about a month to start setting in, more or less. Initially, there are flu like symptoms: feeling unwell, fatigue, fever, nausea, diarrhea, pain in joints and muscles, bleeding at hair follicles. Major symptoms: bleeding gums, loose teeth, bulging eyes, brown and scaly skin, bruising, breaking hair, slow healing woulds, bleeding and swelling joints. It's very hard to get to that point in modern society! People talk about a lot of symptoms on carnivore forums. They're often scurvy symptoms or GI issues from shifts in gut microbiome. Sarah talks about the gut microbiome in What Is the Gut Microbiome? And Why Should We Care? and also in her fiber ebook Fantastic Fiber Many things are labeled as "non-essential" nutrients. But these are nutrients that you don't need to keep living, but are probably essential to good health! You still want and need them! This is all why our paleo diet emphasizes vegetable consumption. Get your questions in! We want to hear from you! And there's no end to questions we can answer and topics we can address! Engage on social media! That's how we get feedback! Thank you for listening!   Relevant posts The Link Between Meat and Cancer The Diet We’re Meant to Eat, Part 1: Evolution & Hunter-Gatherers The Diet We’re Meant to Eat, Part 2: Physiological & Biological Evidence The Diet We’re Meant to Eat, Part 3: How Much Meat versus Veggies? The Case for More Carbs: Insulin’s Non-Metabolic Roles in the Human Body The Importance of Vegetables Is It Better to Eat Veggies Raw or Cooked? The Importance of Nutrient Density

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Kyle Samani, managing partner of Multicoin Capital, talks about what got him really excited at this week's Zcon0 conference for Zcash -- primarily, technologies that could make possible a future of massively scalable blockchains featuring default private transactions that would still make possible selective viewing to, say, auditors. He also recaps the major incidents around EOS's launch and how the community plans to change its governance, by trying out a new ethos of "intent of code" is law. We also discuss whether or not it's even possible to enforce that and how EOS's governance system compares to the one in Bitcoin. Finally, we also touch on some of the news around VCs investing in crypto, starting with some of the biggest news this week -- Kathryn Haun's appointment as the new GP of Andreessen Horowitz, where she will be co-managing its new crypto fund -- and the various strategies that VC firms are using to invest in crypto. Thank you to our sponsors! Clarity PR: http://clarity.pr Onramp: http://www.thinkonramp.com Links from the episode: The Zcon0 conference: https://z.cash.foundation/zcon/ Unchained episode with Zooko Wilcox: http://unchainedpodcast.co/zcashs-zooko-wilcox-on-why-he-believes-privacy-coins-will-be-used-more-for-good-than-bad The "intent of code" is law post by Dan Larimer, CTO of Block.one, the company behind EOS: https://medium.com/@bytemaster/the-intent-of-code-is-law-c0e0cd318032 Katie Haun becoming the new GP at Andreessen Horowitz, where she will co-manage its new crypto fund: https://a16z.com/2018/06/25/katie-haun/ More on a16z crypto: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/25/andreessen-horowitz-has-a-new-crypto-fund-and-its-first-female-general-partner-is-running-it-with-chris-dixon/amp/ Episodes with Katie: Unconfirmed: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/sxsw-episode-former-doj-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-what-the-sec-subpoenas-and-fincen-letter-likely-mean Unchained: http://unchainedpodcast.co/live-from-inforum-at-the-commonwealth-club-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-basics-with-kathryn-haun http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them The different strategies VC firms are using to invest in crypto: https://www.recode.net/2018/6/21/17484524/venture-capital-cryptocurrency-investing-structures

Notes / Links from the episode Todd McDonald - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mcdtv) - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/) Consensus 2018 (https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2018/) Watch Consensus 2018 (https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2017/video/day1/) Consensus & Token Summit overview (https://tokeneconomy.co/consensus-token-summit-recap-597df4f7318) Amber Baldet (https://twitter.com/AmberBaldet) Jimmy Song (https://twitter.com/jimmysong) Joe Lubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-lubin-48406489/) Amber, Jimmy, Joe Fireside Chat (https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2017/video/day1/) Kevin Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-rutter-1b109235/) Tim Swanson - Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/timswanson/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/ofnumbers) - Blog (http://www.ofnumbers.com/) Post Oak Labs (http://www.postoaklabs.com/) Vitalik Buterin (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin) Ethereum (https://www.ethereum.org/) [LizardCoin – An April Fools joke between R3 and Vitalik!](https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/04/01/ethereum-partners-with-r3cev-on-lizardcoin-bringing-together-the-best-of-centralized-finance-and-blockchain-technology/] Dogecoin (http://dogecoin.com/) Binance referral code (https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002423451-Binance-Referral-Program) Corda (www.corda.net) Guy Hochstetler, Solution Architect at R3 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyho/) GDPR Blog Post (https://www.r3.com/blog/gdpr/) Jana Moser on GDPR (https://www.r3.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GDPR_Blockchains_R3.pdf) Overstock accepting cryptos (https://www.coindesk.com/ether-litecoin-overstock-now-accepts-cryptocurrencies-payment/) Dapps (https://www.coindesk.com/information/what-is-a-decentralized-application-dapp/) What is an ICO (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/what-ico/) Gdax (https://www.gdax.com/trade/) Coinbase (https://www.coinbase.com/) CBDC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_Digital_Currency) Confidentiality Paper with Danny Yang and Zooko Wilcox (https://www.r3.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Survey_Confidentiality_Privacy_R3.pdf) Catherine Rutter LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Music by bensound.com Show notes: Consensus 2018 discussion with Todd 00:00-17:20 Interview with Tim Swanson (Accompanied by Kevin!) 17:20-44:25 Special Guest: Tim Swanson.

Abonniert den GRATIS Telegram Channel für Analysen und Tipps: https://bit.ly/blue-alpine-de ——————————— In der heutigen Folge sprechen wir über: Bitmain's neuesten ASIC Miner für ZCash (ZEC), was bedeutet das für die jetzigen Miner? (https://www.ccn.com/bitmain-to-release-first-zcash-asic-miner/) Der Forum Post von Zooko Wilcox (https://forum.z.cash/t/let-s-talk-about-asic-mining/27353/638) Goldman Sachs wird nun Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Handel anbieten, werden weitere Banken folgen? (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/goldman-sachs-plans-trade-bitcoin-futures-contracts/)

Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Zooko Wilcox, co-founder of the Zcash cryptocurrency protocol and CEO of the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company. Very interesting and broad discussion on the various social and economic implications of privacy. Zooko explores the numerous reasons for privacy coins, where Bitcoin has taken us with its success, how he hopes Zcash can take us further, why it's needed, and how privacy coins can effect society. We explore some straw men (dark markets) in terms of their analog comparisons today. We discuss other use-cases for privacy coins. We discuss some facets of the Zcash team and protocol, including some of the reasoning behind establishing a company to launch the currency. He notes the importance of security audits. He addresses the open questions on improving Bitcoin versus improving other coins (such as with privacy upgrades). Zooko concludes with some reflections on DigiCash, as well as some lessons on the importance of not resting on laurels in building this technology for the future. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/zooko https://z.cash/ https://www.imf.org/~/media/Files/Publications/WP/2018/wp1817.ashx https://www.coindesk.com/how-bitcoin-helps-afghan-girls-achieve-financial-freedom/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening! Show content is not investment advice in any way.

In this episode: Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash is our guest this week. News from: Denver Post, LogRhythm, GTRI, Secure64, Automox, Optiv, DirectDefense and a lot more! C.Springs v. Denver deathmatch (but Austin wins) Colorado takes two of the top three spots in best places to win. Blockchain is going to solve all our problems. Governments are getting serious about election security (about time). LogRhythm did a survey - we are not the most confident people. GTRI is now Zivaro. And other stuff! Check out Zooko on RadioLabo in the Ceremony. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver, Colorado Springs among U.S. News & World Report's 'best places to live' top rankings Colorado Legislative Tech Caucus Delves into Blockchain Technology Colorado among states engaged in “Cyber Storm” exercise to game out election-day threats New Study Finds IT Professionals Lack Confidence in Their Ability to Detect and Contain Cyberbreaches GTRI changing name to Zivaro Inc. Secure64 Releases TunnelGuard™ to detect and block DNS tunnels Automox blog: Real Time Patch Management Optiv blog: Who is the Data Protection Officer? DirectDefense blog: What’s in Your [Security] Wallet? Job Openings: Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst Pulte Financial Services - Security Intern Innovage - Vice President of Security TIAA - Director - Fraud Detection Brown and Caldwell - Sr. Manager, Information Security Green House Data - Manager of Information Security Lockheed Martin - Cyber-Architect-Sr-Staff PSCU - Senior Security Administrator Western Union - Information Security Engineer, SOC S&P Global - Project Manager, Information Security Akamai - Technical Project Manager - Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA COS - April Meetings - 4/17-18 SecureSet - Career Conversations: Kevin Ford, Cyber Risk And Security Specialist At CyberGRX - 4/19 ISACA - Annual meeting - 4/19 Women in Security Denver - 4/24 CSA CO - April Meeting - 4/24 GDPR Meetup - Article 32 and the Elastic Stack - 4/25 DenSec Meet-up - 4/25 SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 4/27 ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 4/28 Other Notable Upcoming Events Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 BSides Denver - 5/11-12 Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Abonniert den GRATIS Telegram Channel für Analysen und Tipps: https://bit.ly/blue-alpine-de ——————————— In der heutigen Folge sprechen wir über: Massenklage gegen Nano im Fall des Hacks des BitGrail Hack von Februar 2018 (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/nano-team-target-cryptocurrency-class-action-lawsuit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BitcoinMagazine+%28Bitcoin+Magazine%29#1523297309) Kurze Übersicht zu Nano und des Fonds für die BitGrail Opfer (https://medium.com/@nanocurrency/nano-foundation-announces-legal-fund-for-bitgrail-victims-b5a39cf02fa8) ZCash (ZEC) Gründer Zooko Wilcox will Venezuela mit Zcash helfen (https://bitrazzi.com/zcash-saves-the-day-in-venezuela-but-at-what-cost/)

Zooko Wilcox, the founder and CEO of the Zcash company, explains why he wanted to create the privacy coin Zcash, why he believes privacy is essential to decentralization, and how encryption is the way censorship-resistance can be created on a technical level. We talk about the revelation that the NSA was targeting Bitcoin users by gathering details on their devices and how even Zcash users could be targeted the same way, but why Zooko believes most people are more concerned about other threats. We also delve into the Facebook/Cambridge Analytics news and why people don't see to care about privacy and why so few people choose to transact privately in Zcash. He also describes he would feel if he knew that criminals were using Zcash for horrible crimes. Zcash company: https://z.cash/ Matthew Green's bitter tweet about Cryptokitties raising $12 million when he had to beg VCs to give Zcash a fraction of that amount: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/976298627759972353 The transaction that Zooko and I dissect during the episode: https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/eed1d3993e52863fd33f9961672a22d016ca2a63f1e452b7d27fc41f5a2f2664 The Intercept article about the NSA tracking Bitcoin users: https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/the-nsa-worked-to-track-down-bitcoin-users-snowden-documents-reveal/ Thank you to our sponsors: Preciate: https://preciate.org/; nominate someone to be recognized in a future spot at https://preciate.org/recognize/ Bitwise: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/unchained StartEngine: https://www.startenginesummit.com

Zooko Wilcox, the founder and CEO of the Zcash company, explains why he wanted to create the privacy coin Zcash, why he believes privacy is essential to decentralization, and how encryption is the way censorship-resistance can be created on a technical level. We talk about the revelation that the NSA was targeting Bitcoin users by gathering details on their devices and how even Zcash users could be targeted the same way, but why Zooko believes most people are more concerned about other threats. We also delve into the Facebook/Cambridge Analytics news and why people don't see to care about privacy and why so few people choose to transact privately in Zcash. He also describes he would feel if he knew that criminals were using Zcash for horrible crimes. Zcash company: https://z.cash/ Matthew Green's bitter tweet about Cryptokitties raising $12 million when he had to beg VCs to give Zcash a fraction of that amount: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/976298627759972353 The transaction that Zooko and I dissect during the episode: https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/eed1d3993e52863fd33f9961672a22d016ca2a63f1e452b7d27fc41f5a2f2664 The Intercept article about the NSA tracking Bitcoin users: https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/the-nsa-worked-to-track-down-bitcoin-users-snowden-documents-reveal/ Thank you to our sponsors: Preciate: https://preciate.org/; nominate someone to be recognized in a future spot at https://preciate.org/recognize/ Bitwise: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/unchained StartEngine: https://www.startenginesummit.com

ZCash se presenta como una cryptomoneda que ofrece 100% de anonimato a sus compradores. Pero lo realmente sorprendente de esta moneda digital fue su ritual de creación. Su fundador Zooko Wilcox, experimentado creador de sistemas descentralizados, reunió a un grupo de expertos para crear Zcash con el método más enfocado en la confianza que se ha construido en crypto. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/platzi-podcast/message

ZCash se presenta como una cryptomoneda que ofrece 100% de anonimato a sus compradores. Pero lo realmente sorprendente de esta moneda digital fue su ritual de creación. Su fundador Zooko Wilcox, experimentado creador de sistemas descentralizados, reunió a un grupo de expertos para crear Zcash con el método más enfocado en la confianza que se ha construido en crypto.

Zooko Wilcox. He’s the creator of Zcash and has more than 20 years of experience in open decentralized systems, cryptography and information security along with startups in general. He’s recognized for his work in Digicash, Mojonation and many other things that he has worked on. He’s also the founder of Least Authority. If you’re following him on Twitter, you’ll know that he sometimes blog about health science and is very active in Twitter and the crypto space. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Constellation Games What CEO do you follow? – N/A Favorite online tool? — Signal How many hours of sleep do you get?— 8 If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “That he would start learning by doing than learning from going to school”   Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:44 – Nathan introduces Zooko to the show 02:28 – Zcash is a cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin 02:55 – Zcash is like the SSL version of bitcoin 03:20 – Zooko explains why additional security is needed in the crypto space 04:33 – Bitcoin is mainly used for payment transactions 04:40 – Other uses of blockchain is widely proliferating and apply the same technology 05:18 – In any transaction, you need to protect not only the identity of the person, but the transaction in the system as well 05:38 – In bitcoin, there’s no identity needed for the bitcoin address but the flow of funds—where the bitcoin is going may be visible to anyone who’s in the blockchain 06:55 – Zooko shares his partnership with JP Morgan for their blockchain security solution 07:00 – They had an open, public blockchain which is as global as bitcoin 07:26 – The Zcash blockchain has had huge success going around the world 07:50 – It was successful because it made it to the top tier of the blockchain system 08:50 – Zooko really wanted Zcash currency to be more available globally and they received more users from China 10:00 – Yunbi is one of the exchangers in China 10:45 – The strategy was to attract users from different places 11:13 – Some crypto projects have pre-money and some have ICOs or pre-sale 11:44 – The Zcash blockchain started mining, where people can get their own Zcash tokens 12:44 – Zooko changed the algorithm for mining coins 14:30 – Zooko has raised $3M and promised investors that they will get a cut from the mining 15:28 – There are transaction fees, but it’s different from what the investors get from the mining 15:45 – It’s the miners who give the share of the reward over to the founder and they choose to do so 16:17 – Zcash is still early in the space 17:06 – The fundraising happened early 2015 17:50 – Zcash has a unique structure to their system 19:35 – The Famous Five   3 Key Points: While blockchain system is known to be secure, it doesn’t hurt to have additional security features in place with cryptocurrency. ICOs and pre-sales are quite the trend for blockchain companies. You can’t learn everything from going to school—learn by DOING.   Resources Mentioned: Simplero – The easiest way to launch your own membership course like the big influencers do but at 1/10th the cost. The Top Inbox – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences GetLatka - Database of all B2B SaaS companies who have been on my show including their revenue, CAC, churn, ARPU and more Klipfolio – Track your business performance across all departments for FREE Hotjar – Nathan uses Hotjar to track what you’re doing on this site. He gets a video of each user visit like where they clicked and scrolled to make the site a better experience Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Host Gator– The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible Audible– Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Recorded: Nov 20th, 2016 Today on the show, we're talking with Zooko Wilcox (CEO of the Zcash Company)about the design and execution of the parameter generation ceremony needed for making zero knowledge proofs possible with Zcash. Leading up to this discussion we talk about Zookos history in bitcoin and his cypherpunk roots, the Zcash company and the importance of fungibility. We're also joined by a special guest co-host Andreas Antonopoulos. Guest: Zooko Wilcox - https://twitter.com/zooko Guest Co-Host: Andreas Antonopouls - https://twitter.com/aantonop Co-host: Austin Williams - https://twitter.com/onewayfunction Co-host: Matt deCourcelle - https://twitter.com/mattdecourcelle Edited by XE Network - http://xenetwork.org/ Music by Tonebox - twitter.com/toneboxmusic Our show is sponsored by: Decred is an open and progressive cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain. http://www.decred.org GPU Source is a company building products and services to allow anyone to mine like a pro. Sign-up for their beta product release at http://gpusource.com

My name is Rob Mitchell, and it's hard to believe this is my 40th episode of The Bitcoin Game. I was a fan of Let's Talk Bitcoinfrom day one, since it launched right after I got into Bitcoin. I reached out to Adam B. Levine early on, and worked with the LTB Network in various capacities. During that time, I recorded a number of interviews that weren't quite publishable, for one reason or another. But after attending a Bitcoin Job Fair, I eventually collected enough solid content to release my first episode of The Bitcoin Game on October 15, 2014. A bit under 20 episodes per year isn't so bad, is it? Regular listeners are aware that my releases have been less frequent in 2016. So I felt extra pressure to do something special for my year-end, 40th episode. I sent messages to over 100 cryptocurrency enthusiasts, inviting them to record a holiday or new year greeting. I made suggestions, such as reviewing 2016 or making predictions for 2017, but I tried to make it open-ended. I ended up with submissions from 26 people who in some cases represent very divergent viewpoints. It's a jam packed, ad-free show; I hope you enjoy! Oh, before I forget… I want to propose that on January 3rd, the 8th anniversary of Bitcoin's genesis block, every cryptocurrency aficionado take a day to chill on the arguing, so we get a sense of what it's like to be a huge, cohesive group. Can you go so far as to find someone you typically take issue with, and compliment them on something you genuinely value about that person? I'm just asking for one day a year. Who's with me? Guest Order Of Appearance Greetings are in order from shortest to longest. Each guest's Twitter handle and relevant website are listed below. Charlie Shrem @CharlieShrem intellisys.ai Matt Corallo @TheBlueMatt bluematt.bitcoin.ninja Emin Gün Sirer @el33th4xor HackingDistributed.com Jonas Schnelli @jonasschnelli github.com/jonasschnelli Marc Hochstein @MarcHochstein AmericanBanker.com Rodolfo Novak @nvk opendime.com John Light @lightcoin lightco.in The Crypto Show @TheCryptoShow TheCryptoShow.com Tatiana Moroz @tatianacoin TatianaMoroz.com Amanda B. Johnson @DASHdetailed youtube.com/dashorg Brian Cohen @inthepixels BitOfThis.com Riccardo Spagni @fluffyponyza getmonero.org David Bailey @HardBTC evinceit.com Zooko Wilcox @zooko z.cash Paul Boyer @MadMoneyMachine MadMoneyMachine.com Bruce Fenton @brucefenton facebook.com/bruce.fenton.page Joseph VaughnPerling @haq4good coldhardca.sh Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester AdamantResearch.com Pepe Cash (forwarded courtesy Joe Looney) @myrarepepe rarepepedirectory.com Bitcoin Uncensored @junseth soundcloud.com/bitcoinuncensored Kyle Torpey @kyletorpey kyletorpey.neocities.org Tim Tayshun @ezcoinaccess ezCoinAccess.com John Ferguson @SAFEcrossroads SafeCrossroads.net Pamela Morgan @pamelawjd thirdkey.solutions Arthur Falls @ArthurFalls etherreview.info John Barrett @BitcoinsNGravy bitcoinsandgravy.com "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Bitcoin" by John Barrett MAGIC WORD Stay tuned for the magic word in this episode, and submit it to your LTB Network account to claim a share of this week's distribution of LTBCoin. Listeners have one week from the release date to claim the magic word credit. SPONSOR All participants in this episode are hereby offered their choice of a Bitcoin Keychainor a Bitcoin Fork Pen. In lieu of taking physical possession, a Counterparty token, redeemable for either product, may be requested. Simply contact Rob with a physical mailing address or Counterparty address. http://bkeychain.com http://bitcoinforks.com As Seen On TechCrunch• Engadget• Ars Technica• Popular Mechanics Maxim• Inc.• Vice• RT• Bitcoin Magazine• VentureBeat CoinDesk• Washington Post• Forbes• Fast Company STAY IN TOUCH Twitter @theBTCgame http://TheBitcoinGame.com Rob@TheBitcoinGame.com Bitcoin tipping address for this episode: 1G8HDg5EsPQpamKYS2bDya9Riv9xv1nVo5 Thanks so much for taking the time to listen to The Bitcoin Game! CREDITS The Bitcoin Gamebox art is based on an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Non-holiday music by Rob Mitchell Holiday Music Credits: "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Bitcoin" by John Barrett "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies", "We Wish you a Merry Christmas", "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Angels We Have Heard on High (Piano)", "Jingle Bells (Calm)", and "Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Silent Night Piano" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" courtesy of www.freexmasmp3.com

On this weeks episode of BlockChannel, host McKie and Dee interview creator of ZCash and cryptopgraphy legend, Zooko Wilcox. Dr. Corey Petty, host of The Bitcoin Podcast joins us as well in this interview as a guest host as we dive into use cases for zero-knowledge proofs, and encrypted messaging. Zooko even shares tips for "young, hip and fresh developers" to join the ZCash developer community. This episode is a must listen for anyone whose knowledge of ZCash is...zero. ZCash Official Site: https://Z.Cash Zcash RPC API documentation: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md Zero-Knowledge Messaging (Encrypted Memo Field): https://github.com/whyrusleeping/zmsg/ Intro/Outro: "Wednesday Interlude" by Umai Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4dxrz5i766MZP8FibvqpeI?play=true Listen on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheap-sunglasses/id1175146156?i=1175147116 The Bitcoin Podcast: https://thebitcoinpodcast.com

On this weeks episode of BlockChannel, host McKie and Dee interview creator of ZCash and cryptopgraphy legend, Zooko Wilcox. Dr. Corey Petty, host of The Bitcoin Podcast joins us as well in this interview as a guest host as we dive into use cases for zero-knowledge proofs, and encrypted messaging. Zooko even shares tips for "young, hip and fresh developers" to join the ZCash developer community. This episode is a must listen for anyone whose knowledge of ZCash is...zero. ZCash Official Site: https://Z.Cash What is ZCash?: http://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-zcash Zcash RPC API documentation: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md Zero-Knowledge Messaging (Encrypted Memo Field): https://github.com/whyrusleeping/zmsg/ Intro/Outro: "Wednesday Interlude" by Umai Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4dxrz5i766MZP8FibvqpeI?play=true Listen on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheap-sunglasses/id1175146156?i=1175147116 The Bitcoin Podcast: https://thebitcoinpodcast.com

By now you've probably heard of Bitcoin. But Bitcoin isn't the only digital currency. In fact, there are hundreds of "altcoins" out there, all of which are different from Bitcoin in varying degrees. One of the hottest new currencies is ZCash, a digital currency designed to provide more anonymity than Bitcoin. And unlike Bitcoin, whose founder is pseudonymous and unknown to the public, ZCash was backed by a company with a known team. In the latest episode of Odd Lots, ZCash founder Zooko Wilcox explains how and why he launched his own currency and explains why anyone would actually use it.

We’ve got a special bonus episode for you all this week.Episode 0.8 of our Podcast was a Boulder Startup Week talk about ZCash by its founder; Zooko Wilcox.  ZCash is a privacy-centric blockchain. Zcash payments are published on a public blockchain, but the sender, recipient, and amount of a transaction remain private.A lot of people are really excited about a blockchain that enables truly anonymous transactions on the web and believes that ZCash could be a top 5 blockchain within a year.  ZCash has an all-star roster of cryptographers; and they today in version 1.0.0; So I’m reposting our ZCash episode, episode 0.8.

In Brief Zooko Wilcox has more than 20 years of experience in open, decentralized systems, cryptography and information security, and startups. He is recognized for his work on DigiCash, Mojo Nation, ZRTP, “Zooko's Triangle”, Tahoe-LAFS, BLAKE2, and SPHINCS. He is also the Founder and CEO of Least Authority. He sometimes blogs about health science. . In recent years, progress in the area of zero knowledge proofs has made it possible to construct a blockchain whose miners can verify transactions, or state changes, without seeing the information contained in those transactions. Many of the individuals developing these tools have joined Zooko to form the Zcash company. Zcash aims to be a truly anonymous cryptocurrency, but more than just a currency, it is the first step toward managing privacy on public blockchains. Recently, at the Cornell University blockchain hackathon, Zcash team members participated in a successful effort to include an implementation of zero knowledge proofs known as ZKsnarks into an ethereum client running on a test net a monumental achievement in blockchain anonymity. In addition to this, the Zcash team are using the BTCRelay codebase to construct ZRelay, a bridge between the Zcash, Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchains. The final third of this episode is a casual discussion of the culture of the field of cryptography roughly between 1990 and 2000. https://z.cash Chain analysis tools: Blockchain.info OTX.me live.ether.camp Chain analysis services: Elliptic: https://www.elliptic.co/ Chain Analysis: https://www.chainalysis.com/ A very limited article on the history of cryptography but a conclusion worth skipping to: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/41/a-brief-history-of-cryptography The Cypherpunk FAQ: https://www.cypherpunks.to/faq/cyphernomicron/cyphernomicon.txt Wikipedia links: Phil Zimmerman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann David Chaum:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chaum History of cryptography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cryptography#World_War_II_cryptography Great Forbes article on the dismay some mathematicians feel at the dominance of the NSA in their field of employment: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/05/mathematicians-urge-colleagues-to-refuse-to-work-for-the-nsa/#2f02244c6c2e Content: Zooko Wilcox, Arthur Falls Be sure to subscribe on iTunes: https://exit.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-ether-review%2Fid899090462%3Fmt%3D2

Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, discusses how advanced cryptography can bring confidentiality to transactions on distributed ledgers; the relative merits and drawbacks of the Bitcoin and Ethereum models; and more.

For Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn, part of the cypherpunk movement since the early 1990s, the vision of a decentralized financial system that has both openness and privacy has existed since long before Bitcoin. After many failed attempts, Bitcoin proved that that vision could be achievable. But Bitcoin also failed to deliver on the privacy features as blockchain analysis allows tracing movements and deanonymizing many users. Zooko joined us to discuss his project Zcash, a fully anonymous cryptocurrency that is scheduled to launch in July. Through Zcash’s use of ground-breaking Zero Knowledge Proofs (or zkSNARKs) the blockchain will leak no information about sender, recipients nor amounts. It was a fascinating discussion of the most anticipated launch of a cryptocurrency since Ethereum. Topics covered in this episode: Zooko’s long cypherpunk history How overconfidence derailed many cypherpunk projects Why Bitcoin’s privacy is broken and how Zcash provides true privacy The too-good-to-be-true Zcash team Why Zcash is based on a fork of Bitcoin How the initial parameter generation creates a potential security weakness Why Zcash believes in an evolutionary approach to designing cryptocurrency protocols Episode links: Zcash website Why Zcash - Project Announcement Zerocash: Decentralized Anonymous Payments from Bitcoin [PDF] EB116 - Eli Ben-Sasson: Zero Knowledge Proofs This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/122