This podcast episode features a conversation with Mohamed Fouda, head of research at Allianz, a Web3 accelerator and builder community. Mohamed discusses the significance of privacy in the blockchain space, detailing the use of programmable blockchains and the challenges of achieving privacy within these systems. The episode covers the evolution and application of various technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs, fully homomorphic encryption, and multi-party computation to achieve privacy in various scenarios. With his background in hardware and chip design plus his years long work with founders and builders Mohamed is a unique perspective on the evolution of these technologies and projects working on buildingprivacy-enhanced solutions. The discussion also focuses on the emerging projects in the space fostering privacy, and the intersection of regulations and privacyon web3s.

0:00 Intro
02:39 Journey into Blockchain: From Electrical Engineering to Crypto
05:29 The Importance of Privacy in Blockchain and Web3
09:06 Exploring On-Chain Privacy: Techniques and Technologies
14:38 Diving Deep into Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Their Applications
23:30 What is Fully Homomorphic Encryption and what are its C´challenges
27:09 Multiparty Computation: A Middle Ground for Privacy
33:46 AI and Blockchain: A Future Together with Privacy Technologies
37:37 Regulatory Landscape: How European and US regulations will affect privacy-based solutions
41:56 Alliance: Fostering Innovation in the Web3 Ecosystem

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Referenced in the show:

Understanding WhatsApp Data Security: End-to-End Encryption and Backups:
https://www.wati.io/blog/understandin...

Blockchain networks: Data structures of Bitcoin, Monero, Zcash, Ethereum, Ripple, and Iota:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A...

An Open-Source Tool for Assessing User-Privacy on Ethereum and Tornado Cash:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

ZKPs, FHE, MPC: Managing Private State in Blockchains:
  / zkps-fhe-mpc-managing-private-state-in-blo...  

zkApps Overview:
https://docs.minaprotocol.com/zkapps

Deep dive on fully homomorphic encryption: what is it and what makes it different? :
https://evervault.com/blog/deep-dive-...

Zama: An open source cryptography company building state-of-the-art FHE solutions for blockchain and AI
https://www.zama.ai/https://docs.zama.ai/homepage

INCO: Building the frontier of FHE
https://www.inco.org/https://www.inco.org/blogs/

Nillion Non-Interactive MPC Protocol for Non-Linear Computations:
  / introducing-the-nillion-non-interactive-mp...  https://docs.nillion.com/multi-party-...

0xPass Passport Protocol - Programmable MPC Network
https://0xpass.io/https://blog.0xpass.io/p/introducing-...

The promise and challenges of crypto + AI applications:
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024...

Modulus: Bring powerful AI on-chain with specialized zk
https://www.modulus.xyz/  / moduluslabs  

What is a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)?
https://www.trustonic.com/technical-a...

The EU's new MiCA framework for crypto-assets - the one regulation to rule them all
https://paddihansen.substack.com/p/th...

Aztec: The Endgame for Blockchain Privacy

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