Listen "#20 | Aleo: Privacy-Preserving Smart Contracts"
Episode Synopsis
With Howard wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of ProvableThis week, we spoke with Howard Wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable, about building the foundations for decentralized privacy-preserving applications. Key takeaways include:Aleo’s privacy-first Layer 1, designed to enable private smart contracts by default, overcoming the transparency limitations of Ethereum.Developer tools and ecosystem, including the Leo programming language, SDKs, and privacy-preserving wallets that enable seamless integration of ZK applications.Trade-offs in building a private blockchain, balancing speed, usability, and compliance while ensuring robust security for users.ZK for compliance, offering tools like view keys and selective disclosure mechanisms to enable regulatory-friendly privacy solutions.Applications and ecosystem growth, spanning ZK-powered DeFi (ZeFi), private identity verification, confidential transactions, and even hidden-state gaming.AI and ZKML, exploring how ZK can enable provable AI agents, decentralized inference, and privacy-preserving machine learning on-chain.Hybrid consensus design, combining proof-of-work incentives with proof-of-stake for long-term sustainability.Future roadmap, focusing on hardware acceleration for ZK proofs, governance evolution, and expanding privacy solutions beyond blockchain.LinksHoward Wu's Twitter/X: https://x.com/1HowardWuProvable's Twitter/X: https://x.com/ProvableHQAleo's Twitter/X: https://x.com/AleoHQLearn more:https://aleo.org/blog/https://provable.com/bloghttps://aleo.org/grants/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zkGitHub: https://github.com/ingonyama-zkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyamaJoin us: https://www.ingonyama.com/career
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