Taking ZK IRL with Cursive

12/02/2025 1h 20min
Taking ZK IRL with Cursive

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Episode Synopsis

This week, Anna and Nico chat with Andrew Lu and Vivek Bhupatiraju from Cursive. 

They map out the timeline of their in-person activations and experiments using programmable cryptography, which they have been running since late 2023. By quickly developing small applications and products to test with real users, they have gathered tangible data about these innovations at various live conferences worldwide, including our own flagship events, zkSummit11 and zkSummit12.

They share the challenges and insights gained from these experimental products. Additionally, they share the concepts that inspired their innovations, such as digital pheromones and narrowcasting.

Related links:

Zupass
ZK for web2 interop with zkLogin & ZK Email 
Cursive
ETH Denver
Building cryptographic apps for human connection - Vivek Bhupatiraju & Andrew Lu
Phantom Zone GitHub
Frontiers by Paradigm 

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