INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
Can Ethereum become private without giving anyone a master key? Aztec co-founder Zac Williamson joins David Hoffman to discuss the race to build private smart contracts, why transparent blockchains struggle with tokenized finance, and how ZK Passport could bring identity checks onchain without exposing personal data.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Race for Private Ethereum
07:21 Why Crypto Still Isn't Private
15:01 ZK Passport and Private Identity
21:29 AI-Powered Attacks and Trustless Infrastructure
29:44 Private DeFi and Institutional Adoption
35:42 Aztec Tokenomics, MEV, and Transaction Costs
40:52 Aztec Tierra and the 2027 Roadmap
43:43 Getting Started With Aztec
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RESOURCES
Zac Williamson
https://x.com/Zac_Aztec
Aztec Network
https://aztec.network
ZK.money
https://zk.money
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TRASCRIZIONE 🔗
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Bankless Nation, I'm joined with Zach Williamson.
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He is the co-founder of Aztec.
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Zach, welcome back to Bankless.
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Thank you so much.
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It's a pleasure to be back.
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Zach, we're inside of a privacy meta.
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Aztec has been building in privacy for an extremely long time.
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