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Zero Knowledge

Zero Knowledge Podcast

Zero Knowledge is a podcast which goes deep into the tech that will power the emerging decentralised web and the community building this. Covering the latest in zero knowledge research and applications, the open web as well as future technologies and paradigms that promise to change the way we interact — and transact — with one another online. Zero Knowledge is hosted by Anna Rose Follow the show at @ZeroKnowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) or @AnnaRRose (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose)

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1:25:07

Episode 307: The Evolution of Aleo with Howard Wu &...

Zero Knowledge ·

2024/01/17

This week, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) caught up on all things Aleo (https://aleo.org/) with Howard Wu (https://twitter.com/1HowardWu) co-founder of the Aleo Network & Alex Pruden (https://twitter.com/apruden08) executive director of the Aleo Foundation (https://aleo.org/post/announcing-aleo-foundation/). Howard was last on the show back in 2020 when Aleo was in its infancy, so the group dive into how the project has evolved over the last few years, covering lessons learned along the way as

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1:07:44

Episode 306: Predictions: ZK in 2024

Zero Knowledge ·

2024/01/10

In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and cohosts Guillermo (https://twitter.com/GuilleAngeris), Kobi (https://twitter.com/kobigurk), Nico (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) and Tarun (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) share their predictions, hopes (and worries) for ZK in 2024. They cover emerging ideas in ZK, research predictions, dream applications, the best case for ZK in 2024, the worst case for ZK, possible ‘Black Swans’ and more. ZK Hack IV online is coming soon, sign up

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3:27

Bonus: ZK Hack IV Online

Zero Knowledge ·

2024/01/03

No full episode this week. Just a brief message about the upcoming ZK Hack IV Online (www.zkhack.dev/zkhackIV). ZK Hack is a 4-week virtual event featuring weekly workshops, advanced puzzle solving competitions and a virtual ZK Jobs Fair. Find out more www.zkhack.dev/zkhackIV Sign up for the 1st session happening on Jan 16th: https://hopin.com/events/zkhackiv-1

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1:14:21

Episode 305: ZK Rewind: A Look Back at 2023

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/12/27

In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) catches up in person with Guillermo (https://twitter.com/GuilleAngeris), Tarun (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) and Alex Evans (https://twitter.com/alexhevans) for a look back at 2023. They revisit their state of mind back in Jan 2023 and share how the year unfolded and evolved for each of them as well as the ZK space as a whole. They survey the themes, applications and research topics that dominated ZK throughout this year and offer

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1:04:09

Episode 304: Exploring FRI, LogUp and using M31 for...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/12/20

In this week’s episode, host Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and cohost Nico Mohnblatt (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) catch up with Ulrich Haböck (https://twitter.com/UHaboeck), an applied cryptographer at Polygon Labs (https://polygon.technology/). This episode revolves around Ulrich’s journey into applied zero-knowledge cryptography, transitioning from an academic environment to being a full-time practitioner. They discuss his contributions to the field, including his many write-ups and

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1:08:51

Episode 303: A Dive into Binius with Ulvetanna

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/12/13

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and cohost Brendan Farmer (https://twitter.com/_bfarmer) catch up with Jim Posen (https://twitter.com/jimpo_potamus) and Radi Cojbasic (https://twitter.com/radi_cojbasic) from Ulvetanna (https://www.ulvetanna.io/). They cover the origin story of Ulvetanna and their work on the ZK hardware/software intersection before moving on to discuss Binius, a new proving system they developed which is optimised for hardware. Binius is built on towers

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1:21:08

Episode 302: ZK for web2 interop with zkLogin & ZK Email

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/12/06

This week Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and cohost Kobi (https://twitter.com/kobigurk) chat with both Kostas Kryptos (https://twitter.com/kostascrypto) from Mysten Labs (https://mystenlabs.com/), discussing the zkLogin project and Aayush Gupta (https://twitter.com/yush_g) representing the ZK Email + Email Wallet (https://twitter.com/zkemail) projects. They explore the use case of web2 onboarding into web3, through the lens of these two different projects which emerged independently but share

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1:07:14

Episode 301: EigenLayer @ Devconnect

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/29

This week, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) catches up with Tarun Chitra (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) and Sreeram Kannan (https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan) during a spontaneous session recorded at Devconnect 2023 (https://devconnect.org/) in Istanbul! They cover a variety of topics seen at the event, including zk toolkits, intents and Data Availability, shedding light on how these ideas are reshaping the framework of digital interaction and governance. Their chat covers the challenges and

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35:36

Episode 300: A ZK Podcast Retrospective

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/22

In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) takes a look back at the last 6 years of the Zero Knowledge Podcast, how it came to be and the journey the show has been on since that very first episode in 2017. Anna reviews the highs and lows of the show, touching on episodes which made a profound impact on her own journey in the ZK space, as well as episodes she wouldn’t rush to listen to again! Discover key show learnings, how the zkSummit formed and take a trip down memory lane in

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1:02:10

Episode 299: Catch up on zkSync with Alex G

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/15

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) chats with Alex Gluchowski (https://twitter.com/gluk64), CEO of Matter Labs (https://matter-labs.io/) & co-creator of the zkSync (https://zksync.io/) network. They catch up on the zkSync project since it launched in Feb 2023. They dive into recent initiatives like the ZK Stack framework, Hyperchains, and the ZK Credo mission statement. They also explore the upcoming Boojum proof system upgrade planned for zkSync Era and discuss the future

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52:18

Episode 298: Mina's zkApps and o1js with Brandon and...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/08

In this week's episode Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) chats with Brandon Kase (https://twitter.com/bkase), CTO, and Steve Pack (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenpack1/), Head of Product at O(1)Labs (https://o1labs.org/), focusing on the Mina Protocol (https://minaprotocol.com/). The discussion covers their journeys leading to their work on the project, developments in the Mina Protocol since the last appearance on ZK Podcast, and insights into the zkApps building environment. They delve

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1:44

Bonus: ZK Hack Istanbul

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/03

If you are an experienced hacker ready to jump in and build some cool zk-based applications, be sure to join our IRL hackathon on Nov 10-12. All details about ZK Hack Istanbul can be found at zkistanbul.com (https://www.zkistanbul.com/)

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1:06:37

Episode 297: Quantum Cryptography Part 2 with Or Sattath

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/11/01

In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Nico (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) interview Or Sattath (https://twitter.com/or_sattath), Assistant Professor at the Ben-Gurion (https://cris.bgu.ac.il/en/persons/or-sattath) University in the Computer Science department. This is the 2nd episode with Or on this show, continuing the conversation around Quantum Cryptography. This time, he describes how we can transition from a pre-quantum to a post-quantum environment, looking at

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1:02:13

Episode 296: Zeth, Bonsai and RISC Zero with Brian...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/10/25

In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Nico (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) catch up with Brian Retford (https://twitter.com/BrianRetford) and Jeremy Bruestle (https://twitter.com/BruestleJeremy) from RISC Zero (https://www.risczero.com/). They delve into the current status of the project, breaking down the components of the stack, from the RISC Zero zkVM leveraging the RISC-V instruction set architecture to the Bonsai proving service and their new zkEVM, Zeth. They also

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1:17:27

Episode 295: Return to MPC with Nigel Smart

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/10/18

In this week’s episode, Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) is joined by Nigel Smart (https://twitter.com/SmartCryptology), Professor at KU Leuven (https://www.kuleuven.be/english/kuleuven) and Chief Academic Officer at Zama (https://www.zama.ai/) to discuss the advancements in MPC over recent years. Nigel unpacks core components of MPC systems, including garbled circuits, secret sharing, and FHE. They discuss both systems-level applications like DKGs and Threshold Signature Schemes and actual

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1:06:45

Episode 294: Succinct Proofs and Linear Algebra with...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/10/11

In this week’s episode, host Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and co-host Kobi Gurkan (https://twitter.com/kobigurk) chat with Alex Evans (https://twitter.com/alexhevans) and Guillermo Angeris (https://twitter.com/GuilleAngeris) about their new research paper on Succinct Proofs in Linear Algebra (https://angeris.github.io/papers/zk-linalg.pdf). The paper introduces a framework that simplifies the construction of succinct proofs and offers a toolkit of useful techniques. Their conversation

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55:06

Episode 293: Exploring Security of ZK Systems with...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/10/04

On this week’s episode, Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) interviews Michał Zając (https://twitter.com/mpfzajac) and Albert Garreta (https://twitter.com/0xAlbertG) from the Nethermind (https://nethermind.io/) team. They discuss the origin story of Nethermind and its role in the ecosystem today. They also delve into the cryptography research being done at Nethermind, including their work on proving the security of FRI-based protocols, identifying security issues with Fiat-Shamir, exploring

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1:12:01

Episode 292: State of ZK - Live at zkSummit10!

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/09/27

In this special live episode, recorded at zkSummit10, host Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) chats with regular co-hosts Tarun Chitra (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra), Guillermo Angeris (https://twitter.com/GuilleAngeris) and Nico Mohnblatt (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) about the state of ZK today. They cover how the term ‘ZK’ has evolved, market trends that are relevant to the ZK community today and ZK ‘crossovers’ like ZKML or ZKFHE and their current status in the industry. They also

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1:38

Bonus: zkSummit10 is a wrap + ZK Hack Istanbul

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/09/22

ZK Summit happened on Sept 20th check out the video -> https://www.youtube.com/@zeroknowledgefm Check the ZK Jobs Board -> https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/ ZK Hack Istanbul -> https://www.zkistanbul.com/

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1:04:12

Episode 291: MEV, Mechanism Design & the Censorship...

Zero Knowledge ·

2023/09/06

On this week’s episode, Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Tarun Chitra (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) chat with Mallesh Pai (https://twitter.com/malleshpai), Associate Professor of Economics at Rice University (https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/mallesh-pai). They explore mechanism design in an economic context and Mallesh’s work around MEV topics - specifically on censorship in an MEV context and within his Special Mechanism Group

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