This week, we chatted with @robviglione, CEO of @HorizenLabs, on the game-changing power of Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) and how they can be used for: ✅ Protecting medical records & financial history ✅ Bridging TradFi & DeFi ✅ Empowering consumers through data ownership Are our institutions ready for the shift? 👀 00:00 Defiant Intro 00:07 Podcast Teaser 00:52 Hero Quote 00:59 Introduction to Rob Viglione 01:34 The beauty of ZKPs 02:40 How to balance transparency and privacy onchain 04:00 Why it’s so easy to overshare data 04:50 Living in an age of constant data leaks 06:34 The concept of wealth is fundamentally different now 07:33 Google adopts ZKP to verify age 09:00 A world of a trillion proofs 09:30 How can Web3 handle growing volumes of proofs? 10:09 Will Web2 relinquish their chokehold on our data? 11:52 Monetizing data as an incentive to online privacy 12:45 New opportunities for earning a living by monetizing your data 14:14 The intersection of crypto and AI 16:17 ZKPs and data protection 18:00 ZKPs and AI in medical records and financial history 20:18 How can ZKPs act as a safeguard against misuse in AI 22:15 Hackers and scammers are a certainty; how do we fight them? 22:36 Cryptography, ZKPs, and privacy-centric AI systems? 25:13 Why is privacy a human right? 26:25 Institutions, privacy, and Web3 26:45 Institutions coming onchain 28:30 Better communicating privacy as a human right in the context of Web3 30:30 Will ZKPs change the way people interact with the internet? 32:11 Marketing in the age of AI 33:24 ZKPs and KYC 35:40 Why ZKPs are bad for bad actors 37:38 Government regulation vs. Web3 companies regulating the industry themselves 39:00 It doesn’t make sense for politicians to be anti-crypto anymore 41:53 Can ZKPs redefine compliance and how it’s enforced? 43:13 How can ZKP tech support institutional privacy and consumer data? 44:45 Tradfi onchain as a stepping stone to DeFi 46:39 Lightning round! Favorite existing use case for ZKP 46:54 Lightning round! Favorite potential use case for ZKP 48:04 Lightning round! Best advice for keeping your data safe online 48:49 Closing statements and where to follow Rob Watch here: https://t.co/73iYVX81Hq

The ZK stack is finally mature enough to deliver actual products at scale ⚡ @RobViglione explains on @TheCryptoMavs why Horizen, @ZKVProtocol, and @Base are now positioned to deliver the first generation of real privacy-powered dapps. https://t.co/4oCK772zWF

ZK developers, your life just got simpler. @RobViglione and @shmula discuss how we’re becoming a "one-stop shop" for ZK verification. https://t.co/Yq0BetkOQ0

With over 500 developers engaged through hackathons, our emphasis is on proof and genuine traction, rather than inflating metrics 👀 In a recent chat on the Block by Block podcast, @RobViglione and @shmula discussed the intricate details of structuring testnets: https://t.co/w8iylkJtTe

Today at the Buidl Here Conference in Puerto Rico, @HorizenLabs’ CEO @RobViglione and CSO @AndyJBryant had a fireside chat to discuss “Are zero-knowledge proofs the solution to information privacy in the Web3 age?” They covered the importance of ZK technology and privacy, https://t.co/meCwzS0mnA

📢 @RobViglione on the future of ZK: ‘If succinct proofs can handle chain state, app state, and more, why would we have blockchains?’ Imagine a world where proofs replace the need for consensus entirely. https://t.co/frbJpfAcSs

1/ Welcome to September #ZenFam! ICYMI, here is a recap of what happened in the Horizen ecosystem last month: 📚 Horizen 2.0 Whitepaper Key Takeaways 👍 Recommended Preparation Steps for Horizen 2.0 for the $ZEN Community 📢 Community AMA on the Future of Horizen with 2.0 🙌 @HalbornSecurity Announces Completion of EON Delegated Staking Review ⚙️ ZEN Software Upgrade to 5.0.4 🔥 Horizen featured in ZK Infrastructure Map 💪 “Horizen 2.0 best EVM for zk-dApps” by Co-founder @Rolfversluis 📚 Horizen 2.0 Whiteboard by Co-founder @Rolfversluis 🇸🇬 Horizen co-hosting The Rollup Day with @0xZeeve in @Token2049 Singapore 📰Seen on Media: 🔸Co-Founder @robviglione commented on the potential of blockchain-based elections on @Cointelegraph 🔸 Co-founder @RobViglione on Modular Proof Verification @cryptodotnew Details below 👇

We recently hosted an AMA on the Future of Horizen where our Co-Founder @RobViglione fielded a question on what Horizen 2.0 will be, how it will solve necessary needs in the Web3 industry, and the motivation/strategy behind the upgrade. Check it out! 👇 https://t.co/Ybh7PsVCRt

🧩"Modular Proof Verification" by Rob Viglione🧩Check out this comprehensive introduction on "Modular Proof Verification" on @CoinMarketCap, authored by our CEO @robviglione, and discover how modular proof verification is revolutionizing the scalability of ZK rollups and ZK apps by: ✅ Reducing costs✅ Improving efficiency✅ Making ZK project development faster and more accessible👉 https://t.co/Z4jvOj68VcJoin us in exploring these innovative solutions and see how #zkVerify @ZKVProtocol is at the forefront of this exciting journey! 🚀