Cryptography

Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama (Zama)
Cryptography Firm Zama Raises $73M for 'Fully Homomorphic Encryption' Apps
The funding found was led by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs and included participation from Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin...
Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama (Zama)

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Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment
There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.
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How Cryptography Could Help Ensure AI Safety
How Cryptography Could Help Ensure AI Safety
Foresight Institute CEO and president Allison Duettmann joins "First Mover" to discuss how cryptography-oriented technologies could potentially play a role in mitigating the r...
How Cryptography Could Help Ensure AI Safety

Discussion circle at Zuzalu, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the turquoise beanbag chair, listening to Asymmetry Finance's Hannah Hamilton. (Adrian Guerrera)
Zuzalu Is 2 Months in Montenegro With Crypto Elites, Cold Plunges, Vitalik Selfies
This invite-only gathering of 200 people in the Mediterranean marina town of Lustica Bay has been taking place since late March and wraps up this week, featuring official sess...
Discussion circle at Zuzalu, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the turquoise beanbag chair, listening to Asymmetry Finance's Hannah Hamilton. (Adrian Guerrera)

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)
Polygon Exploring Use of ZK Technology for Main Chain, Co-Founder Bjelic Says
In an interview with CoinDesk, Polygon’s Mihailo Bjelic shared the progress the blockchain is making on becoming a ZK-secure ecosystem.
Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)

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'I Jumped in With All 4': Legendary Cryptographer David Chaum on the Future of Web3
The DigiCash founder has been advocating for – and building – online privacy tools for decades.
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Lunarpunks, Privacy and the New Encryption Guerillas
A growing group of cryptography experts are using tools to carve "dark" spaces out of the surveilled web. This article is a preview of Rachel-Rose O'Leary's talk on the 'Big I...
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So What If Part of Bitcoin's Code Was State-Funded?
Adam Tooze asked if bitcoin politics is self-deluded. Cypherpunks are just resourceful.
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The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum
How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.
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