Introducing Bread, a wallet by Miden

The big news this week came from Aztec Labs, Open Anonymity, and Cloak. Catch our roundup of privacy build news below. And, on the Privacy Podcast, we look at what's driving Zcash's meteoric rise with @Ashton_Addison_

Zcash is currently at the center of the market conversation, and @btschiller and @Ashton_Addison_ unpack what’s behind the run in this episode of the Privacy Podcast. They also discuss growing institutional interest from players like @Grayscale and @paradigm, and how much of the momentum is really about privacy versus market speculation. piped.video/watch?v=yaixIFXu…

Using a blockchain shouldn't mean publishing your life. @azeemk, co-founder of @0xMiden, will be speaking at Quantum & Privacy Day. Miden spun out of Polygon Labs in 2025 with a $25M seed round co-led by a16z crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC to build a zero-knowledge blockchain for private applications. October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore Join us in Singapore: luma.com/jtof4o9b

Over the coming months, Epoch will be onboarding banks, institutions, and TradFi companies with what we are building together.

We know that Americans care about privacy. The backlash against Flock’s license-plate cameras shows it. The bigger question is whether privacy advocates can get people to care when the infrastructure isn’t visible.  privacydispatch.beehiiv.com/…

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The Cointelegraph event was honestly one of the highest-signal events I attended this week, especially in a week flooded with side events. For the most part, the industry has been given two choices: fully public ledgers or attempts at full anonymity. We think both create problems when dealing with financial institutions. I often get pushback from privacy maxis who believe Miden should offer full privacy, but that’s not who we’re building for. We believe privacy can’t come at the expense of compliance, and that the right place to reconcile the two is at the application layer. That’s where Guardian comes in. It’s also clear how early we are. I’m still surprised by how many people are astonished that Miden can offer privacy and compliance at the same time. There’s a lot more work to do here, but the idea that financial privacy and compliance have to be at odds is one we’re trying to leave behind.

🇰🇷 CONNECT: Does financial privacy have to come at the expense of compliance? “We don't believe that privacy should be a binary,” @0xMiden’s @azeemk said, arguing that onchain privacy can coexist with KYC, AML and other regulatory requirements

Thank you for showing up! We covered it all: - Privacy requirements for regulated-capital - What privacy teams are currently building - Practical and usable Bitcoin privacy Citrea's next chapter is coming: Private BTC for all

Catch me at KBW tomorrow on a panel titled “Sovereignty by Design: Where Data, AI, and Ownership Meet”. What Miden is doing with zero-knowledge proofs and client side proving is way more applicable to the world of AI where we’re headed than people realize. Come learn and have us put you on game.

guess what protocol is private and PQ resistant @Starknet @0xMiden

A private transaction is only one part of the picture. @Corpetty on why privacy has to extend across the entire transaction lifecycle.

Who’s coming to the Cointelegraph event in Korea later today? Getting into all things stablecoins, particularly what GENIUS means for the next stage of adoption. Looking forward to an excellent conversation with this amazing set of copanelists. Hit me up if you’ll be there. Trying to meet up with some people there.

Privacy is the future, and we’ll be talking about all things privacy at Institutional Privacy Day with Citrea and Four Pillars. If you’re paying attention to where crypto is headed, this is a conversation worth being part of. And with what’s happening with $ZEC and $NEAR lately, I really hope privacy is already on your radar. Come get some free alpha.