In this episode, I’m joined by Howard Wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable.

We dive into programmable privacy, why transparent stablecoins break real-world finance, how Aleo enables private yet compliant smart contracts, and what it will take to bring institutions on-chain. We also explore AI agents, crypto payments, and where privacy actually matters in practice.

Key Timestamps

[00:00:00] Intro: Howard’s background and Aleo’s focus on programmable privacy

[00:02:00] From Bitcoin mining to ZK research at Berkeley

[00:03:00] Aleo’s core thesis: privacy + programmability

[00:05:00] Why stablecoins need privacy and compliance

[00:09:00] The broken UX of transparent wallets [00:11:00] How Aleo’s ZK smart contracts work

[00:14:00] Provable’s role in the Aleo ecosystem

[00:17:00] Institutional use cases: payments, payroll, trading

[00:21:00] Privacy vs convenience in the real world [00:28:00] Roadmap: private stablecoins and integrations

[00:35:00] AI agents, crypto, and the future of payments

[00:40:00] Aleo’s ask: builders, partners, and collaborators

Connect

https://aleo.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleohq/

https://x.com/AleoHQ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/1howardwu/

https://x.com/1HowardWu

Disclaimer

Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research.

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