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Zero Knowledge

Zero Knowledge

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 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) If you like the Zero Knowledge Podcast: Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCM) Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/38/zero-knowledge-podcast) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Or directly here: ETH: 0x4BF66E52f3009Cd138e48f142D47661037160001 BTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz ZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ DOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT© 2025 Zeroknowledge Mathematics Science
Episodes
  • Miden & the Edge Blockchain with Bobbin & Gaylord

    Miden & the Edge Blockchain with Bobbin & Gaylord
    Sep 10 2025
    In this episode, Anna Rose and Guillermo Angeris speak with Bobbin Threadbare and Gaylord Warner from Miden to explore their zkVM and edge blockchain architecture. The group also reminisces on how they've each been a part of the ZK Whiteboard Sessions over the years. Bobbin shares Miden's earliest beginnings from Winterfell at Facebook through its development within Polygon to the recent spin-out as an independent project. The team discusses their custom ISA designed for blockchain use cases, and the multi-stage compilation pipeline that supports it. The conversation also covers Miden's pragmatic approach to privacy implementation, their plans for gradual decentralization starting with a centralized L2, and how they incentivize users to keep state off-chain through multidimensional fee structures. Related links:
    • ZK Whiteboard
    • Episode 373: Ethproofs, zkVM Benchmarks & the Unstoppable Rise of ZK with Justin Drake
    • Episode 369: Ligero for Memory-Efficient ZK with Muthu
    • Episode 367: Local-First with grjte and Goblin Oats
    • Episode 365: ZK in Sui & zkAt with Kostas Kryptos
    • Episode 210: The Road to STARKs and Miden with Bobbin Threadbare
    • ZK Whiteboard Sessions - Module Four: SNARKs vs STARKs with Bobbin Threadbare
    • ZK13: Lifted FRI: A uniform multi-domain polynomial commitment scheme
    • ZK Study Club - STARKs overview - Session 4
    • ZK Hack Berlin
    • Winterfell
    • Fruity Friends

    Check out the latest jobs in ZK at the ZK Podcast Jobs Board. ...
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Indistinguishability Obfuscation (iO) with Huijia (Rachel) Lin

    Indistinguishability Obfuscation (iO) with Huijia (Rachel) Lin
    Sep 3 2025
    In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra chat with Huijia (Rachel) Lin from the University of Washington to explore indistinguishability obfuscation (iO), often described as the 'holy grail of cryptography'. iO is a powerful primitive that, if fully realized, could have profound implications for privacy tech as a whole. Rachel helps break down the concept for listeners who may already be familiar with ZK, FHE and TEEs, clarifying how iO differs but also some of the similarities in the assumptions upon which it is based. Rachel also explains how it differs from similar concepts: garbled circuits and functional encryption. The discussion covers the evolution of iO research in her work over the last decade, how the cryptographic assumptions have hardened since that time, and what iO can offer in terms of precise, controlled information revelation. Related links:
    • Indistinguishability obfuscation from well-founded assumptions
    • Indistinguishability Obfuscation from DDH-like Assumptions on Constant-Degree Graded Encodings
    • On Lattices, Learning with Errors, Random Linear Codes, and Cryptography
    • How to Use Indistinguishability Obfuscation: Deniable Encryption, and More
    • Functional Encryption for Quadratic Functions, and Applications to Predicate Encryption
    • Garbled circuit

    ZK Whiteboard Season 3 just kicked off with our first Module all about Hash Functions! In this, we have host Nico and guest JP Aumauson walk us through how to build a Hash Function. JP was also previously on the show to discuss the topic, you can see his episode here! See all Whiteboard Sessions including previous seasons here. **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Lighter, Perp DEXs and Custom ZK Circuits

    Lighter, Perp DEXs and Custom ZK Circuits
    Aug 27 2025
    In this episode, Anna Rose and Tarun Chitra chat with Vlad and Murat from Lighter, a ZK-powered perp DEX on Ethereum. They explore how perps, short for perpetuals/perpetual trades, emerged as a crypto invention, how the exchanges offering perps evolved over the years, and the tradeoff space between transparency and privacy, specifically for marketmakers. Vladimir discusses the advantage of building a perp DEX with a team consisting of both quants and engineers. They also cover how ZK has come to be used in some projects but not others, what opportunities verifiability can unlock, and why their project favored building custom ZK circuits over using existing zkVMs. Related links:
    • ZK Whiteboard Sessions
    • zkLighter White Paper
    • A primer on perpetuals
    • Hyperliquid docs
    • dYdX
    • GMX
    • Lighter Discord

    Check out the latest jobs in ZK at the ZK Podcast Jobs Board. **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm * Join us on Telegram * Catch us on YouTube **Support the show:** * Patreon * ETH - Donation address *
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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