135 - Crypto Wars 2.0 with Zooko

✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-crypto-wars-20  As the dust settles with Tornado Cash’s sanctioning news and the arrest of Alexey Pertsev, the space is drawing parallels to the early days of crypto, Crypto Wars 1.0. We brought on OG cypherpunk privacy developer and co-founder of Zcash, Zooko to talk about Crypto Wars 2.0. Crypto privacy is being tested in new ways and Zooko couldn’t be in a better place to explain the current complexities. What’s the case for crypto privacy? Why is it such a tough problem to solve? Why is Zooko optimistic about the future of crypto privacy? What are your thoughts on crypto privacy? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter @banklesshq ------ 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across  🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave  🌴 MAKER DAO | DECENTRALIZED LENDING https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO  🔐 LEDGER | SECURE STAKING https://bankless.cc/Ledger  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 6:25 Zooko’s Background 8:30 The State of Crypto Privacy 13:26 A Privacy Enabled Society 18:34 The Case for Privacy 27:53 Why Privacy Equals Freedom 32:38 The Chilling Effect 35:26 Negative Externalities 38:28 Consent & A.I. 47:22 A.I. vs. Cryptography & Law 55:53 Crypto Wars 1.0 vs. 2.0 1:05:25 CDBC & The Clipper Chip 1:09:26 Why Isn’t Crypto Privacy Bigger 1:18:45 The Crypto Experiment 1:22:51 Solving the Privacy Problem 1:24:30 Privacy & DeFi 1:30:00 PoS & Roll-ups 1:42:50 Optimism on Crypto Privacy ------ Resources: Zooko https://twitter.com/zooko  Zcash https://z.cash/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.