How Privacy Unlocks Trillions in Value Onchain

🎬 How Privacy Unlocks Trillions in Value Onchain
Kyle O’Brien – VP Corporate Development, Capital Markets & IR, Zama

➤ Zama, a cryptography research company, is positioning itself as the 'HTTPS for public blockchains' by developing a privacy protocol for on-chain finance using fully homomorphic encryption (FHE).
➤ The company argues that the radical transparency of public blockchains hinders institutional adoption due to issues like MEV and strategy reverse-engineering, and aims to unlock trillions in value by enabling confidential transactions.
➤ Zama has seen rapid growth, processing over $1 billion in shielded transactions and achieving significant deposit volume in confidential vaults on platforms like Morpho, aiming to encrypt 95% of blockchain transactions within four years.

#Zama #FHE #privacy #onchain finance #confidential finance #MEV #encrypted finance #shielded transactions #Morpho #Stakehouse #Zcash

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Bitcoin $80k, 'HYPE' Grows | Bloomberg Crypto 8/25/2026

🎬 Bitcoin $80k, 'HYPE' Grows | Bloomberg Crypto 8/25/2026
"Bloomberg Crypto" covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today's guests: Ayesha Kiani, Monarq Asset Management COO, Krista Lynch, Grayscale Head of Trading & Capital Markets, and Ryan Rasmussen, Bitwise Asset Management Director, Head of Research.
Chapters:

➤ Bitcoin surged towards $80,000, driven by strong inflows into spot ETFs and a narrative around 'debasement trade' as US Treasury bond purchases are stepped up.
➤ Discussions covered the potential end of the crypto winter, the shift in investor preference towards ETFs over self-custody due to security concerns, and the growing role of crypto equities.
➤ New product launches were highlighted, including Grayscale's Zcash ETF and Bitwise's tokenized stock portfolios, signaling continued innovation and institutional interest in the RWA and broader digital asset space.

#Bitcoin #ETF #Treasuries #Monarch Asset Management #Grayscale #Bitwise #Zcash #Tokenization #DeFi #Market Structure #CBDC

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Zcash Sealed $1.7B – Here's Everything You Need to Know

🎬 Zcash Sealed $1.7B – Here's Everything You Need to Know
Zcash activated its Ironwood upgrade, sealing roughly $1.7 billion in ZEC behind a one-way turnstile after a researcher found a flaw that could have minted counterfeit coins. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, on Brand New Rails: POSCO International puts its trade receivables on-chain with LG CNS on Injective. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts Markets Outlook.
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➤ Zcash activated its Ironwood upgrade, securing $1.7 billion in its Orchard shielded pool due to a discovered four-year-old vulnerability that could have allowed for counterfeit coin minting.
➤ The upgrade seals the Orchard pool, requiring a 'turnstyle' mechanism to cap withdrawals at deposited amounts, and introduces quantum-resistant features and formal verification for its proof circuit.
➤ Separately, POSCO International and LG CNS are piloting the tokenization of trade receivables on the Injective blockchain, aiming to expedite cross-border settlement times from days to milliseconds.

#Zcash #Ironwood upgrade #Orchard pool #privacy #vulnerability #tokenization #trade receivables #POSCO International #Injective #LG CNS

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