What if privacy on the blockchain didn’t mean going dark, but going compliant?

In this episode of Privacy Now, Mihnea Stefanescu sits down with Dr. Adam Gągol, co-founder of Aleph Zero, CEO of Cardinal Cryptography, and the architect behind Blanksquare , a new middleware layer bringing Privacy-as-a-Service to the EVM ecosystem.

Together, they explore how the Blanksquare SDK enables private transactions, compliant shielding, and selective disclosure, all while running at subsecond ZK proving speeds.

Topics include:

🔹 The evolution from Aleph Zero to Blanksquare

🔹 Privacy as a compliance tool, not an obstacle

🔹 How subsecond ZK proofs make privacy usable

🔹 Selective disclosure & the “Anonymity Revoking” model

🔹 Why middleware beats L1s and privacy coins

🔹 The future of privacy, regulation & cryptography

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What if the most secure blockchain wasn’t on Earth at all… but in space?

In this episode of Privacy Now, Mihnea sits down with Filip Rezabek, co-founder of SpaceComputer and PhD candidate at TUM, to explore the bold idea of a tamper-proof orbital computer that could redefine trust in Web3.

We cover:

• The vision of an Orbital Root of Trust
• Threshold cryptography, TEEs, and reproducibility in distributed systems
• Why bridges remain fragile, and how SpaceComputer secures them
• Lessons from MEV and cross-chain arbitrage research
• The future of confidential computing, AI, and cryptography beyond Earth
• Filip’s journey from academic research to building cypherpunk systems in orbit is a glimpse into the next frontier of decentralization.

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What does real privacy in Web3 look like?

In this episode of Privacy Now, I sit down with Ameen Soleimani, the founder of PrivacyPools.com and 0xbow and Matej Janez, Head of BD at Oasis, to explore what comes after Tornado Cash, and why privacy is a public good worth fighting for.

We dive into:

• The evolution from Tornado Cash to Privacy Pools
• The injustice facing Roman Storm & Alexey Pertsev
• What “ethical privacy infrastructure” actually means
• Ameen’s friendship with Vitalik & values as a builder
• Privacy as a public good, decentralization, and building under pressure

With Roman Storm’s trial beginning this week, this episode could not come at a more crucial moment.

Subscribe and listen now to hear why Ameen believes privacy isn’t just a right , it’s the foundation of a truly decentralized world.

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