Building better Apps with Zero Knowledge
summary
Argues that apps can stop sending sensitive inputs and instead send proofs of data to smart contracts, reducing exposed metadata and cutting compliance and IP risk. Describes Midnight’s approach with programmable shielding and selective disclosure, showing how proofs can validate KYC, solvency, product formulation or storage capacity without revealing secrets. Claims this frees enterprises from costly data governance, enables new business models and safer AI/agent automation, and urges building actual dapps that adopt these patterns.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to talk
- 0:47What is zero knowledge
- 3:55Problem with current apps
- 7:06Blockchain limitations
- 8:30Decentralized apps today
- 11:22Metadata risks
- 13:46Architecture for privacy
- 15:30Principles of data protection
- 16:12Practical uses of proofs
- 18:18Benefits for users and enterprises
- 19:18Future of data and automation
- 20:00Closing and Q&A
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