You Underestimate Modern Cryptography

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Cryptography shifts from ideological roots to market-driven development, and modern zero-knowledge tooling that Aztec builds scales from tens to about 5,000 practical users today. A concrete capability is proving a passport photo matches a live camera frame without revealing either item (passport face proof). Examples include Aztec tooling, Stripe’s Tempo work and Coin Center’s John Hancock project. Deployment is already disruptive to existing regs and commerce and therefore requires strategic, place-sensitive public-sector engagement.

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1. 0:00Welcome and Introduction
2. 0:55The Evolution of Privacy Tools
3. 1:33The Birth of Aztec
4. 2:10Challenges with Transparency in Blockchain
5. 4:09The Power of Modern Cryptography
6. 8:26The Disruptive Potential of Cryptographic Technologies
7. 9:31Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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