Zooko Wilcox

Electric Coin Company founder and CEO Zooko Wilcox discusses Edward Snowden's involvement with Zcash in its early development stage. "He did that for free, voluntarily, like it's a public service," Wilcox said.

Dec 8, 2022

The Electric Coin Company has been breaking new ground with zero-knowledge proofs for years and radically improved privacy on its Zcash protocol. Electric Coin Company founder and CEO Zooko Wilcox, earned a ranking on CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022 list, explains Zcash's NU5 upgrade and Halo’s new “trustless setup," citing the numerous bridge hacks this year. Plus, insights on Edward Snowden's involvement with Zcash's early development.

Dec 8, 2022

Early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Electronic Coin Company (ECC), the creator of privacy-focused, blockchain-based payments network Zcash, discusses the current state of privacy in crypto. "Everyone's everything has already been hacked and exploited," Zooko said. "At some point, it's going to be easier to buy a new Social Security Number from the dark web than to convince someone to take your real Social Security Number." Plus, the latest updates to Zcash, thoughts on CBDCs, and more.

Jan 28, 2022