The Unstoppable Podcast

95 - Striking a Balance between Privacy and Transparency on the Blockchain

Episode Summary

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to our CEO Matthew Gould about blockchain privacy. This is a big topic of debate in crypto — should blockchains be open and transparent by default, or should they keep our personal transactions and information private?

Episode Notes

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to our CEO Matthew Gould about blockchain privacy. This is a big topic of debate in crypto — should blockchains be open and transparent by default, or should they keep our personal transactions and information private?

We talk about the differences between individuals and corporate entities when talking about privacy, and what we really mean when we talk about public vs private data. Which types of data should be kept private and which should be made public?

What about information that we don’t mind being public today, but might want to privatize in the future? Matthew explains how public or private blockchain transactions are right now, and how that could change in the future. Where do we ultimately want to end up?

Matthew also shares some advice for people concerned about privacy, and what they should be watching out for right now. We discuss some best practices for builders to ensure privacy is built into new dApps and projects and, finally, talk about some of the companies and projects that are already working on privacy-related things.

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