
Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha: Architecture of Freedom
From Arjun Khemani Podcast by Arjun Khemani
April 4, 2026 · 1h 23m
About this episode
In this episode, Arjun Khemani interviews Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha about the future of Zcash and the implications of quantum computing on cryptography.
Sean Bowe is a core cryptographer and engineer who played a major role in building Zcash’s technology. Dev Ojha, also a cryptographer, is the founder of Osmosis. He is now working on helping Zcash scale and go post quantum. Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below. Watch on YouTube or X . Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or any other podcast platform. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes. Timestamps 0:00 - Why Dev’s working on Zcash 12:24 - AI is surveillance’s ultimate weapon 13:33 - Encrypted money must scale 15:49 - Compliant “privacy” is an oxymoron 19:25 - PIR for scaling Zcash 36:35 - How Tachyon and PIR work hand in hand 43:47 - Quantum recoverability 47:18 - Is quantum the last cryptography problem? 51:41 - Easier coinholder voting process 1:03:15 - Zcash roadmap 1:17:34 - What Zcash looks like at scale This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com
People in this episode
Host: Arjun Khemani
Guests: Sean Bowe, Dev Ojha
Topics covered
- cryptography
- Zcash
- quantum computing
- privacy
- AI and surveillance
- scaling technology
Keywords
- Zcash
- cryptography
- quantum computing
- privacy
- AI
- scaling
- encrypted money
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Zcash, Osmosis
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