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Eli Ben-Sasson and Nathan Jeffay discuss the implications of zero-knowledge proofs for the future of money and trust.

The Money Block™ With Matthew J. Moore - Episode 112: Eli Ben-Sasson & Nathan Jeffay – Zero Knowledge, Infinite Trust: The Future of Money & Trust Zero-knowledge proofs sound like complicated “moon math,” but they could be the biggest leap for money, privacy, and digital trust since Bitcoin itself. In this episode, host Matthew J. Moore sits down with Eli Ben-Sasson, pioneering cryptographer, co-inventor of STARKs, and co-founder/CEO of StarkWare, and Nathan Jeffay, journalist and co-author, to unpack their new book *Zero Knowledge, Infinite Trust*. They reveal how this technology solves blockchain’s toughest problems — scalability, privacy, and real trust — and lay out their bold vision for the “Integrity Web,” the next evolution of finance and the internet. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • What zero-knowledge proofs actually are — and why they matter for everyday money and privacy • How STARKs fix Bitcoin’s biggest bottlenecks and power the next generation of blockchain • The roadblocks to mass adoption and the coming “Integrity Web” that could reshape finance forever GUEST LINKS: https://blockchainthebook.com/show https://starkware.co/ https://x.com/EliBenSasson…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew J. Moore

Guests: Eli Ben-Sasson, Nathan Jeffay

Topics covered

• zero-knowledge proofs
• blockchain technology
• digital trust
• privacy
• scalability
• Integrity Web

Keywords

• zero-knowledge proofs
• STARKs
• Bitcoin
• blockchain
• digital privacy
• Integrity Web
• cryptography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarkWare, BizTV Network

Books & works: Zero Knowledge, Infinite Trust

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