Alex Shevchenko: NEAR & ZEC Are Set To Explode (Huge Catalysts Coming)
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Alex Shevchenko discusses NEAR's new privacy layer and its implications for DeFi and token economics.
Alex Shevchenko breaks down Confidential Intents, NEAR's new privacy layer that brings bank-level confidentiality to every DeFi primitive, and explains why a dollar that becomes payroll onchain tends to stay onchain. He also unpacks NEAR's "practical privacy" design and how it differs from Zcash and Tornado Cash. He also shares his personal bull case for Zcash and NEAR's own token economics. Alex Shevchenko is the GM at NEAR Intents, a universal liquidity layer that has processed over $23 billion in volume and helped power adoption of the Zcash ecosystem. The Rollup is where the leaders of digital assets and finance converge. Live from the financial capital of the world. Timestamps 02:37 Confidential Intents Explained 05:26 Payroll Goes Onchain 07:26 NEAR Intents' Growth Drivers 13:55 NEAR's Inflation Debate 16:31 Privacy As Crypto's Biggest Moat 22:18 US Vs EU Regulatory Approach 27:36 Designing Confidential Intents 34:57 NEAR's Practical Privacy Model 42:01 The Zcash Bull Case Guest Socials: Alex Shevchenko X: https://x.com/AlexAuroraDev NEAR Protocol X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol NEAR Protocol Website: https://www.near.org/ Partners: Better than Banks. Transparent…
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Guest: Alex Shevchenko
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Better than Banks, 1inch, Dinari
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Organizations: NEAR, Zcash, Tornado Cash, NEAR Intents
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