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Charles Hoskinson discusses the importance of privacy infrastructure in blockchain for real-world adoption.

Privacy is becoming one of the most important infrastructure questions in blockchain. Public ledgers made transactions transparent, verifiable, and trustworthy, but full transparency creates limits for real-world adoption. Businesses, institutions, governments, and individuals all need systems that can prove what is true without exposing everything by default. In this episode of Untangling Web3, Charles Hoskinson, CEO and Founder of Input Output Group, explores why privacy infrastructure is essential for the next generation of blockchain systems. The conversation covers selective disclosure, trust, smart compliance, privacy-preserving transactions, and how networks like Midnight could help bridge the gap between transparency, confidentiality, and real-world adoption. Key Highlights: Privacy and Transparency Need to Work Together: Blockchain does not need to choose between public verification and private information. Zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure allow users to prove specific facts — such as identity, eligibility, or compliance — without revealing unnecessary personal or transactional data. Trust Is the Core Problem Blockchain Can Solve: Modern institutions…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jack Davies, Alec Burns

Guest: Charles Hoskinson

Topics covered

• privacy infrastructure
• blockchain
• transparency
• trust
• smart compliance
• selective disclosure

Keywords

• privacy
• blockchain
• transparency
• trust
• zero-knowledge proofs
• selective disclosure
• compliance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Input Output Group

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