Is ZK dead? Or has it just begun? with the ZK Pod co-hosts

Is ZK dead? Or has it just begun? with the ZK Pod co-hosts

From Zero Knowledge by Zero Knowledge Podcast

April 22, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of Zero Knowledge technology and its current state in the industry.

In this episode, Anna is joined by co-hosts Guillermo Angeris , Nico Mohnblatt , and Tarun Chitra for a reunion on this 399th episode. They reflect on how they each joined the show and how both the podcast and the ZK space have evolved over time, before diving into discussion on whether ZK is ‘dead’ or simply maturing. They explore its shift from niche research to hype-driven narrative to becoming a widely used but increasingly invisible piece of infrastructure. They go on to discuss the changing landscape of ZK companies, the explosion of new applications, and the trend of teams using ZK as an implicit primitive rather than a headline feature. The episode closes with a broader reflection on decentralisation, usability, and what the next phase of ZK adoption might look like.   Related Links Between Two ZK Events with Nico and Guillermo Building Private AMMs with Guillermo Angeris 2021 < 2022 with Co-hosts & Friends Statistical modeling with PoS systems with Tarun Chitra Indistinguishability Obfuscation (iO) with Huijia (Rachel) Lin Error Correcting Codes & Information Theory with Ron Rothblum How ZK inspired AI Watermarking with Miranda Christ Ethproofs, zkVM…

People in this episode

Host: Anna

Guests: Guillermo Angeris, Nico Mohnblatt, Tarun Chitra

Topics covered

  • Zero Knowledge
  • decentralization
  • ZK technology
  • podcast evolution
  • application development
  • infrastructure

Keywords

  • Zero Knowledge
  • ZK
  • decentralization
  • infrastructure
  • applications
  • podcast

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Organizations: Zero Knowledge Podcast

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