Snark Chocolate

#42 | Sunscreen: FHE for all Devs

In this episode, we spoke with Ravital Solomon, founder and CEO of Sunscreen. Main topics we discussed: - Past, present and future of FHE adoption - Sunscreen’s architecture and design - Sunscreen tech stack and roadmap - What Sunscreen is doing different - Collaboration with Monad - Hiring tips Links Sunscreen Website: https://sunscreen.tech/ [https://sunscreen.tech/] Sunscreen X/Twitter: https://x.com/sunscreentech [https://x.com/sunscreentech] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Ingo_zk⁠ [https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk] GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://github.com/ingonyama-zk] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama]

#41 | Tinfoil's Confidential AI

In this episode, we spoke with Jules Drean, co-founder of Tinfoil. Main topics we discussed: - Why privacy matters more in the age of cloud AI - Tinfoil’s architecture: inference in secure enclaves with built-in attestation - Performance vs. privacy tradeoffs between FHE, MPC, and TEEs - Verifiability via transparency logs and reproducible builds - A UX-first approach to private AI, integrating Tinfoil with a single line of code - First users: personal AI agents and regulated industries like healthcare and finance - How Tinfoil enables proprietary model protection alongside user privacy - Expansion beyond inference: future plans for fine-tuning and training in enclaves Links Tinfoil's Website: https://tinfoil.sh/ [https://tinfoil.sh/] Tinfoil's Twitter/X: https://x.com/TinfoilAI [https://x.com/TinfoilAI] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Ingo_zk [https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk] GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://github.com/ingonyama-zk] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama]

#40 | Silence Labs: Reinvents Trust with MPC

In this episode, we sat down with Jay Prakash, Co-founder & CEO of Silence Labs. Main topics we discussed: - Silent Shard for MPC-based key management - Silent Compute for secure and private multiparty data processing - GTM focus on privacy tech for banks and finance - Selling privacy tech to banks and institutions - Roadmap toward privacy-as-a-service infrastructure Links Silence Labs Website: https://silencelaboratories.com/ [https://silencelaboratories.com/] Silence Labs Twitter/X: https://x.com/silencelabs_sl [https://x.com/silencelabs_sl] Silence Labs Products: https://silencelaboratories.com/products [https://silencelaboratories.com/products] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk] GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://github.com/ingonyama-zk] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama] Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career [https://www.ingonyama.com/careers]

#39 | Neptune Cash: Peer-to-Peer Anonymous Cash Protocol

In this episode, we spoke with Alan Szepieniec, co-founder of Neptune Cash. Main topics we discussed: - The journey from cryptography to peer-to-peer digital money - Neptune design principles, tradeoffs and parameter selection - The road to launch and the war stories post launch - Using ZK-STARKs at L1 - Mutator sets - A lightweight smart contract system - The roadmap towards full decentralization Neptune's Twitter/X: https://x.com/seagodcrypto [https://x.com/seagodcrypto] Neptune Core: https://github.com/Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core/ [https://github.com/Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core/] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk] GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://github.com/ingonyama-zk] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama] Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career [https://www.ingonyama.com/careers]

#38 | Least Authority: Auditing, Privacy, and Pioneering ZK

In this episode, we spoke with Liz Steininger, CEO, and Anna Kaplan, Security Researcher, from Least Authority. Main topics we discussed: - Least Authority’s roots and their connection to Zcash - Intro to security auditing - What makes cryptography audits unique - Least Authority privacy-first products - Emerging trends in applied cryptography - The promise and limits of AI in audits Links Least Authority X/Twitter: https://x.com/LeastAuthority [https://x.com/LeastAuthority] Website: https://leastauthority.com/ [https://leastauthority.com/] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk] GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://github.com/ingonyama-zk] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama] Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career [https://www.ingonyama.com/careers]