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Brian Trunzo retweeted
This Wednesday, we're publishing the first-ever ZK Industry Report.
A full snapshot of ZK in 2026 between proving, research, adoption, and forces accelerating all of it.
DM us or @zeroknowledgefm to get notified when it's live.
Brian Trunzo retweeted
not only am i not worried about the crypto community's ability to handle the upcoming ai/quantum threat, i will venture to say that in the next 2 yrs the world will realize crypto is far better prepared for it than the rest of the internet and finance. we've had a trillion dollar *irreversible* honey pot for a decade, producing a far more battletested system and adversarial security culture than pretty much anywhere else on earth.
Brian Trunzo retweeted
I am a technology optimist. I believe:
1. decentralization and censorship-resistance (real versions of these properties, not larps) matter to human freedom in the coming age of AI
2. self-sovereign money, implemented by code and maintained through decentralized consensus, is the final form of money. But it needs to be truly decentralized -- cut out every possible weakness, trust assumption, keeper, etc. Of course there will be connectors to the real world - harden those maximally
3. AI will write most smart contract code. Spec-driven development with Formal Verification will be how new contracts are written rigorously. FV will also be crucial to securing all the infra including the blockchain itself
4. AI will harden our surfaces, with some unfortunate hacks in the process, but ultimately the crypto and financial industries will come out stronger
5. properly-constructed and properly-indexed data lakes will enable agents to build software far more productively
6. governments will move to restrict AI usage in the future, causing true decentralization and CR to matter in dramatic fashion
7. quantum security will be a must for any ledger where people trust their assets. And specifically, blockchains will need to deliver quantum-resistance while retaining programmability and performance. Again, no larping
8. ZK will be an important part of the puzzle too, as it'll be increasingly important to prove off-chain computation and utilize the result on chain. But again, performance and effortlessness for users will be the differentiator
9. pragmatic and composable privacy will be the missing piece for real adoption. People will use apps that stack together stablecoins, DeFi, blockchain settlement, passkey or MPC authentication, and friction-free onramps, but the part that gets fintechs over the line is knowing that user balances will remain private while still being able to tap into shared liquidity
10. blockchain will serve as the global, universal marketplace, for anyone anywhere to get the best opportunities. For that we will need guarantees of fair execution, protection from frontrunning, and a convergence of all of the best assets
At @category_xyz and the @monad Foundation, we are assembling all of these missing pieces in parallel with extreme urgency, and I hope this is clear from our actions. See you in the future
Amazing work by PGPZ, per usual. I see some really great opportunities to educate the @SECGov on zkVM-- especially re: satisfying Rule 103(b)(7) without custom circuits or viewing key disclosure.
Gm!
Yesterday, we submitted comments on the @SECGov's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, focusing on financial privacy and the Zcash ecosystem.
The proposal would create new fundraising exemptions and a conditional safe harbor for determining when a crypto asset is no longer subject to an investment contract.
We’re asking the SEC to:
• Preserve the distinction between a crypto asset and an investment contract involving it.
• Expressly accommodate encrypted transactions and zero-knowledge proofs.
• Allow verification without unnecessary disclosure of financial histories, wallet information, or sensitive keys, while preserving material investor information.
• Clarify that continued maintenance, research, and development do not, by themselves, prevent safe harbor eligibility.
• Allow safe harbor use without implying an admission of prior investment-contract or issuer status.
The proposed disclosures would apply to issuers using the exemptions, not the Zcash ecosystem generally. Where they apply, compliance should be possible without disabling shielded transactions or exposing unrelated financial activity.
Financial privacy should be compatible with clear, workable rules.
Read our comments here:
forum.zcashcommunity.com/upl…
CCIP 2.0 zk verifier by @SuccinctLabs -- premium x-chain security for institutions moving serious weight.
Brian Trunzo retweeted
.@apolynya is back with updated thoughts on ZK.
One line stood out: “The potential impact of ZKPs supercedes that of all blockchains.”
Early signs say he’s right. Our upcoming 2026 ZK Industry Report with @zeroknowledgefm surveys adoption across categories beyond blockchains.
Biggest Claude slop peeve?
"Worth 20 minutes?"
If it wasn't worth 5 minutes to think through a salutation, introduction and compelling reason to meet, no, it's not worth 20 minutes.
Brian Trunzo retweeted
A new, faster engine is coming to Mantle Mainnet as global capital markets accelerate onchain.
On Oct. 28, 7AM UTC, our Sequencer moves from Geth to Reth, after a clean run on Sepolia.
Same chain, lighter footprint, and tighter ZK alignment.
What to expect ↓
Wrote this 10 years ago -- feels relevant now.
hadouken.substack.com/p/hado…
Palantir's merch feels like the endpoint in streetwear's evolution, which started with young kids in urban areas — mostly ethnic minorities from low-income families — creating their own style from the ground up. Over time, that aesthetic was co-opted by luxury brands seeking "authenticity." And now, by a surveillance company seeking cultural capital.
Streetwear used to be an aesthetic defined by the ground-up by people were disempowered in political and economic life, but engaged in actual street culture. Now it's an aesthetic dictated from the top down by giant corporations with no conenction to such cultures. And used by political and economic elites who want to appear as outsiders.
The rebrand from "bots" to "agents" is going better than I expected.
But I still think the word "agent" is not very mainstream friendly.
I was a summer associate at a biglaw firm in '08. Bear had already crashed, and Lehman wouldn't fall until September. But at the very end of the summer, they laid off thousands of employees in an attempt to stop the bleeding. We were shocked and confused. I remember 15 or so of us huddled in a small conference room, debating whether we'd receive our full time offers to join the following year. We did. Other classmates at other firms were deferred, some indefinitely.
I returned to Villanova that fall. While I was lucky enough to score a prestigious externship in the US Court of Appeals 3d Cir, it was all the way in Delaware. Driving 2x a week to Wilmington when gas was at ATHs of $5/gallon while on student loans -- it was pretty rough and a smack in the teeth.
Phenomenal team, pushing the limits of SP1. '27 gonna be a huge year for @DeriveXYZ.
A closer look at our thinking behind V3.
Our CTO @josh_pwrk sat down with @Nomaticcap to talk through how we got here, why we chose Ethereum and ZK, and where we think onchain finance is headed.
We've spent five years building onchain options and learning from the traders who use them. Josh shares the lessons behind V3 and why we want to make it easier for others to build alongside us.
Watch the full conversation below.