{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Privacy Podcast","title":"Privacy, Ethereum, and the Future of On-Chain Finance, Featuring Igor Mandrigin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1800,"description":"\nAs financial institutions move more activity on-chain, privacy and interoperability are becoming critical to the future of blockchain adoption.\n\n\nIn this episode of The Privacy Podcast, host Ben Schiller sits down with Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Gateway, to discuss the evolution of Ethereum infrastructure, institutional adoption, and why modern privacy technology could play a major role in bringing finance on-chain.\nIgor explains why enterprises are moving beyond traditional permissioned blockchains toward newer privacy architectures and how zero-knowledge technology is making it possible to protect sensitive information while still proving that transactions follow network rules.\nThe conversation also explores interoperability and the risk of recreating traditional financial silos across disconnected blockchain networks. Ben and Igor discuss the AggLayer, changes within the Ethereum Foundation, and where institutions are showing the most interest today, including stablecoins, payments, real-world assets, and fintech platforms built on-chain from the start.\nThey also examine why privacy becomes even more important as blockchain moves into everyday financial products, where transparent transaction histories can expose information consumers and institutions expect to remain private.\n\nIn this episode, you'll learn:• Why institutions are reconsidering permissioned blockchains\n• How modern privacy technology can support enterprise adoption\n• Why interoperability matters for the future of on-chain finance\n• Where stablecoins and real-world assets fit into institutional adoption\n• How Ethereum’s ecosystem is evolving\n• Why privacy matters as blockchain enters everyday financial services\n\nWhy This MattersAs stablecoins, tokenized assets, and other financial services move on-chain, institutions need more than faster infrastructure. They need privacy, interoperability, and security that can work at scale.\nWithout those capabilities,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vpEuAfjPdK-wDcHhqYiQw4VjsckbaPox0yUDwiaMCsg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZmI4/ZTgwY2E4YzI2Zjky/ZGRhZTVkZjIxMzU5/ZjFlNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}