{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Privacy Podcast","title":"Privacy, Stablecoins, and the Future of Financial Freedom, Featuring Yaya Fanusie","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1958,"description":"As stablecoins become a core part of the global financial system, one critical question remains: How do we protect privacy without sacrificing security or compliance?\n\nIn this episode of The Privacy Podcast, host Ben Schiller welcomes Yaya Fanusie, Chief Policy Officer at Aleo and former CIA counterterrorism analyst, for a timely discussion on the future of blockchain privacy.\nYaya shares how his career investigating terrorist financing led him into cryptocurrency policy and why he now believes privacy-preserving technology is essential for both individual freedom and national security. The conversation explores the GENIUS Act, stablecoin adoption, zero-knowledge proofs, regulatory challenges, illicit finance, and why the next major policy debate will focus on protecting consumer privacy in an increasingly digital financial system.\nIn this episode, you'll learn:• Why blockchain transparency creates new privacy challenges\n• How zero-knowledge technology can balance privacy with regulatory compliance\n• What the GENIUS Act means for stablecoins and financial innovation\n• Why privacy is becoming a national security issue\n• How regulators are beginning to rethink digital identity and financial privacy\n• What comes next for blockchain policy and consumer protection\n\nWhy This MattersAs stablecoins transition from crypto-native assets into mainstream financial infrastructure, the conversation around blockchain is shifting. The challenge is no longer simply achieving adoption. It's ensuring that privacy, security, and compliance can coexist. This episode explores why privacy may become one of the most important policy issues facing digital finance over the coming decade and what builders, regulators, and institutions need to consider next.\n\n🔗 About the 👤 Guesthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/yaya-jata-fanusie-87901738/ https://aleo.org/ \nIf you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to Like, Subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss future episodes of The Privacy...","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}