{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Privacy Podcast","title":"Without Privacy, Crypto Doesn’t Survive.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1248,"description":"Inside the race to rebuild blockchain before transparency becomes a liability.Crypto was supposed to protect users. Instead, it may have accidentally exposed them.In this episode of The Privacy Podcast, host Ben Schiller sits down with Azeem Khan and Bobbin Threadbare, co-founders of Miden, to unpack a hard truth: most blockchains today are not private, and that’s a massive problem.What many users believe is anonymous is anything but. And as AI rapidly advances, the illusion of privacy is collapsing even faster.“In the next two years… you type in someone’s address and get their full history.”This conversation explores why privacy isn’t just a feature upgrade, it’s a requirement for survival and how Miden is building a new generation of blockchain designed to fix it.Why This MattersRight now, every transaction on most blockchains is permanently visible. That means your salary, your spending habits, your assets, all exposed. And the consequences are already showing up. From targeted attacks to real-world safety risks, transparency at this level isn’t empowering, it’s dangerous.“Transparent blockchains are almost perfect surveillance tools.”Azeem and Bobbin make it clear: if privacy solutions don’t scale quickly, the industry risks undermining its own foundation.What We CoverWhy most blockchains today are fundamentally not privateHow AI is accelerating the collapse of pseudo-anonymityThe real-world risks of exposing financial data on-chainWhat makes Miden a third-generation blockchainHow zero-knowledge proofs unlock privacy + scalabilityWhy computation is moving client-side instead of on-chainThe trade-offs between decentralization, privacy, and securityWhy launching centralized first may actually be saferThe future of blockchain: from finance to healthcare and beyondPrivacy is existential for crypto, and without it, adoption will stall or potentially fail. What many consider anonymity today is largely an illusion, as AI is rapidly making deanonymization cheap and...","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}