The Crypto Beat

In episode 59 of The Crypto Beat, Miden Co-Founder Azeem Khan discusses how most crypto users don't realize how exposed their on-chain activity really is, drawing parallels to the 1990s encryption wars. He makes the case for "compliant privacy" as the path to institutional adoption, explains why the cypherpunk ethos needs a pragmatic update, and shares what he's learned from pitching privacy tech to JP Morgan, the SEC, and central banks from Abu Dhabi to Uzbekistan.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - The Illusion of Anonymity
06:25 - The Privacy Rorschach Test
09:01 - Scaling Privacy UX
11:01 - The Regulatory Bottleneck
15:45 - Cypherpunk Ethos in 2026
18:44 - Institutional Adoption Playbook
24:04 - Where Privacy Captures Value
27:49 - The Privacy Token Pump
32:41 - Three Lessons on Privacy

Guest links:

Azeem Khan - https://x.com/azeemk

Miden - https://x.com/0xMiden

Tim Copeland - ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/timccopeland⁠⁠⁠

Kelvin Sparks -⁠ https://x.com/imyoungsparks⁠

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Show Notes

In episode 59 of The Crypto Beat, Miden Co-Founder Azeem Khan discusses how most crypto users don't realize how exposed their on-chain activity really is, drawing parallels to the 1990s encryption wars. He makes the case for "compliant privacy" as the path to institutional adoption, explains why the cypherpunk ethos needs a pragmatic update, and shares what he's learned from pitching privacy tech to JP Morgan, the SEC, and central banks from Abu Dhabi to Uzbekistan.


OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - The Illusion of Anonymity 06:25 - The Privacy Rorschach Test 09:01 - Scaling Privacy UX 11:01 - The Regulatory Bottleneck 15:45 - Cypherpunk Ethos in 2026 18:44 - Institutional Adoption Playbook 24:04 - Where Privacy Captures Value 27:49 - The Privacy Token Pump 32:41 - Three Lessons on Privacy


Guest links:

Azeem Khan - https://x.com/azeemk

Miden - https://x.com/0xMiden

Tim Copeland - ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/timccopeland⁠⁠⁠

Kelvin Sparks -⁠ https://x.com/imyoungsparks⁠

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What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.