Gm! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Kru and Cal, co-founders of Umbra, to discuss building privacy infrastructure on Solana using MPC and zero-knowledge technologies. We cover product design, compliance, SDK integrations, and how privacy could drive institutional adoption and improve crypto usability.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:12) Founders' Backgrounds

(5:53) Why Privacy Matters Now

(7:38) What Umbra Is Building

(12:01) How Privacy Works

(15:57) Expansion and Regulation

(22:50) UX, Adoption, and Business Model

(26:32) Token and Roadmap

(32:07) Future of Privacy

(41:57) Closing Comments

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