With Howard wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable

This week, we spoke with Howard Wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable, about building the foundations for decentralized privacy-preserving applications. Key takeaways include:
Aleo’s privacy-first Layer 1, designed to enable private smart contracts by default, overcoming the transparency limitations of Ethereum.
Developer tools and ecosystem, including the Leo programming language, SDKs, and privacy-preserving wallets that enable seamless integration of ZK applications.
Trade-offs in building a private blockchain, balancing speed, usability, and compliance while ensuring robust security for users.
ZK for compliance, offering tools like view keys and selective disclosure mechanisms to enable regulatory-friendly privacy solutions.
Applications and ecosystem growth, spanning ZK-powered DeFi (ZeFi), private identity verification, confidential transactions, and even hidden-state gaming.
AI and ZKML, exploring how ZK can enable provable AI agents, decentralized inference, and privacy-preserving machine learning on-chain.
Hybrid consensus design, combining proof-of-work incentives with proof-of-stake for long-term sustainability.
Future roadmap, focusing on hardware acceleration for ZK proofs, governance evolution, and expanding privacy solutions beyond blockchain.

Links

Howard Wu's Twitter/X: https://x.com/1HowardWu

Learn more:

https://aleo.org/blog/

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