EP-47 With Zama CEO: How FHE Transforms Blockchain Privacy

<p>In this episode of the WuBlockchain Podcast, Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama, explores the transformative potential of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) in blockchain. He highlights its critical role in ensuring privacy while maintaining scalability. Zama's protocol adds a confidentiality layer to existing blockchains like Ethereum and Solana, enabling secure transactions. Hindi explains how FHE stands out from other privacy technologies such as Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs and Multi-Party Computation (MPC), especially in enabling confidential token transfers and DeFi applications. He also discusses Zama's progress and its upcoming token auction.</p><p>Timeline:</p><p>00:00 Introduction to Zama and CEO Rand Hindi's background</p><p>01:27 Why privacy is becoming a critical issue for AI and blockchain technologies</p><p>02:50 Explanation of FHE vs. other privacy technologies</p><p>05:46 How Zama uses FHE, MPC, and ZK together to enable confidentiality on existing blockchains</p><p>07:41 Integr...