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.

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00:00 - Introduction

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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