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Is zk-SNARK the Key? Horizen Labs CEO Rob Viglione Explains Zero Knowledge Proofs, Sidechain Tech, and Horizen's Masternode Market Growth


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Rob Viglione, Cofounder and CEO of Horizen Labs, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They start by discussing Rob's move to Puerto Rico, Act 22, and Panama's history as a haven for Bitcoin pioneers. Rob and Charlie discuss the launch of ZenCash in 2017 as well as Zendoo, a current sidechain project. Charlie asks about Rob's doctoral thesis, based on Bitcoin, which leads the discussion to governance in an increasingly digital world. Rob talks about the 51% attack on ZenCash and what positive improvements came about because of it, the optional privacy feature of Zcash and ZenCash, and rebranding to Horizen. Charlie and Rob discuss Rob's military service and the talk turns to tribal thinking and voting. They continue on to the masternode industry and how ZenCash was able to garner a sizeable chunk of it. They finish up discussing Horizen's sidechain technology and how it could be used to get other blockchains all working together.

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Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.

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