Zain Cheng, CTO of Horizen Labs, joins Stable Stories to discuss the intersection of AI agents, privacy, and stablecoins. A former Federal Reserve engineer turned crypto builder, Zain explains how Horizen is pivoting from a privacy L1 to a modular Layer 3 on Base. We dive into the "Agentic Economy"—where AI agents hold wallets and transact without bank accounts—and how ZKVerify provides the proof layer they need. Zain also covers Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) as the bridge for institutional compliance and the roadmap to fully cryptographic privacy.Stable Stories is a podcast series exploring the behind-the-scenes stories of the builders, operators, and pioneers shaping the stablecoin economy.

Eco: https://eco.comEco on X: https://x.com/ecoHorizen Labs: https://horizenlabs.io/ZkVerify: https://zkverify.io/Zain on X: https://x.com/zainlabs?lang=en