Snark Chocolate

By Ingonyama

A fun spot dedicated to exploring the latest in product innovation for cryptography, privacy, security, and scalability—powered by the magic of Zero Knowledge!... more

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February 19, 2025#19 | Phala: TEE Finds PMF in AI
With Marvin Tong, Co-founder at Phala Network

This week, we spoke with Marvin Tong, co-founder of Phala Network, about their mission to eliminate centralized trust from Web3 through cryptography and Trusted Execution Environments (TEE). Key takeaways include:

Phala’s evolution, from a fully decentralized confidential cloud network to finding product-market fit with TEE-based services for developers and enterprises.

TEE as a Web3 infrastructure, enabling off-chain computation with verifiability, used in AI, DeFi, and decentralized identity.

The role of DStack, Phala Cloud, and TEE-as-a-service, providing accessible tools for developers to deploy secure computation environments.

Phala 2.0 and the move to an OP-succinct Layer 2, making TEE more accessible for Ethereum developers while maintaining decentralization.

AI and Web3, from verifiable inference to autonomous AI agents with secure on-chain interoperability—shaping the future of collective intelligence and unlocking new economic potential.

Links
Phala's Website: https://phala.network/
Marvin's X/Twitter: https://x.com/marvin_tong

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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February 12, 2025#18 | The Fhenix Guys Talk FHE
With Guy Ziskind and Guy Itzhaky, co-founders at Fhenix

This week, we spoke with Guy Ziskind and Guy Itzhaky, founders of Fhenix, about their mission to bring Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to blockchain for on-chain confidentiality. Key takeaways include:

The Fhenix co-processor model, enabling encrypted computations across multiple chains without requiring developers to switch ecosystems.

Thedesign of an FHE rollup, where transactions are encrypted client-side, computations occur on encrypted data, and decryption is handled through a decentralized threshold network.

Impact on MEV, as encrypted transactions significantly reduce extractable value opportunities while improving security and privacy for users.

Interoperability challenges, addressing how encrypted data flows across different chains and rollups, and how FHE changes assumptions in blockchain design.

Threshold decryption breakthroughs, enabling high-throughput decryption for real-world use cases like confidential DeFi and private OTC trading.

Future vision, including FHE’s role in AI, confidential stablecoins, and verifiable computations beyond Web3, with hardware acceleration paving the way for scalable encrypted computing.

Links
Fhenix Website:https://www.fhenix.io/

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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February 05, 2025#17 | ZKML with EZKL
WithDante, CTO atEZKL
This week, we spoke with Dante, CTO and co-founder of EZKL, about securing machine learning with zero-knowledge proofs. Key takeaways include:
The journey from a Discord-based collaboration to a fully-fledged project
How EZKL turns Python code into verifiable ZK circuits
The role of Lilith, a proving backend
Performance improvements, including client-side proving
Real-world applications in DeFi and emerging use cases in ZK identity
Future-proofing with modular design,

Links
EZKL Website:https://ezkl.xyz/
EZKL Repository:https://github.com/zkonduit/ezkl
Dev Docs:https://docs.ezkl.xyz/
EZKL's Twitter/X:https://x.com/ezklxyz

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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January 29, 2025 # 16| OpenVM with Yi Sun and Jonathan Wang
WIth Yi Sun and Jonathan Wang, co-founders of Axiom
Heads up! Technical episode. We didn't find a way to compress it into a nice preview that will do it justice—tune in to learn with us about the latest in ZKVM technology.

Links
Axiom's Website: https://www.axiom.xyz/
OpenVM: https://openvm.dev
OpenVM Twitter/X: https://x.com/OpenVM_org
Yi Sun's Twitter/X: https://x.com/theyisun
Johnathan's Twitter/X: https://x.com/jonathanpwang

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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January 22, 2025#15 | Physical cryptography with Cursive
With Vivek, Mathematician and Designer, and Rachel, Designer at Cursive
This week, we spoke with Vivek and Rachel from Cursive, a research and design studio focused on building cryptography for human connection. Key takeaways include:

The journey of Cursive, blending cryptography, design, and NFC technology to make abstract concepts like ZK Identity more tangible and user-friendly.

Experiments with physical ZK activations, such as using NFC cards to create verifiable social graphs, private POAPs, and interactive quests for events like Zuzalu and DevConnect.

Insights into their research on multi-party FHE and their innovative Trinity protocol, combining MPC and ZK for low-latency, verifiable computations.

A thoughtful approach to expanding beyond niche tech communities by exploring applications in real-world contexts like universities, co-living spaces, and broader tech environments.

A vision for the intersection of cryptography and AI, aiming to enhance data ownership, privacy, and meaningful connections through local-first AI models and innovative hardware integration.

Links
Cursive's Twitter/X: https://x.com/cursive_team
Vivek's Twitter/X:⁠ https://x.com/viv_boop
Rachel's Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/rachel_aux

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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47min
January 15, 2025# 14 | Zama : the craft of building FHE products
With Morten Dahl, VP Blockchain Engineering at Zama
This week, we spoke with Morten Dahl, VP of Blockchain Engineering at Zama, about his work with fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and its applications across blockchain and machine learning. Key takeaways include:

A detailed exploration of FHE, highlighting its ability to perform computations on encrypted data without decrypting it, with applications in privacy-preserving machine learning and blockchain.

Insights into Zama’s products, including TFHE-rs for core encryption, Concrete and Concrete ML for encrypted computations, and the FHEVM co-processor for scaling encrypted transactions on blockchains like Ethereum.

Discussion on challenges and advancements in FHE, such as performance bottlenecks, scalability through custom hardware, and the integration of cryptographic techniques like ZK proofs and MPC.

Vision for the future, including decentralized KMS solutions, enhancing the usability of encrypted smart contracts, and leveraging FHE for distributed identity, auctions, and gaming.

A forward-looking perspective on cryptographic innovation, focusing on combining solutions like FHE, ZK proofs, and TEs to achieve secure, scalable, and user-friendly applications.

Links
Morten's Twitter/X:https://x.com/mortendahlcs
Zama's Twitter/X: https://x.com/zama_fhe

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46min
January 08, 2025#13 | Reclaiming the Internet
With Madhavan (Maddy) Malolan, Co-founder of Reclaim Protocol
This week, we spoke with Madhavan Malolan, co-founder of Reclaim Protocol, about his journey and how Reclaim is building the API of the internet using ZKTLS. Key takeaways include:

Reclaim’s origin story, starting as an identity solution for Questbook and evolving into a standalone ZK-powered protocol for verifiable data sharing.

A dive into ZKTLS and how Reclaim leverages proxy mode for efficient proof generation, balancing performance and security.

Reclaim’s approach to developer experience, including comprehensive SDKs and tools for seamless integration across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems.

Vision for 2025, focusing on background verifications, deals and discounts, and enabling Web2 games with Web3 economics.

A long-term outlook on the role of verifiability in autonomous systems, aiming to reduce friction in decision-making processes.

Links
Maddy's Twitter/X: https://x.com/madhavanmalolan
Reclaim Protocol's Twitter/X: https://x.com/reclaimprotocol

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GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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January 01, 2025#12 | The Rise of Orochi Network
With Chiro Hiro, CEO of Orochi
This week, we spoke with Chiro Hiro, Founder at Orochi, about his journey and the evolution of Orochi’s cutting-edge ZK technologies. We covered the following topics:

Inside look into grants from Ethereum Foundation and Mina Foundation

deep dive into zkDatabase and ZK Memory and Orochi unique approach to data availability and zk scaling

The Vietnamese eco-system, ZK marketing with ambassador program and a look in 2025 plans
Links
Orochi's Website: https://www.orochi.network/
Orochi's Twitter/X: https://x.com/OrochiNetwork
Chiro's Twitter/X: https://x.com/Chiro8x

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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December 25, 2024#11 | Taiko: A Based Roadmap with No Turning Back
With Brecht Devos, Co-founder & CTO of Taiko
This week, we spoke with Brecht Devos, co-founder and CTO of Taiko, about his journey and the evolution of Taiko as a Based ZK rollup. Key takeaways include:

Insights into Taiko’s unique stack designs, such as the multi-tier proof system, based sequencing, and pre-confirmation.
The rationale behind introducing Gwyneth, a next-generation based rollup focusing on real-time proving and composability with other based rollups.

Key milestones for 2025, including onboarding more provers on-chain, achieving 100% zk coverage for proving, and advancing toward Stage 1 for Taiko.

A forward-looking vision aligned with Ethereum’s snarkification roadmap, aiming to enhance scalability and composability while preserving decentralization and user experience.

Links
Brecht's X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/Brechtpd⁠
Taiko's X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/taikoxyz⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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52min
December 18, 2024#10 | SpaceCoin: To Infinity and Beyond
With Matej Yangwao & Daniel Exponent, co-founders at SpaceCoin
This week, we spoke with Matej (Yangwao) and Daniel, the founders of SpaceCoin.

SpaceCoin is building a secure, distributed compute network in space: pioneering the “space computer”—a tamper-proof infrastructure complementing Earth's blockchain systems.

We explored SpaceCoin's vision, its Layer 1 celestial network, and the exciting research challenges of operating in orbit. With their first nodes launching soon, the future of space-based compute is closer than ever.

Links
SpaceCoin's Website: https://www.spacecoin.xyz/
Daniel's X/Twitter: https://x.com/semicondurian
Matej's X/Twitter: https://x.com/yangWao

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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FAQs about Snark Chocolate:

How many episodes does Snark Chocolate have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.