Replay 2026 / talk 04

Zero Knowledge

Eli Ben-Sasson · 4:53

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Eli Ben-Sasson is the CEO of Starkware and coauthor of the Zcash white paper and inventor of ZK-STARKs, the hash-based proofs built to survive quantum computers.
Website: https://blockchainthebook.com
OUTLINE
1:18 - Cracking a cryptographic system
1:35 - Quantum phenomena
3:04 - The safest is based on hashes
3:53 - All roads lead to ZK-STARKs
LINKS
Network State Conference: https://ns.com/conference
Full Network State Conference 2026 playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEM0D05MwaL4&si=8AewHhUFNtZJP_Zq

Chapters (5)

0:00 · <Untitled Chapter 1>1:18 · Cracking a cryptographic system1:35 · Quantum phenomena3:04 · The safest is based on hashes3:53 · All roads lead to ZK-STARKs
← 03 · Scaling Zcash05 · Building Money Without Banks →

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