The Z2Z Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Z2Z Podcast hosts long form conversations between Ian Sagstetter (from the Electric Coin Company) and other members of the Zcash community.
The podcast covers a variety of different subjects, but mainly focuses on Zcash and its users' experience.
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Follow Kurt: @kurtopsahlHost: @zksquirrelTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Introduction & Background04:09 - Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web3 09:00 - Why encryption is useful13:40 - Operation Chokepoint 2.0 19:18 - History's lesson on Data Collection23:25 - Micro Targeting / Psychographics27:44 - Zero Knowledge & Zcash 32:10 - CBDC's37:00 - Law Enforcement & Privacy Enhancing Technology39:30 - Policy Can Not Act Alone44:00 - The Cypherpunk Manifesto & Filecoin48:20 - Outro-------------------------------------------------------Official Zcash Discord: https://discord.gg/zcashFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zechubZcash Wiki: https://zechub.wikiZcash Store: https://zechub.store
During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Jack Gavigan (@JackGavigan), Executive Director of the Zcash Foundation (@ZcashFoundation) to give some closing thoughts on the event, and what community members can do to drive ecosystem changes.
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Jason McGee (@aquietinvestor) of the Zcash Grants Committee (@ZcashCommGrants) and Shielded Labs to discuss the next Zcash Development Fund. Production: ZFAV Club
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Rene Vergara of @ZGoCashApp to give us an update on ZGo! development and how merchants can onboard to the service.
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Zcash Global Ambassador ZecMec (@Zecmec21) who gave us a sneak peak of the Zebra Lounge, a new hub for in-person Zcash Meetups!
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Exclusive Updates from Zcon4 on the Zcash Foundation's (@ZcashFoundation) new non-profit based in the Cayman Islands. Increasing efforts towards Zcash decentralisation and more!
Host: Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette)
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Chris Tomeo (@ctomeo) from Electric Coin Comany to chat about the #privacyisnormal campaign that took over crypto twitter!
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Joël Valenzuela (@TheDesertLynx) of the Digital Cash Network to discuss how to live on crypto and the steps you can take to acquire more financial sovereignty.
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Ryan Taylor of the Zcash Foundation Audio Visual Club (@ZFAVClub) to discuss the program & how community members can build on their AV skills!
Durante la Conferencia Anual Zcon4 de Zcash, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) se sentó con Roosevelt Gordones (@gordonesroo) y Aura Brito (@aurabritosm) del Zcast Español Podcast. ¡Discuten la genisis de ZecHub y cómo puedes involucrarte!
During the #Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Roosevelt Gordones (@gordonesroo) & Aura Brito (@aurabritosm) of the Zcast Espanol Podcast. They discuss ZecHub's genisis and how you can get involved!
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During the Zcash Annual Conference Zcon4, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) sat down with Paul Puey (@paullinator) Co-Founder of Edge Wallet to discuss Shielded Wallet Adoption and the changes needed to increase peer-to-peer Zcash usage.
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During the Zcon4 Zcash Annual Conference, Ian Sagstetter (@iansagstette) & Nate Wilcox (@nate_zec) sat down for a chat about the latest updates on Zcash’s planned migration to Proof-of-Stake.
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Amber Baldet is the CEO of Clovyr and a board member for the Zcash Foundation.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
4:40 Decentralization and creating an opt-in society
15:20 Crypto's opportunity to enable economic freedom and agency
26:30 Zcash's funding model, regulatory capture and ecosystem diversification
33:39 Closing economic and societal gaps through decentralized technologies
42:50 Coin-voting as a mechanism for on-chain governance
50:25 Open-source development and capitalization in crypto-markets
59:30 The future of Zcash and outro
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
Ryan Taylor is a communications and media professional and the founder of the Zcash Foundation AV Club.
Time stamps
0:00 Intro and early Bitcoin days
10:58 ZFAV Club's genesis
17:38 Risks of running ads and having sponsors
23:42 ZFAV Club's ultimate goal
29:35 How ZFAV Club enables non-technical contributors
34:50 Does decentralization solve Zcash's PR problem
42:10 Disagreements as a feature, not a bug
49:32 Do crypto protocols need multiple identities
54:35 Why would people leave an exchange
1:01:40 How does ZFAV Club enable global contributors
1:08:00 Outro
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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Taylor Hornby is the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
6:11 The InternalH Collision Vulnerability
12:05 Favorite bug Taylor has ever found
15:50 Leaving ECC for independent security grant
22:30 The process of a security audit, Ywallet example
31:25 Lightwalletd security tradeoffs
45:10 Zcashd security and usability tradeoffs
52:06 Third party payment provider security tradeoffs
1:00:20 Zcash operational security recap
1:04:40 What are Zcash's biggest security and privacy misconceptions
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
Josh Swihart is the Senior Vice President of Growth, Product Strategy and Regulatory Relations at the Electric Coin Company.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
6:00 The Dev Fund
15:22 Regulatory and policy relationships
28:24 Zcash's privacy vs. other methods
42:38 Zcash's supply audibility
48:06 Is privacy a feature you can add on later
53:58 Zcash blockchain sandblasting attack
58:29 Claim that Zcash isn't cypherpunk
1:04:17 Remaining questions and outro
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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Electric Coin Company: https://electriccoin.co/
ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
Samara is a PR professional and a member of the Zcash Brasil team.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:50 Why is there a good opportunity for Zcash in Brazil?
6:10 Thoughts on current Zcash Brasil output vs. potential output
8:00 Why do Brazilians need financial privacy?
12:19 What are the best channels to reach the Brazilian community?
17:25 What is the main use case for ZEC in Brazil?
21:50 What type of content and events will the Brazilian community create to drive adoption?
26:20 What other states does Zcash Brazil want to expand into?
28:50 How does the team plan on collaborating with other Zcash communities?
32:05 What inspires Zcash Brasil's design efforts?
35:30 How can other Zcash orgs support Zcash Brasil's efforts?
38:58 Outro
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
Joël Valenzuela is a content creator, writer and host of the Zcash podcast on the Digital Cash Network.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
7:33 When did Bitcoin narrative change
17:04 Zcash FUD & Crypto Maximalism
29:25 Living off cryptocurrency
38:30 What to expect from new Zcash podcast
57:40 Learning Zcash and answering misconceptions around it
1:09:30 Potential guests for DCN's Zcash podcast
1:18:50 Where to watch and follow DCN's new Zcash podcast
1:21:52 Outro
The ZecHub podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
David is a long-time Zcasher and writer / producer with Zcash Media.
The Z2Z podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
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ZecHub: https://www.zechub.xyz/
Railgun is smart contract system that enables private sends, trades & DeFi, on ETH, BSC & Polygon.
Xcelencia is a reggaeton artist in the Web3 music ecosystem. The Z2Z podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.
J.W. Verret is a professor at George Mason University. He is a corporate, securities, and bank law expert. He is also a legal and forensics accounting consultant, and the founder of the Crypto Freedom Lab. The Z2Z podcast is an independent, educational podcast. It is for informational purposes only, and nothing should be considered financial advice.