Light Protocol: Where Zk Meets Solana

Swen (@Swen_sjn) is the CEO and Co-Founder of Light Protocol, an open-source zkLayer enabling private program execution on Solana. Throughout this interview, Dave and Sal leverage Swen’s expertise to better understand 1.) the importance of privacy on blockchains and 2.) the future of privacy on Solana specifically. In a world with an ever-expanding universe of zk execution environments, Swen is convinced that Solana is uniquely positioned to combine its incredible UX with the privacy guarantees enabled by Light Protocol. (0:14) - Sal and Dave Opening Chat (6:19) - A primer on ZK Tech (13:43) - Light Protocol’s architecture (20:04) - Building out a private NFT marketplace (23:30) - Thinking around smart contract risks (27:18) - What other new use cases does this make possible (31:27) - Why this can be built on Solana’s L1, rather than an L2 (41:38) - Thinking about privacy and regulations (44:26) - ZK landscape over next 5 years -    - Podcast Resources Follow Sal: https://twitter.com/sal_coin Follow Dave: https://twitter.com/SolBeachBum Follow Unlayered: https://twitter.com/UnlayeredPod Subscribe on Apple: http://apple.co/3VyBSWI Subscribe on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/42q03J2 Subscribe on Google: https://tinyurl.com/5dwn2476 -    - Episode Resources https://twitter.com/Swen_sjn https://twitter.com/LightProtocol https://lightprotocol.com