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devcon 7 / keynote programmable cryptography and ethereum

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Keynote: Programmable Cryptography and Ethereum

Duration: 00:25:17

Speaker: gubsheep

Type: Talk

Expertise: Beginner

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2024

Programmable Cryptography is a "second generation" of cryptographic primitives - primitives that allow arbitrary programs to be executed "inside of" or "on top of" cryptographic objects. Programmable cryptography provides three key affordances that complement and amplify the affordances of Ethereum--verifiability, confidentiality, and non-interactivity. We'll discuss how these technologies can reshape the Internet over the next 50 years.

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