Matthew Niemerg's guest appearances

Matthew Niemerg

The Blockchain Show

Zero Knowledge

BlockHash: Exploring the Blockchain

The Charlie Shrem Show

Blockchain People

CryptoNews Podcast

Bill Barhydt

Will Reeves

Matthew Sullivan

Bill Ottman

Nick White

Daryl Davis

Frank Holmes

Paul Puey

William Quigley

Daniel Lindsay

Ryan Worsley

David Hoffman

David Coleman

Adam Jackson

Steven Sprague

OwlTail

Today’s guest is Matthew Niemerg, a distributed ledger technology researcher. He advises and is integrated with various teams on multiple projects in the blockchain space. He provides technical expertise in a wide range of areas within this field: economic incentive of tokens, i.e. game theory design; security and consensus protocols; cryptographic schemes; business logic; and much more. He is currently the co-founder of Aleph Zero (https://www.alephzero.org) and is leading the team at Cardinal Cryptography (https://www.cardinals.cc). He is also an advisor for OneLedger (https://www.oneledger.io, Helix Cognitive Computing (https://www.hlx.ai, KardiaChain (https://www.kardiachain.io), and Ternio (https://www.ternio.io). Aleph Zero is a privacy-enhancing, Proof-of-Stake public blockckchain with instant finality. Its enterprise-ready, high-performance network is built on a novel, Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)-based consensus protocol that has been peer-reviewed and presented at an ACM conference. Aleph Zero uses the DAG as an intermedriary data structure, but can still be categorized as a blockchain. In 2023, Aleph Zero plans to enable privacy-enhancing features based on secure multi-party computation research (sMPC) and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP). We discuss a variety of different topics including Aleph Zero, Bitcoin, Privacy, Security, Consensus Mechanisms, and much more. We begin our conversation to discuss the differences between cryptography and DLT and how the two overlap in the crypto landscape. We discuss how crypto has the appeal for both consumer and enterprise. We discuss the various possible paths for crypto to become mainstream. We transition our discussion to focus on Aleph Zero. Matt discusses how Aleph is providing an infrastructure layer for the future of crypto that builds off the decades of research and advancement of decentralized systems theory and cryptography. Matt explains various different problems that arise when trying to construct a secure and decentralized network. We dive deep into the concept of true randomness. Matt explains how randomness is applied to security. We discuss the difference between privacy and anonymity. We discuss what kind of privacy features enterprise clients are looking for and crypto can fulfill those requirements. We also discuss privacy preserving technology and the importance of preserving privacy for a sovereign society. We transition our conversation to discuss consensus mechanisms. Matt explains the differences between the various different consensus mechanisms. Please enjoy my conversation with Matthew Niemerg.

Today’s guest is Matthew Niemerg, a distributed ledger technology researcher. He advises and is integrated with various teams on multiple projects in the blockchain space. He provides technical expertise in a wide range of areas within this field: economic incentive of tokens, i.e. game theory design; security and consensus protocols; cryptographic schemes; business logic; and much more. He is currently the co-founder of Aleph Zero (<a href="https://www.alephzero.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alephzero.org</a>) and is leading the team at Cardinal Cryptography (<a href="https://www.cardinals.cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cardinals.cc</a>). He is also an advisor for OneLedger (<a href="https://www.oneledger.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oneledger.io</a>, Helix Cognitive Computing (<a href="https://www.hlx.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hlx.ai</a>, KardiaChain (<a href="https://www.kardiachain.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kardiachain.io</a>), and Ternio (<a href="https://www.ternio.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ternio.io</a>). Aleph Zero is a privacy-enhancing, Proof-of-Stake public blockckchain with instant finality. Its enterprise-ready, high-performance network is built on a novel, Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)-based consensus protocol that has been peer-reviewed and presented at an ACM conference. Aleph Zero uses the DAG as an intermedriary data structure, but can still be categorized as a blockchain. In 2023, Aleph Zero plans to enable privacy-enhancing features based on secure multi-party computation research (sMPC) and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP). We discuss a variety of different topics including Aleph Zero, Bitcoin, Privacy, Security, Consensus Mechanisms, and much more. We begin our conversation to discuss the differences between cryptography and DLT and how the two overlap in the crypto landscape. We discuss how crypto has the appeal for both consumer and enterprise. We discuss the various possible paths for crypto to become mainstream. We transition our discussion to focus on Aleph Zero. Matt discusses how Aleph is providing an infrastructure layer for the future of crypto that builds off the decades of research and advancement of decentralized systems theory and cryptography. Matt explains various different problems that arise when trying to construct a secure and decentralized network. We dive deep into the concept of true randomness. Matt explains how randomness is applied to security. We discuss the difference between privacy and anonymity. We discuss what kind of privacy features enterprise clients are looking for and crypto can fulfill those requirements. We also discuss privacy preserving technology and the importance of preserving privacy for a sovereign society. We transition our conversation to discuss consensus mechanisms. Matt explains the differences between the various different consensus mechanisms. Please enjoy my conversation with Matthew Niemerg.

 Bitcoin, Privacy, Randomness, Security & Consensus Mechanisms with Matthew Niemerg

Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic geometry, a Simons-Berkeley Fellow, and an IBM Center of Excellence Fellow in High-Performance Computing.In this conversation, we discuss:- Math and computer science- Voluntary economies- Aleph Zero- Zero-knowledge proofs- zk-SNARKs- Privacy 101- Liminal - original privacy framework- Miner Extractable Value (MEV) attacks- Multichain privacy layers Aleph Zero FoundationWebsite: alephzero.org Twitter: @Aleph__ZeroLinkedIn: Aleph ZeroDiscord: discord.gg/alephzero Matthew NiemergTwitter: @matthewniemergLinkedIn: Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance.  Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast.  After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.Code: CRYPTONEWS50This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of <a href="https://alephzero.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aleph Zero Foundation</a>—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic geometry, a Simons-Berkeley Fellow, and an IBM Center of Excellence Fellow in High-Performance Computing. In this conversation, we discuss: - Math and computer science - Voluntary economies - Aleph Zero - Zero-knowledge proofs - zk-SNARKs - Privacy 101 - Liminal - original privacy framework - Miner Extractable Value (MEV) attacks - Multichain privacy layers Aleph Zero Foundation Website: <a href="https://alephzero.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alephzero.org</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Aleph__Zero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Aleph__Zero</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/alephzero/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aleph Zero</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/alephzero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discord.gg/alephzero</a> Matthew Niemerg Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewniemerg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@matthewniemerg</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-niemerg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D.</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT. <a href="https://primexbt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PrimeXBT </a>offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance.  Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers. PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast.  After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions. Code: CRYPTONEWS50 This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below: <a href="https://primexbt.com/id/sign-up?click_id=605bf29098cccc0001c33d53&amp;pid=396&amp;offer_id=12&amp;sub1=&amp;sub2=&amp;sub3=&amp;sub4=&amp;sub5=&amp;sub6=&amp;sub7=&amp;sub8=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50</a>

#160: Matthew Niemerg on Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Privacy and Aleph Zero

Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic geometry, a Simons-Berkeley Fellow, and an IBM Center of Excellence Fellow in High-Performance Computing. Aleph Zero is a new infrastructure PoS infrastructure layer based on an original, peer-reviewed consensus protocol. It’ll be the first privacy solution to combine zk-SNARKs and sMPC. Collectively, these tools work to cancel out the other’s drawbacks. zk-SNARKs allow for basic transfers but do not allow multi-user interactions. Whereas sMPC can be prohibitively slow on its own but allows for multiple participants. Merged, they create the basis for Liminal— a fast, secure, and highly private framework from which users can gain true privacy and where developers can stage Web 3.0 projects.

Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic geometry, a Simons-Berkeley Fellow, and an IBM Center of Excellence Fellow in High-Performance Computing. Aleph Zero is a new infrastructure PoS infrastructure layer based on an original, peer-reviewed consensus protocol. It’ll be the first privacy solution to combine zk-SNARKs and sMPC. Collectively, these tools work to cancel out the other’s drawbacks. zk-SNARKs allow for basic transfers but do not allow multi-user interactions. Whereas sMPC can be prohibitively slow on its own but allows for multiple participants. Merged, they create the basis for Liminal— a fast, secure, and highly private framework from which users can gain true privacy and where developers can stage Web 3.0 projects.

211: Aleph Zero with Matthew Niemerg