Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox: Surveillance Is a "Dangerous Experiment"

In a wide-ranging interview with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie, Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, explains his new role as Strategic Advisor to Cypherpunk Technologies and why he believes the cryptocurrency's increasing price is essential for the future of freedom. He argues that our modern surveillance economy is a "radical, dangerous experiment," and that cryptographically-based privacy through Zcash is simply a return to the stable, high-agency society humanity has always known. Check out CoinDesk's Zcash report at: https://www.coindesk.com/research/inside-zcash-encrypted-money-at-planetary-scale. - Timestamps: 01:19 - Zooko's Reaction to Zcash Buzz 03:42 - What the Future of Privacy Looks Like & the "Radical, Dangerous Experiment" 06:03 - Busting Myths About Our Agency and Privacy 07:54 - Why Zooko Joined Cypherpunk as Strategic Advisor 09:37 - Zcash on Wall Street? 12:14 - Imagining a Better Society 15:19 - When Will Zcash Replace Fiat? 16:27 - Quantum Computing Risks 18:28 - Are We Too Late to Protect Our Privacy? 23:28 - What Zooko is Building Towards at Shielded Labs - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto - Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP