Making Privacy the Default | Kru & Cal
Gm! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Kru and Cal, co-founders of Umbra, to discuss building privacy infrastructure on Solana using MPC and zero-knowledge technologies. We cover product design, compliance, SDK integrations, and how privacy could drive institutional adoption and improve crypto usability.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:12) Founders' Backgrounds
(5:53) Why Privacy Matters Now
(7:38) What Umbra Is Building
(12:01) How Privacy Works
(15:57) Expansion and Regulation
(22:50) UX, Adoption, and Business Model
(26:32) Token and Roadmap
(32:07) Future of Privacy
(41:57) Closing Comments
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