Fully homomorphic encryption, also known as the Holy Grail of cryptography, allows for computation to be performed on encrypted data, without the need for prior decryption. Its blockchain applications would enable programmable, institutional-grade, compliant privacy. With the addition of fhEVM libraries, solidity developers don’t have to worry about the complex cryptography and only decide what layers of the UX should be private.

We were joined by Guy Itzhaki & Guy Zyskind, to discuss fully homomorphic encryption and how Fhenix plans to leverage it to build an end-to-end encrypted Ethereum L2 with compliant privacy.

Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction, Gnosis ad, Chorus One ad
2:36 - Guy(s)’ backgrounds and why they chose FHE
8:40 - The differences between TEE, MPC, ZK and FHE
18:42 - Threshold decryption
21:10 - The challenges with FHE. Hardware acceleration. Zama’s fhEVM
26:08 - Fhenix architecture
29:27 - fhEVM
36:45 - Use cases for FHE & composability
50:07 - Compliant privacy
55:27 - Fhenix roadmap

Links mentioned in this episode:
- Guy Zyskind on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3vvqZvQ
- Guy Itzhaki on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4aSB6ee
- Fhenix on Twitter: https://bit.ly/49T9FjW
- Encryption Day @ Eth Denver (Feb. 28, 2024) registration: https://bit.ly/3RXln53

Sponsors:
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one -

This episode is hosted by Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/530
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