Episode Details

Most blockchains were built to be transparent by design. That transparency is now the single biggest reason institutions won't put sensitive data on-chain — and why the Clarity Act, as written, still misses the point. Charles Hoskinson, Co-Founder of Ethereum and Founder and CEO of Input Output Global, joins Ashton Addison to cover the most consequential conversation in crypto right now: why the US regulatory framework needs a full overhaul, not just amendments, what the fourth generation of blockchain actually solves, and why privacy infrastructure is the unlock that brings real-world adoption at scale. We also go live on a demo of the Midnight Passport — showing what selective disclosure looks like on a real interface, not a whitepaper.
You'll learn:

• Why Charles argues the Clarity Act needs to be rebuilt, not refined, and what good crypto legislation actually looks like
• What the fourth generation of blockchain means and why privacy is a structural shift, not a bolt-on feature
• How Midnight's selective disclosure mechanism works in practice — demonstrated live with the Midnight Passport
• Why Google Cloud and MoneyGram committed to running infrastructure on day one, and how those conversations happened
• What the Glacier Drop's 4 billion token distribution across Cardano, Ethereum and other ecosystems signals about real demand
• How Midnight balances confidentiality with accountability — and why privacy on-chain is not a gift to bad actors
• What Charles didn't understand before building Cardano — and what he'd tell himself now

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