In this episode, I’m joined by Howard Wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable.
We dive into programmable privacy, why transparent stablecoins break real-world finance, how Aleo enables private yet compliant smart contracts, and what it will take to bring institutions on-chain. We also explore AI agents, crypto payments, and where privacy actually matters in practice.
Key Timestamps
[00:00:00] Intro: Howard’s background and Aleo’s focus on programmable privacy
[00:02:00] From Bitcoin mining to ZK research at Berkeley
[00:03:00] Aleo’s core thesis: privacy + programmability
[00:05:00] Why stablecoins need privacy and compliance
[00:09:00] The broken UX of transparent wallets [00:11:00] How Aleo’s ZK smart contracts work
[00:14:00] Provable’s role in the Aleo ecosystem
[00:17:00] Institutional use cases: payments, payroll, trading
[00:21:00] Privacy vs convenience in the real world [00:28:00] Roadmap: private stablecoins and integrations
[00:35:00] AI agents, crypto, and the future of payments
[00:40:00] Aleo’s ask: builders, partners, and collaborators
Connect
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleohq/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/1howardwu/
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