Search

Home > Zero Knowledge > Evolving ZK Identity from Iden3 to Privado & Billions
Podcast: Zero Knowledge
Episode:

Evolving ZK Identity from Iden3 to Privado & Billions
Category: Technology
Duration: 01:04:39
Publish Date: 2025-09-17 13:00:00
Description: In this episode, Anna Rose chats with David Z and Oleksandr (Sasha) from Privado ID and Billions Network about the evolution of ZK-based identity systems, tracing their roots back to iden3 in 2018, one of the earliest projects to pioneer ZK for on-chain identity. They discuss their origin as the iden3, their creation of the influential Circom DSL, the move into Polygon ID, the spin-out as Privado ID with a focus on B2B privacy tools and verifiable credentials, and the recent launch of Billions Network, which aims to build a scalable network of humans and AI agents with mobile-first verification and progressive proofs. They compare their broad, composable approach to projects like Self, Rarimo, and ZK Email, while highlighting future plans for reputation layers, on-chain economies, and AI agent identities to enable accountable interactions in a decentralised world. Related links:
 
  ZK Whiteboard Season 3 Module 2 High-Performance Engineering for SNARKs, w/ Jim Posen has just landed!  See all Whiteboard Sessions including previous seasons here.  
  **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm * Join us on Telegram * Catch us on YouTube **Support the show:** * Patreon * ETH - Donation address * BTC - Donation address * SOL - Donation address Read transcript
Total Play: 0