Eli Ben-Sasson

Eli Ben-Sasson

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CEO @ StarkWare | 2x Co-founder: Zcash, StarkWare ZK Math to Market Momentum: ZK-STARK, Zcash co-inventor Opinions mine, no investment advice

Crypto Empowers Personal Sovereignty Over Money and Identity
SocialDec 8, 2025

Crypto Empowers Personal Sovereignty Over Money and Identity

One thing normies get wrong about crypto: It's not about technology, it's about human values. It's not the hash, electricty, ZK, cryptography. Crypto is so You to Own Your Life: your money, your reputation, your relationships. You. Not banks, nor state,...

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Quantum Computers Explore Many Possibilities Simultaneously
SocialDec 8, 2025

Quantum Computers Explore Many Possibilities Simultaneously

Quantum Computer -- how does it work? You've read the news -- a quantum computer could some day break the cryptography used to sign Bitcoin transactions. We can fix Bitcoin to prevent that, but it's really important to understand: How does...

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Starknet: Quantum‑Proof, Scalable, Soon Private Blockchain
SocialDec 8, 2025

Starknet: Quantum‑Proof, Scalable, Soon Private Blockchain

Yes. Starknet is built from First Principles. It's built to be: 1. quantum proof 2. scalable 3. (soon) private Time to show the world, one STARK at a time!

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Financial Privacy Must Be Default, Not Surveillance
SocialDec 7, 2025

Financial Privacy Must Be Default, Not Surveillance

Would we accept a reality where our phone calls are routinely recorded and scanned to surveil us? Never. Even when fighting crime, we’d expect these steps to happen only with a judge’s order. So why is it acceptable when it comes...

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Privacy Gains Momentum in Crypto via Zypherpunk Hackathon
SocialDec 7, 2025

Privacy Gains Momentum in Crypto via Zypherpunk Hackathon

Privacy matters. There are so many things that can be built if you're a builder that wants to bring Privacy to crypto. It is truly amazing to see the talent and creativity that builders demonstrated during the Zypherpunk hackathon. Privacy is beginning...

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Meeting Luganodes CEO Sparks Exciting Collaboration Plans
SocialDec 6, 2025

Meeting Luganodes CEO Sparks Exciting Collaboration Plans

Great meeting @anujshankar95 the CEO of @Luganodes, and looking forward to a lot of exciting future collaboration! https://t.co/efXHEwlfGS

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Crypto Leads in Decentralization, Aims to Master Full UX
SocialDec 6, 2025

Crypto Leads in Decentralization, Aims to Master Full UX

Things that shape UX: - Privacy - Low fees - Speed - Security - Composability - Flexibility - Simplicity - Decentralization - Self-custody So far, crypto is leading the way only on the last two items in this list, compared to the non-crypto world (maybe on flexibility too). But we’ll...

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Starknet Boosts Bitcoin Economy with Staking, Privacy, Speed
SocialDec 5, 2025

Starknet Boosts Bitcoin Economy with Staking, Privacy, Speed

First conversation with @saylor: I explained Starknet's mission: Grow the Bitcoin Economy. How Bitcoiners (and DATs) can participate by staking, generating yield in STRK, and working with that. As Bitcoin GDP grows, fees --> STRK validators --> yield to DAT stock...

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Starknet Still Early: Boost GDP and Daily Use
SocialDec 5, 2025

Starknet Still Early: Boost GDP and Daily Use

Agree with every word. This applies not just to Ethereum but also to Bitcoin. Definitely not my mindset with Starknet. We’re early, need to expand GDP on it and have meaningful daily usage.

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Discussing Privacy Futures with Network State Visionary
SocialDec 4, 2025

Discussing Privacy Futures with Network State Visionary

Always great to talk to visionary Network State Founder @balajis! This time we discussed Privacy, @Zcash, and @Starknet. It was a real pleasure! https://t.co/aYMexVa144

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ZK‑STARKs Deliver Scale, Privacy, and Quantum Security for Starknet
SocialDec 4, 2025

ZK‑STARKs Deliver Scale, Privacy, and Quantum Security for Starknet

Scale used to be crypto's biggest challenge. Privacy emerged lately as the most desired feature. Now, quantum computing is entering the arena. But I'm not worried about Starknet. Scale? Privacy? Post-quantum security? ZK-STARKs are the answer to all of these challenges. And Starknet is built...

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Prepare Bitcoin Now for Imminent Quantum Threat
SocialDec 4, 2025

Prepare Bitcoin Now for Imminent Quantum Threat

PREPARING BITCOIN FOR Q-DAY 2 key points: 1. Quantum computers are coming, the time to get ready for that is now. 2. Bitcoin CAN be quantum-ready if we act early, some people have already started working on it. But there's a lot of...

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Rejected Paper Later Earned Turing Awards, Innovation Persists
SocialDec 3, 2025

Rejected Paper Later Earned Turing Awards, Innovation Persists

The ZK paper -- did you know that: 1. It got rejected five times 2. Two of its co-authors ended up getting the Turing Award Sometimes it takes time for others to catch up, even more so when you innovate.

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USDC and CCTP Go Live Natively on Starknet
SocialDec 3, 2025

USDC and CCTP Go Live Natively on Starknet

Good news users! Good news devs! 🎉 Native USDC & CCTP are now live on Starknet! Good for users, good for devs, good for Starknet. Yahoo!

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Gemini vs Nano Banana: Hype vs Reality
SocialDec 2, 2025

Gemini vs Nano Banana: Hype vs Reality

Gemini and Nano Banana - Amazing or over hyped?

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Quantum Computing Threatens Bitcoin's Security, But Not Immediate
SocialDec 2, 2025

Quantum Computing Threatens Bitcoin's Security, But Not Immediate

Will Quantum Computing Kill Bitcoin? https://t.co/h3qk2BK5Ei

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Stark‑tech Powers Majority of Top Perp Exchanges
SocialDec 2, 2025

Stark‑tech Powers Majority of Top Perp Exchanges

3 of the top 10 perp exchanges are powered by Stark-tech. This is not a coincidence. Perp exchanges thrive on Stark-tech. https://t.co/ozIaOxiGzk

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Over 1,000 BTC Staked on Starknet in One Month
SocialDec 1, 2025

Over 1,000 BTC Staked on Starknet in One Month

More than 1,000 BTC were staked on Starknet in the past month. It's been only 2 months since we launched BTCFi, and it's clearer than ever: BTC holders want to do more than HODL. Starknet will make sure they can. Not investment...

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Bullish Wave Hits Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Starknet
SocialDec 1, 2025

Bullish Wave Hits Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Starknet

Bullish on Bitcoin Bullish on Ethereum Bullish on Zcash Bullish on Starknet Bullish on ZK

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Even Tiny Quantum Risk Threatens Bitcoin's Future
SocialNov 30, 2025

Even Tiny Quantum Risk Threatens Bitcoin's Future

The Existential Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: Imagine you're the CEO of a company worth $2T. Now, imagine your CTO tells you there's a 0.01% chance that over the next decade, a technology (quantum computer) will destroy your only product...

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Bitcoin’s Default Transparency Outpaces Cash, Demands Privacy Upgrades
SocialNov 30, 2025

Bitcoin’s Default Transparency Outpaces Cash, Demands Privacy Upgrades

I saw an interview with a prominent Bitcoin advocate. He said Bitcoin doesn't need additional privacy because Money is an anti-privacy technology. Every time you pay someone in cash, you reveal to that person some information about yourself and your...

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Privacy: Not Binary, It’s a Spectrum of Types
SocialNov 28, 2025

Privacy: Not Binary, It’s a Spectrum of Types

Privacy isn't a "yes/no" feature, it's a 'how much' feature, and even more precisely, it’s a 'what kind' feature.

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People Really Value Decentralization and Security
SocialNov 28, 2025

People Really Value Decentralization and Security

What if people do care about values? Decentralization, security, the whole thing.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Kickstart Your Journey Into the Bitcoin Economy
SocialNov 27, 2025

Kickstart Your Journey Into the Bitcoin Economy

Expand the Bitcoin Economy. Start here

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Bitcoin Maxis Overlook Privacy Benefits Found on Altcoins
SocialNov 27, 2025

Bitcoin Maxis Overlook Privacy Benefits Found on Altcoins

It's hard for a Bitcoin Maxi to admit something is good, if that good thing exists on a "shitcoin", not on Bitcoin. Like privacy.

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Price Action Is Crypto’s Only True Validation
SocialNov 27, 2025

Price Action Is Crypto’s Only True Validation

The way to make a point in crypto is through price action. Price up? Everybody agrees. Privacy, for example.

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Builders Nationwide Embrace Starknet’s Vision and Tech
SocialNov 27, 2025

Builders Nationwide Embrace Starknet’s Vision and Tech

Starknet is on everyone's minds these days. And here's what excites me most about this. It's not the volume, or the TVL, or the rising metrics. That's important, but secondary. What excites me is this: More and more teams and Builders...

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Scott Aaronson’s First Live Podcast on Quantum Computing
SocialNov 27, 2025

Scott Aaronson’s First Live Podcast on Quantum Computing

I'm very excited to host the brilliant Prof. Scott Aaronson! If there's one person who can explain quantum computing (and other complex stuff) in a clear and eloquent way, it's him. Amazingly, this will be his first time doing a live podcast. We'll...

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Bitcoin's $2T Value Demands Quantum-Ready Security
SocialNov 27, 2025

Bitcoin's $2T Value Demands Quantum-Ready Security

This is a terrific, well thought, easy to read, explanation for why Bitcoin, a $2T asset, must start preparing for the Quantum Threat.

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Starknet Accelerates, Expanding Its Ecosystem Reach
SocialNov 27, 2025

Starknet Accelerates, Expanding Its Ecosystem Reach

Starknet going places

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STARKs Survive Quantum; SNARKs Crumble Due to Secret Repetition
SocialNov 26, 2025

STARKs Survive Quantum; SNARKs Crumble Due to Secret Repetition

STARKs vs. SNARKs and the Quantum Threat Famously, STARKs are post-quantum secure but SNARKs break by quantum computers. Why? I'm referring here to the elliptic curve SNARKs, the kinds most of you are familiar with (like Groth16). A SNARK uses a "proving key"...

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Bitcoin Must Overhaul for Quantum Threat, Yet Stagnates
SocialNov 26, 2025

Bitcoin Must Overhaul for Quantum Threat, Yet Stagnates

OP_CAT Urgency: How can Bitcoin avoid the quantum iceberg? Bitcoin is like the Titanic: It’s the best, biggest, badass vessel to sail through rough financial seas. But... There’s a huge iceberg out there -- the quantum computer -- and when it...

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Starknet Stablecoin Supply Set to Surge Further
SocialNov 26, 2025

Starknet Stablecoin Supply Set to Surge Further

Starknet's stablecoin supply. And that’s before native USDC + CCTP V2 + LayerZero have even entered the picture. (coming soon) General direction: Up! https://t.co/UmLhjDjpvg

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Post‑
SocialNov 26, 2025

Post‑

S-two melting faces. Post quantum secure, fastest cheapest meanest ZK-STARK and in production on Starknet

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Earn STRK by Staking BTC on Starknet
SocialNov 25, 2025

Earn STRK by Staking BTC on Starknet

Starkent: expanding the Bitcoin Economy. Here's how you can participate: 1. Stake you BTC and operate Starknet 2. Earn STRK for this 3. Stake STRK to further operate Starknet 4. As Bitcoin economy expands, STRK fees accrue to you. Start here: https://t.co/5lMHJoexcj

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Future Apps Demand ZK‑STARKs, Native AA, Decentralization
SocialNov 25, 2025

Future Apps Demand ZK‑STARKs, Native AA, Decentralization

Everything that apps need now and will need in the future: - ZK-STARKs for privacy, scale, and PQ security - Native AA for optimized UX - Decentralization to ensure self-custody and security. Long-term vision, no shortcuts.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Balance Privacy and UX with Selective Data Masking
SocialNov 25, 2025

Balance Privacy and UX with Selective Data Masking

Per situation. Any type of privacy will have its mark on UX, so sometimes you don't want the airtight top notch all-is-shielded kind of privacy. Example: You're a business paying salaries to yor employees. You don't mind people knowing that you...

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Privacy Comes in Many Flavors, Design Each Accordingly
SocialNov 25, 2025

Privacy Comes in Many Flavors, Design Each Accordingly

This is the daily reminder that when you say privacy, it can mean many things: It can mean you're hiding the amount of money you sent to someone. Or maybe it means you'd like to hide the address you interacted with, and...

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Decentralization Is the Only Reason for Blockchain
SocialNov 25, 2025

Decentralization Is the Only Reason for Blockchain

Someone (can't remember who, sorry!) said (more or less) this very true sentence: Blockchain is a terrible technology. It's complex, and slow, and expensive. It does everything bad, except(!) for allowing decentralize control of the network. Today, we can build solutions to...

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XFounders_camp: Top Team Empowering Crypto Founders
SocialNov 25, 2025

XFounders_camp: Top Team Empowering Crypto Founders

The @XFounders_camp team is the best bad ass team for crypto founders, we love working with them, and this is an amazing suggestion!

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Privacy, Self‑Custody, and Security: Foundations of Freedom
SocialNov 24, 2025

Privacy, Self‑Custody, and Security: Foundations of Freedom

Privacy, self-custody, and security -- these are all foundations that help guarantee Freedom.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Bitcoin Gives You Real Ownership in Digital Age
SocialNov 24, 2025

Bitcoin Gives You Real Ownership in Digital Age

Medieval world (1000 years ago): Land was toiled by many peasants but ownership and profits went to a few noblemen. Today it's the same, for digital land (internet). Bitcoin Economy solves this. Only there, You Own Your Life.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Starknet: The Superchain Delivering Scale, Privacy, Quantum‑Ready UX
SocialNov 24, 2025

Starknet: The Superchain Delivering Scale, Privacy, Quantum‑Ready UX

You know how Superman can cut a tree with his laser eyes, stop a train from falling into a chasm with his strength, and even turn back time with his speed? That's Starknet -- it can scale massively, provide privacy, and...

By Eli Ben-Sasson
ZK‑STARKs Essential for Globally Scaling Decentralized Blockchains
SocialNov 20, 2025

ZK‑STARKs Essential for Globally Scaling Decentralized Blockchains

I stand behind this statement: Every decentralized blockchain that would global scale will need to have ZK-STARKs in it.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Future of Privacy: ZK, Post‑Quantum, Zcash, Starknet
SocialNov 20, 2025

Future of Privacy: ZK, Post‑Quantum, Zcash, Starknet

1 minute about Privacy-technologies, ZK, post-quantum security, Zcash, and Starknet. Smart questions and smart takes, with @NathanOnCrypto and @kkirkbos. https://t.co/RPLYaG3mEJ

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Zero‑Knowledge Tech Makes Crypto Lessons Transform TradFi
SocialNov 19, 2025

Zero‑Knowledge Tech Makes Crypto Lessons Transform TradFi

TradFi has A LOT to learn from crypto. Add ZK to the mix and it's a game changer. (For more of these crystal clear simplified crypto insights, check out @NathanOnCrypto's feed)

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Anchorage Adds BTC Staking on Starknet for Institutions
SocialNov 19, 2025

Anchorage Adds BTC Staking on Starknet for Institutions

Excellent news! @Anchorage is a major player, and they're expanding their support in Starknet! In addition to staking STRK, institutions can now stake BTC on Starknet via Anchorage.

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Scaling Endgame: Starknet Bridges Privacy with Bitcoin, Zcash, NEAR
SocialNov 19, 2025

Scaling Endgame: Starknet Bridges Privacy with Bitcoin, Zcash, NEAR

Starknet and the Endgame of Scaling: Where Privacy meets Bitcoin Zcash & NEAR https://t.co/1DKEUhkdGw

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Privacy's Value Stayed Constant; Perception Finally Caught Up
SocialNov 18, 2025

Privacy's Value Stayed Constant; Perception Finally Caught Up

Privacy was under most of crypto's radar for years. The value of Privacy didn't change. It's just people's perception that changed.

By Eli Ben-Sasson