Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice: Use Cases - Online Conference

Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice: Use Cases - Online Conference

​We’ve built a lot of cryptographic technology — but where are the real-world use cases? How can users and businesses actually benefit from all this progress? Let’s dive in.

​We’ve built a lot of cryptographic technology — but where are the real-world use cases? How can users and businesses actually benefit from all this progress? Let’s dive in.

2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Online

​​Topics:

​Making Infrastructure Safe for Any Blockchain

​Even private chains can expose data — especially when hosted in external environments. Is infrastructure the bottleneck for adoption? Can we build scalable blockchain infrastructure in the cloud?

  • ​Peyman Momeni | Founder, Fairblock

  • ​Noah Pravecek | Director of Product, Matter Labs

​How Confidentiality Can Help Web2 Go DeFi

​Dark pools, private market makers, and protected order flows are ideal for Web2 players entering onchain finance. Neobanks, stock apps, DeFi, staking for real-world assets — the technology is almost ready. But is the demand real?

  • ​Mo | Institutional Privacy Lead, Ethereum Foundation

  • ​Amir Taaki | cryptographer & dev, DarkFi Squad

  • ​Melvis Langyintuo | Executive Director of the Canton Foundation

​Confidentiality for Payments

​Payments are the most anticipated — and most difficult — use case for confidentiality tech. Public blockchains are transparent and permissionless, while payments demand compliance and privacy. Can modern cryptography bridge the gap?

  • ​Andrey Sabelnikov | Zano project, Co-founder, aka the creator of CryptoNote technology (Monero)

  • ​Ais Connolly | Chief Strategy Officer, TACEO

  • Sebastian Bürgel | VP Technology, Gnosis; Founder, HOPR

  • ​Peyman Momeni | Founder, Fairblock

  • ​Noah Pravecek | Director of Product, Matter Labs

  • ​Melvis Langyintuo | Executive Director of the Canton Foundation

  • ​Amir Taaki | cryptographer & dev, DarkFi Squad

  • ​Ais Connolly | Chief Strategy Officer, TACEO

  • ​Mo | Institutional Privacy Lead, Ethereum Foundation

The event is open and free to join. Full details and registration are available on Luma.

Host

Nik Novoselov

Nik Novoselov

Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

Building apps & communities since 2013. Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

Host

Nik Novoselov

Nik Novoselov

Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

Building apps & communities since 2013. Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

Host

Nik Novoselov

Nik Novoselov

Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

Building apps & communities since 2013. Host and narrative translator at Web3&AI

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