💎 Compliant Privacy Infrastructure for Stablecoins and Trading | Request-for-solution @noah_pravecek | Director of Product, Matter Labs RFS: Build stablecoin and trading infrastructure that provides privacy without anonymity, designed for issuer trust and regulatory compliance. This includes private or permissioned chains (or privacy-enabled execution environments) where operators and issuers can retain necessary visibility to enforce sanctions, freezes, and risk controls, while users gain protection from full public transparency. Key focus areas: * Stablecoins with compliant privacy: private-by-default transaction flows suitable for users who currently avoid on-chain payments due to public visibility, without adopting fully anonymous models (e.g. Tornado / Zcash-style). * Confidential trading infrastructure: private or confidential order books for spot or perps trading to prevent front-running, stop-loss hunting, and counterparty exploitation common on fully transparent chains. * User-owned application layer: applications that already control distribution and wallets, targeting users who do not currently use stablecoins or DeFi because on-chain activity is public. The goal is to unlock a new market segment - institutions, traders, and businesses that need privacy guarantees but still require compliance, reliability, and issuer control. 🔗 Full X Space recording: twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxXWq…

💎 Privacy-Enabled Stablecoins and Financial Apps on Canton (with Configurable Compliance) | Request-for-solution @mlvsbznz | Executive Director of the Canton Foundation RFS: - Build stablecoin and DeFi applications on Canton that implement configurable privacy so users and businesses can manage payments (salaries, vendors), trading, and collateral/margin without exposing sensitive activity, while still allowing issuers to meet jurisdiction-specific requirements (e.g., EU rules like MiCA/GDPR/Basel-style constraints). - Applications that add real on-chain utility should leverage Canton’s model where apps can mine network rewards based on the transaction activity they generate. 🔗 Full X Space recording: twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxXWq…

💎 Confidentiality & Cryptography | Request-for-solution @Pememoni | Founder, @0xfairblock ⭐ Fintech Rails for Real-World Crypto Usage (beyond memes) RFS: Build crypto products that push institutional adoption and real-world usage by creating new financial rails (fintech-grade infrastructure and applications) that make crypto useful outside speculation. ⭐ Privacy-First Robotics and Home Devices (local AI, no data streaming) RFS: Build robots / consumer devices with hardware-level privacy (e.g., trusted execution / local AI) so user data doesn’t get streamed out to large centralized actors - unlocking demand from mainstream users who currently avoid devices like smart assistants due to privacy concerns.

🔥 MoRe Frens → I ENBA We’ve moved! MoRe Frens has been growing, and the community is bigger now, more multi-disciplinary, and we’re doing more than “just events” or “just chat.” The scope expanded, so the name had to catch up. From today, we’re Institutional Enterprise Network Builders Association (I ENBA) - an alliance where builders meet insiders (institutions, enterprises, operators etc.) ✅ Our official and the only one tag: @IENBAorg 👉 Our Telegram Chat: t.me/IENBAorg

🎙 Announcing our 3rd panel speakers of the "Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice: Use Cases" 📅 Date: 22th Jan, 3 PM UTC 🔗 Where: twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxXWq… ➡️ Register now: luma.com/9khtalx7 ℹ️ Main topic: 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 (@_cryptozoidberg) | Zano project, Co-founder ​- Ais Connolly (@aisconnolly) | Chief Strategy Officer, TACEO - Sebastian Bürgel (@SCBuergel)| VP Technology @ Gnosis & Founder HOPR Already few hours before our event - set a reminder now!

🎙 Introducing our speakers from the 2nd panel of the "Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice: Use Cases" 📅 Date: 22th Jan, 3 PM UTC 🔗 Where: twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxXWq… ➡️ Register now: luma.com/9khtalx7 ℹ️ Main topic: 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? - Melvis Langyintuo (@MlvsBznz) | Executive Director of the Canton Foundation - ​Amir Taaki (@lunardragon420)| cryptographer & dev, DarkFi Squad - Mo (@motypes)| Institutional Privacy Lead, Ethereum Foundation ​The event is already tomorrow - register now and stay tuned!

⚙ Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice: Use Cases Online Conference 📅 Date: 22th Jan, 4 PM UTC 🔗 Where: X Spaces. ➡ Register now: luma.com/9khtalx7 Topics: - Making Infrastructure Safe - Confidentiality - Payment Confidentiality Register now, and stay tuned!

🔥 WE ARE SO BACK 🔥 We'll be having MoRe events soon, Live on our X! Two big online conferences in January alone, and even more coming. 1⃣ January 22nd: Confidentiality & Cryptography in Practice luma.com/9khtalx7 2⃣ January 28th: TBA

Panel 4 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @JavierGarc52310, Kaleido 🔷 Enterprise Solutions with Optionality and Modularity: Startups targeting enterprises should focus on providing solutions that offer flexibility, allowing clients to avoid vendor lock-in. This includes supporting multiple infrastructure options or offering optionality in areas like integration setups. Additionally, a modular design enables clients to purchase only the specific components they need, allowing integration with existing systems and maximizing the long-term value of the solution. 🔷 Open-Source Foundation with Enterprise Enhancements: Building on open-source software can add trust and flexibility for enterprise clients, allowing them access to a well-maintained, community-driven codebase. Startups could offer enterprise-grade features on top of open-source foundations, providing clients with the security of an open-source fallback while differentiating through premium features.

Panel 2 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @BunchuBets, Former: Co-Founder of Forum3; Current: Founder of FireBrain Labs 🔷 Education-Focused Solutions for Web3 Benefits: There is a significant need for education platforms or programs that clearly convey the benefits of blockchain technology to large, traditional enterprises. These tools should avoid technical jargon and emphasize practical benefits, such as user tracking and personalized engagement. Bridging the knowledge gap can help businesses see beyond the NFT and blockchain stigma, fostering better adoption and integration of Web3 solutions. 🔷 Hybrid Custody Solutions for Broad Consumer Access: Developing solutions that offer hybrid custody—combining custodial and self-custodial options—is essential for enterprises targeting a broad, non-crypto-native user base. This approach enables secure, flexible user experiences, accommodating both novice users and those who prefer full control over their assets. 🔷 Comprehensive Loyalty Program Platforms with Marketplace Integration: A full-featured loyalty program platform that includes blockchain-based rewards and marketplace functionality can create circular engagement and true ownership for users. This platform should support traditional payment options (like credit cards), enable easy reward transactions, and provide enterprises with a customizable rewards ecosystem without requiring users to be crypto-savvy.

Panel 2 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @mrsmanjaman, President at Razorfish 🔷 Seamless Consumer Experiences on Blockchain: There’s a need for solutions that enable seamless consumer-facing applications on blockchain, where the blockchain aspect is part of the back end rather than overtly visible. These applications should provide the benefits of blockchain—such as ownership, transparency, and trackability—without requiring consumers to engage with complex technical aspects, delivering a user-friendly front-end experience. 🔷 Identity Solutions Connecting Web2 and Web3: Startups are invited to explore identity solutions that bridge data between Web2 databases (e.g., CRM or martech stacks) and Web3 wallet addresses. These tools would transform wallets into a new form of digital identity, allowing brands to connect existing customer data with blockchain-based interactions and build a more comprehensive view of user identity. 🔷 Scalable, Enterprise-Ready Blockchain Infrastructure: There is demand for cost-efficient, scalable solutions designed specifically for large enterprises. These solutions should address the operational needs of major brands, including secure transactions, compliance with treasury requirements, and user-friendly interfaces. Projects that fit within enterprise-grade infrastructure (e.g., similar to Publicis’s "Lion Vault") and enable pilot programs with a path to scalable deployment are especially valuable.

Panel 1 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @karimraffa, Financial Services Advisory: Fintech and Blockchain at KPMG 🔷 Defining Use Cases with Industry Knowledge: Startups should focus on defining clear use cases backed by deep industry knowledge. When addressing issues like transaction speed for remittances or financial systems, teams must thoroughly understand both the limitations of current solutions (e.g., SWIFT or correspondent banking) and the structure of traditional industry players. A well-defined problem, supported by insights into both decentralized and traditional ecosystems, is essential to ensure that blockchain-based solutions address real, impactful needs. 🔷 AI and Blockchain Intersection for Data Privacy and KYC: The integration of AI and blockchain offers promising avenues for improving data privacy, particularly in KYC and data management. Startups working in this space are encouraged to explore solutions for securely managing data used in AI model training and data input, with a focus on applications that intersect with KYC requirements. Developing secure, privacy-preserving systems for sensitive data handling could be a crucial innovation in both AI and blockchain.

Panel 3 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @hoco_dam, Commercial Director at ex-R3; Co-Founder of IvyNet 🔷 Bank-Backed Token Minting and Burning Solutions: Develop a solution that allows traditional banks to mint and burn tokens directly, enabling customers to convert their bank account funds into on-chain assets seamlessly. This platform could integrate with various blockchains (e.g., Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin) and be white-labeled for different financial institutions, providing a direct bridge between traditional banking and digital assets without the need for centralized exchanges. 🔷 Stablecoin and RWA Integration with DeFi: Startups are encouraged to create solutions that facilitate the integration of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets with DeFi ecosystems. This includes building tools and integrations with DeFi protocols that make it easy for these on-chain assets to realize their value and leverage the benefits of decentralized finance.

Panel 3 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @thesquarepunk, Blockchain Institute Ireland, Executive Director; ex-Huawei 🔷 Modular, Audited Code Libraries for Real-World Asset Tokenization: There is a need for modular code libraries that support the tokenization of real-world assets, such as digital securities and bonds, across various industries. These libraries should include pre-audited and industry-reviewed code, allowing companies to find reliable, compliant tokenization solutions for assets like property on the blockchain. A community-driven approach to code review and modular design would enable companies to deploy on any blockchain or operate their own blockchain service, ensuring flexibility and trustworthiness in the tokenization process.

Panel 2 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @VanessaGrellet_, Managing Partner at Arche Capital 🔷 Crypto Payment Solutions for Enterprises: There is a need for enterprise-friendly crypto payment solutions that seamlessly integrate into existing websites and offer crypto as an alternative payment method, similar to options like PayPal. Such solutions would help businesses engage with digitally native customers, providing flexibility and insights into this growing user base. Payment processors that handle crypto and settle in fiat currency, like stablecoins or crypto credit cards, are seen as quick wins for businesses exploring Web3. 🔷 User-Friendly Wallets and Interoperability: Startups are encouraged to develop user-friendly wallets and interoperability solutions to simplify the crypto experience for non-native users. Wallets with enhanced UX, similar to exchanges, and tools that enable seamless cross-chain transactions would address key usability challenges and support broader adoption. 🔷 Privacy Solutions for Enterprise Blockchain Adoption: Privacy-focused blockchain applications are essential for enterprises, especially in financial services. Solutions that hide sensitive transactional data or offer selective privacy on public blockchains would increase comfort for companies wary of exposing trade and transaction data, making blockchain technology more viable for business use. 🔷 Enterprise-Ready Consumer Apps on Blockchain: Projects that deliver consumer-facing apps—such as neo-banks that integrate bank accounts, wallets, and global transactions on a blockchain backend—can appeal to enterprises seeking blockchain applications with clear user benefits. These apps should be practical, easy to implement, and demonstrate a clear ROI to meet enterprise adoption standards.

Panel 1 | RFS from the "Blockchain for Business: 2025" Online Conference @yorkerhodes, Co-Founder of Blockchain at Microsoft 🔷 Web3/AI Tech Stack Solutions for Compliance and Data Verification: Startups are encouraged to build solutions using the Web3/AI tech stack ("read, write, own, and infer") to address pressing issues like regulatory compliance and data verification. Key areas include tools for forced labor compliance, data provenance, and consumer data usage verification. Integrating zero-knowledge proofs and secure data sources can enhance trust and transparency, enabling reliable AI model execution both on edge devices and larger systems. 🔷 Ecosystem Tooling for Blockchain and AI: There is a need for shared developer and user tools that support rapid ecosystem growth in blockchain and AI. Inspired by Ethereum’s robust toolkit, similar tools for the Web3/AI stack can streamline deployment and interoperability, preventing duplicated efforts. This includes frameworks to address data verification, secure execution, and interoperability across platforms, creating a mature and scalable infrastructure for future technologies.

Next week at this time, we'll be in Bangkok with @VitalikButerin! Join us for Industry Day on Monday, Nov 11 with the top leaders in L2's, DeFi and more! Get tickets here !👉 blocklive.io/eeaindustryday Safe travels everyone! See you at @EFDevcon!