Hashing It

Weekly livestream re-hashing the crypto news of the day with @ivoentchev & @dgscott99. Not advice of any kind.

[Diana @InvestWithD]

🚨Senator Alsobrooks: “I have voted YES to ADVANCE the bill [Clarity Act] today.” ✅

“This digital revolution is happening with us or without us. Whether or not we regulate it to create the rules of the road or not, it is HERE.”

“If we don't act, we'll get LEFT behind. And I simply will NOT LET that happen.” 🇺🇸

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Native zk privacy now on your iphone.

[Shield Wallet @ShieldApp]

Shield is now available on iOS 🛡️

A self-custodial wallet for private transactions, private stablecoins, and cross-chain swaps, all from your iPhone.

Your crypto. Your business. No one else's.

Get started 👇
https://t.co/XuxLBGYmvz

[Tim Mustafin @timmustafin]

Privacy is a right, not a crime

[Yaya Jata Fanusie @SignCurve]

Pretty big deal, US Treasury acknowledging the strategic importance of privacy tech. And the digital ID section points to a future where even banks could eventually use decentralized digital id credentials to counter fraud and reduce PII honeypots.

[Ian Miers @secparam]

1st zk circuit exploit, and it's from, checks notes, not running the setup.

Note, it's not the 1st zk exploit. That was a coin that took my grad student code off GitHub, complete with readme that says don't use in production, it's buggy, and got it exploited in production.

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

All that and more. What will you build on @AleoHQ?

[Mike McCoy @emceecoy_]

Shield your

payments
trades
payroll
invoices
accounts payable
accounts receivable
remittances
B2B transfers
treasury
data
cards
addresses
balances
counterparties
suppliers
strategies
financial operations
ALEO
wBTC
USDCx
USAD
USDT
ETH
SOL

at https://t.co/u5PWKSSv5d.

[Crypto Council for Innovation @crypto_council]

At a pivotal moment for digital assets globally, CCI continues to grow with organizations bringing deep technical expertise and real-world experience across the ecosystem. We are pleased to welcome new members to CCI 👋

[Kraken @krakenfx]

$ALEO is now live on Kraken 🔒

$ALEO powers @AleoHQ, a Layer-1 blockchain using zero-knowledge proofs for private and programmable transactions.

Zero-knowledge by design → https://t.co/KArVej3qul

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

What can you build with USDCx?

[Howard Wu @1HowardWu]

I'm always grateful for the work that our ecosystem does, but today is extra special.

Bringing private, programable money to the masses has been a north start of our work at @AleoHQ since the beginning.

It's hard to believe that we're finally here 🔥

Thanks to our partners at @circle & everyone who contributed to the success of this initiative.

The work doesn't stop here, it's really just the beginning.

[Mike McCoy @emceecoy_]

Private USDCx is live on @AleoHQ!

@circle’s flagship product, backed by a $300B market cap, can now be sent privately across borders.

This unlocks:
- Private payroll & contractor payments
- Confidential B2B invoicing & settlements
- Treasury operations without broadcasting balances

Onchain finance where proofs, not data, are public.

Try it out today ⬇️

[Howard Wu @1HowardWu]

2026 is the year of the privacy supercycle.

it's the year we'll finally see:
- mainstream institutional adoption
- on-chain payroll normalized
- private swaps & RWAs
- mitigated whale-watching
- on-chain privacy as a general expectation
➕ more

read all my predictions to find out what I'm most excited for and what this all means for @AleoHQ 🦁

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Intrepid reporting by a colleague and trusted source.

[Mike McCoy @emceecoy_]

Lessons & Learnings from CfC St. Moritz & Davos (so far)

- DeFi is still searching for product–market fit (PMF)
- Stablecoins, payments, tokenized assets, and yield via vaults/lending protocols have created value for institutions and B2B use cases
- DeFi today does not have a killer app for retail
- Consumer credit products show promise

- The majority of crypto card volume today settles via fiat rails
- From a merchant’s perspective, little is changing, as Rain, Lead Bank, and Cross River generally handle settlement

- U.S. collateral management firms and risk/rating agencies are interested in zero-knowledge proofs
- Used to prove risk facts without revealing underlying positions, counterparties, or strategies
- Most effective when proofs are rule-based or auditable
- Best suited for real-time collateral eligibility proofs, concentration-limit proofs, and proof-of-reserves

- Many Bitcoin miners are using their energy to power AI data centers
- The most efficient way to pay them today is via stablecoins

- Community banks are pushing back on stablecoins
- Stablecoins enable global, cross-border commerce, which undermines their local business focus and increases volatility for them

- Stablecoins will likely concentrate volume in fewer than 10 fiat-backed currencies
- Fiat currencies without stablecoin rails may lose access to global commerce opportunities

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Plenty of announcements in Q4 for sure

[Alex Kim @alexander_kim11]

I would say it’s time to build, but we’ve already been building @AleoHQ.

[Ali Yahya @alive_]

Aleo delivering on the dream of stablecoin payments that are:

1. private
2. programmable
3. compliant

🔥

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Privacy 📒👀
https://t.co/FylWyWPTLN

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Live from Consensus, Legislative Watch & SEC Tokenization Roundtable

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Ep. 12 - Crypto Values at Consensus, New Market Structure Bill & Congressional Cacophony

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Coinbase in Oregon; SEC roundtables & new market structure draft?; TradFi eating crypto’s lunch & philosophical underpinnings, i.e. why are we here?

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Chairman Atkins, Bye-Bye Broker Rule & New SEC Guidance

[Hashing It @hashing_it]

Circle IPO, Stablecoin Bills & More...