Alex Evans - Can Data Availability be Zero Knowledge?

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:45) First steps in the space

(04:34) Bain Capital: Origin Story

(06:10) Is New York the new Crypto Capital?

(07:43) Exciting research: ZK DA

(12:06) Technical deep dive

(21:16) Outlook for 2026 and beyond

(26:55) Outro

Papers mentioned:

1. Fraud and Data Availability Proofs: Maximising Light Client Security and Scaling Blockchains with Dishonest Majorities

2. ZODA: Zero-Overhead Data Availability