Episode 23 – Shahaf Bar-Geffen on programmable privacy and the future of blockchain

In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of COTI Group. Shahaf breaks down why privacy is a fundamental requirement for blockchain adoption, particularly for institutions that need to protect sensitive data such as trading strategies, balances, and financial activity. The conversation explores the concept of programmable privacy, and how COTI is building infrastructure that enables confidential decentralized applications, positioning itself as a privacy layer for Ethereum. They also discuss real-world applications, including private perpetual DEXs designed to prevent front-running, AI-powered trading agents that execute strategies without emotional bias, and future use cases such as confidential DAO voting and private payment systems. The episode touches on the intersection of privacy and AI, and how COTI is driving ecosystem growth by educating developers and enabling new products to be built on its stack. This episode is for builders, investors, and operators focused on privacy as the next major unlock in blockchain infrastructure.