A few people have been asking about my thoughts on the recent leadership change at ethereum:0xddb3422497e61e13543bea06989c0789117555c5. Here is where I stand: I am staying fully invested for now. Why? Because my conviction isn’t tied to a single name! (I liked Shahaf, and I needed some time to process the news of the resignation, too.) It’s tied to the undeniable economic efficiency of this technology. Institutions, banks, and governments will inevitable migrate to public blockchains. The decentralized path is just cheaper and faster. @amateo has repeatedly confirmed this to us over the past few weeks through his conversations with the above-mentioned. But to onboard them, we need a privacy layer that offers zero latency for the everyday smartphone user. This is exactly why I believe ethereum:0xddb3422497e61e13543bea06989c0789117555c5 and Garbled Circuits (GC) will win the privacy race over ZK-Proofs and FHE: 🚫 The Limits of ZK & FHE: • ZK-Proofs cause heavy "Prover time" overhead on mobile apps. Generating a proof drains your battery and takes too long at checkout. Plus, ZK cannot natively calculate a shared private state between two different banks. • FHE is mathematically secure but computationally devastating. Running it on a phone causes overheating and takes minutes—unusable for real-world adoption. Why Garbled Circuits (ethereum:0xddb3422497e61e13543bea06989c0789117555c5 V2) Win in my Opinion: 1. Built for Smartphones: GC shifts the heavy lifting off your device. Your phone processes the transaction in under 0.5 seconds. No overheating, just the speed of Apple or Google Pay! 2. Shared Private State: GC allows true multi-party computation. A smart contract can cross-check private bank data against an encrypted government AML-list, outputting an "Approved" status without either party seeing the other's raw data. 3. Regulated Confidentiality: It balances absolute privacy with compliance. Users hold the Viewing Keys via their wallet to instantly comply with tax or KYC audits. But latency is the ultimate gatekeeper for global adoption. By solving the mobile bottleneck while keeping compliance intact, GC positions COTI V2 as the premier infrastructure for institutional Web3. The tech is too good to ignore. Still bullish, still holding. Let´s wait for the next Weeks!📈 But as I mentioned earlier, DYOR is more important than ever. I am describing MY OPINION here! Stay ethereum:0xddb3422497e61e13543bea06989c0789117555c5

Vitalik: Hiding Names Is No Longer Enough for Onchain Privacy in the AI Era On September 23, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin @VitalikButerin said at the 12th Global Blockchain Summit that advances in AI and data analysis mean keeping real names separate from transactions is no longer sufficient to protect onchain privacy. He noted that users increasingly want blockchain applications beyond payments, with better performance and functionality. Modern cryptography extends protection from digital assets to information, allowing code to determine not only who can transfer assets but also who can access specific information, making privacy programmable.

The Big Change & What's Next COTI's new chapter was announced yesterday. A new Privacy Consortium has been established to take the network and technology forward. As a part of this transition, my time as COTI’s CMO has come to an end. I'll keep it real. This is a big change and I'm sad to step away from what we've been building. Growing COTI has been some of the most enjoyable and rewarding work of my career in crypto. But this is tech. Things move fast and you've got to roll with it. From launching COTI Nightfall, presenting at EY Global Blockchain Summit, the Privacy Portal, collaborating with the EEA, 100s of Vibe Coders, the Onchain Confidential Podcast and now Privacy-on-Demand on Avalanche, it's been an absolute heater of a year. After 8 years of working in this industry, working with the COTI team and alongside @shahafbg has been an pleasure and a privilege. I can also confidently say that the COTI community is truly special, and one I'll stay a part of as it moves into its next chapter. COTI's GC privacy stack is still unmatched in the industry. The infra & tech is in such an incredible spot to scale in growth and adoption. I’m curious to see what the future holds and where this new chapter goes from here. So what's next? All of this landed right after my son was born, so I'll definitely take some time to be Daddy Amateo. Then I'll set my sights on the next big thing. I’m a damn good crypto CMO and I love building and growing this industry. There are a lot of exciting opportunities right now, as we’re on the precipice of bringing the world’s finance onchain. I'll also be writing, sharing and building more in the open, on crypto, AI and where I think the future is headed. And I know it's bright. ☀️

COTI is excited to announce its new chapter. Today, Coti Foundation is shifting gears from pure development to a blended approach, to further the adoption of COTI and its privacy ecosystem. The foundation is now critically tasked with creating purpose-built applications that fulfill utilities in daily life, while ensuring transaction privacy. 1. Coti Foundation New Strategy In the coming weeks, Coti Foundation will publish a detailed expansion to COTI's roadmap, with an emphasis on expanded COTI token spending ability. It serves as a decentralized ecosystem, which companies and merchants across the world can join to expand their payment rails to include a privacy infrastructure. The foundation exists to champion this cause. The current management will step down and COTI will come under the direction of ZK Foundation, led by Robbie Vander, who has deep experience working in web3 venture space. That network will now spearhead COTI's focus on business development. 2. COTI Token This shift is designed to take the network and its asset to new utilities, led by a consortium that will focus on regions across the world. Exciting new methods to use and spend COTI tokens are due soon this year. 3. Privacy Market Distinction The biggest company in web3 is not an exchange or trading firm. Privacy firms are mostly focusing on trading. The industry's kingpin is Tether, for their emphasis on making a spendable currency. That is going to be COTI's focus. Rather than solely creating private trading tools, Coti Foundation is going to emphasize making private transactions a part of daily life. In a seamless, united interface. We will soon announce an AMA with Robbie so the community can get a deeper grasp of the new vision of Coti Foundation. 4. Closing Points Under Shahaf's leadership, COTI built much of the technology and institutional foundation that makes this next phase possible. He will continue to bring that experience to COTI as an advisor. Robbie's vision goes in full effect with COTI 2.0 campaign, which starts next month. Get ready!