Author name: Ryan Bethencourt

Biotech investor, founder, and writer. Co-founded IndieBio, the world's largest seed biotech accelerator. CEO of Wild Earth. 180+ early-stage biotech investments. Writing about longevity science, AI, and what comes next at Grey Area Labs and in the Accelerated newsletter.

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Privacy & Cryptography

Zcash vs Monero in 2026: The Definitive Privacy Coin Comparison

Zcash vs Monero — the definitive 2026 comparison. Privacy models, cryptography, regulatory outlook, and which privacy coin leads. Two Philosophies, One Mission Zcash and Monero are the two titans of financial privacy in cryptocurrency. Both aim to give users the ability to transact without surveillance. But they approach the problem from fundamentally different technical directions.

Privacy & Cryptography

What is ZODL? The $25M Bet on Zcash’s Future

ZODL raised $25M from a16z, Paradigm & Winklevoss Capital after the ECC split. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what comes next for Zcash. The Split That Saved Zcash In January 2026, the entire engineering and product team at the Electric Coin Company walked out. After months of escalating tension with Bootstrap — the

Privacy & Cryptography

The Complete History of Zcash: From Cypherpunks to ZODL

The definitive history of Zcash — from the cypherpunk mailing lists to zk-SNARKs, the governance crisis, and the rise of ZODL. The Cypherpunk Roots Before there was Zcash, there was a dream. A dream shared by cryptographers, mathematicians, and privacy advocates who believed that financial freedom was inseparable from financial privacy. The cypherpunk movement of

AI for Science

Epigenetic Age Tests Compared: TruMe, Elysium Index, Tally Health, and What They Actually Measure (2026)

Epigenetic Age Tests Compared: TruMe, Elysium Index, Tally Health, and What They Actually Measure (2026) You probably know your chronological age—the number of years you’ve existed. But what you really care about is your biological age: how fast your body is aging at a cellular level. Epigenetic clock tests promise to measure exactly that. It

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