Eugenio Reggianini - Head of Growth at European Blockchain Association | Privacy Academy Interviews

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

This conversation is part of Academy Interviews (https://academy.web3privacy.info/) - our peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital rights. Inspired by the Socratic method, we share in-depth dialogues with experts building the open web. In this episode, we talk to Eugenio Reggianini, Head of Growth at the European Blockchain Association, about privacy, blockchain adoption, and the tension between product growth, regulation, and user protection. If you’re building in Web3 or just want to understand the evolving privacy landscape in blockchain, this is for you. Timecodes 00:00 - Eugenio’s Background & Path to Blockchain 01:50 - Working Across Product, Market, and Regulation 03:00 - Blockchain Accounts: UX, Trust & Compliance 04:45 - Privacy as a Human Right & Its Industry Impact 06:50 - How to Implement Privacy at Blockchain Layers 09:00 - Technology Evolves, Regulations Stay Static (GDPR) 11:00 - User Expectations: Transparency and Privacy Notifications 12:00 - Builders' Privacy Duties & Cryptography in Practice 13:50 - Product Development vs Privacy: Operational Tensions 15:40 - Legal Advice: Beyond Just Regulatory Compliance 16:40 - Privacy Regaining Priority in Blockchain Networks 17:40 - Final Thought: Privacy as a Guiding Principle with Flexibility Useful links http://web3privacy.info http://academy.web3privacy.info Camera & sound: https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interviewer: https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!