Zero-Knowledge Proof and Confidential Computing – June–July 2025 Report
Major Tech Announcements: June 2025 saw significant product launches and partnerships in zero-knowledge and confidential computing. At the Confidential Computing Summit, OPAQUE Systems unveiled Confidential Agents – a new platform that runs AI agents within trusted execution environments for secure RAG workflows aijourn.com aijourn.com. Unlike traditional AI agents, these run entirely on encrypted data inside hardware enclaves, with built-in policy enforcement and auditability. “OPAQUE is accelerating innovation by merging powerful AI agent technologies with robust, verifiable guarantees for sensitive data… enabling agility, security, and trust at scale,” said Harrison Chase, CEO of LangChain aijourn.com. On the same day, OPAQUE also joined AGNTCY – an open-source collective led by Cisco’s Outshift, LangChain, and others – to help build a “trust infrastructure for the Internet of Agents,” addressing privacy and verification as autonomous AI systems scale across organizations aijourn.com aijourn.com. This reflects a broader trend of confidential computing converging with AI to secure enterprise workflows. Leading confidential computing startup Anjuna Security made headlines by adding a top-5 global bank to its clientele in June, meaning three of the world’s 10 largest banks now use its enclave platform businesswire.com. Anjuna’s CEO Ayal Yogev hailed this as proof that confidential computing “is becoming the