Tag: Proofs
Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding
Zero-knowledge technology allows for data to be transferred securely and quickly between parties and is used to scale blockchains through rollups. Rol [...]
Optimism Finally Starts Testing ‘Fault Proofs’ at Heart of Design – and of Criticism
Optimism and similar rollups aim to borrow their security from Ethereum, meaning recording transactions should be tantamount to writing transactions d [...]
What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) allow crypto network users to verify the validity of a transaction without revealing details of the transaction.
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Nil Foundation Plans New Ethereum Rollup With Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Sharding
The foundation claims that this will be the first ZK rollup that enables sharding, combining two popular scaling technologies.
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AI, Zero-knowledge Proofs, and Bitcoin Ordinals
We believe zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) will continue to mature, both with new theoretical advancements in recursive proving and the gradual specializ [...]
Zero-knowledge proofs show potential from voting to finance – Cointelegraph Magazine
In a world increasingly anxious about privacy and exploitation of one’s personal data by governments, corporations, social media platfor [...]
At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design
“Essentially, what we did was we ended up building a first pass, realizing that it was not the sustainable path forward, went to the drawing board, re [...]
Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by Matter Labs’ ZK Proofs
“With this development, Buenos Aires becomes the first city in Latin America, and one of the first in the world, to integrate and promote this new tec [...]
Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney talks zk proofs in 25-year-old unearthed footage
Early Bitcoin (BTC) pioneer Hal Finney shared his vision for zero-knowledge proofs more than 25 years ago, a full decade before the launch of the firs [...]
Arbitrum’s fraud proofs haven’t been used in the two years since it launched
Not a single fraud proof has been submitted on Arbitrum since it first launched its mainnet with the built-in security feature in August 2021, accordi [...]
Zero-knowledge proofs, explained
ZK-proofs allow a prover to persuade a verifier of a statement’s veracity without disclosing any information about the assertion itself. Th [...]
ZK proofs could change the internet, not just Web3 — Aleo exec
Zero-knowledge proofs could be used to solve the “biggest problem” plaguing the internet today — privacy, according to one cryptocurrency executive. S [...]
Crypto Protocol Axiom Retrieves Historical Ethereum Data, Runs Computations, Relies on ZK Proofs
In Axiom’s vision, ZK proofs will be used for such authentication processes. Machine learning algorithms, some of which train themselves to generate i [...]
‘Storage Proofs’ Touted as Alternative to Hack-Prone Bridges in Multichain World
Storage proofs, a feature that could minimize cross-chain exploits by allowing users to keep their assets on one chain and prove that it's there on a [...]
ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
“The security of Bitcoin requires every participant to verify every transaction,” ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus told CoinDesk. “That didn't scale we [...]