When many users hear the term zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), they assume privacy is built-in by default. After all, “zero-knowledge” sounds like it means “no one knows my data,” right? Wrong. In reality, many ZK prover networks don’t care about privacy at all — they care about speed. The dominant model

Incrementally Verifiable Computation (IVC) was first introduced by Valiant in his seminal 2008 work. This groundbreaking concept enables recursive proof systems to tackle long proving tasks by breaking them down into incremental steps. While transformative, the original implementations relied on a universal circuit, meaning the same circuit was repeatedly proven

*This post is about verifying the computations run on GPU. Not using GPUs to accelerate ZKP! GPUs are having a long — moment in the spotlight. Often celebrated for their prowess in rendering lifelike graphics, GPUs now sit at the heart of some of the most demanding computational tasks in modern

In the rapidly evolving world of blockchain and cryptography, we often hear about blazing-fast zero-knowledge virtual machines (zkVMs) designed to scale Ethereum or tackle large-scale computational problems. However, for true privacy, ZKPs need to run locally. This concept, known as local verifiable compute, involves implementing extremely space-efficient ZKPs for use

Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) systems often require composition with other ZKP systems to achieve specific traits, such as privacy or improved on-chain verification (e.g., Groth16). Traditionally, this process involves cryptographic experts meticulously converting the verifier of one system into an arithmetic circuit for use in another. This labor-intensive task is

Humans have an insatiable desire for speed. From supersonic jets to rockets that breach Earth's atmosphere, we constantly strive to go faster. This obsession with velocity extends to the realm of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) systems, where we crave for our proofs to run as swiftly as the programs

'Foreign field' or 'non-native field' arithmetic appears everywhere in zero knowledge proof systems. If you want to use ZKP for boolean operations, public-key cryptography, or proof composition you will undoubtedly run into the constraint blowup due to foreign field work. However, if you look into open-sourced

Memory consistency checks (MCC) are an essential part of any zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine). However, most of the time, they hide behind the scenes as an unseen but vastly important implementation detail. It would not be surprising if you've never even heard of them! In this article, I