Question 1

What is Lagrange?

Accepted Answer

Lagrange is a decentralised infrastructure protocol designed to facilitate secure, scalable, and composable verifiable computation across blockchains using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. It consists of two major components: a ZK Prover Network and a ZK Coprocessor. These systems work together to enable decentralised applications to execute complex, trust-minimised off-chain computations and verify the results on-chain with cryptographic guarantees.

Question 2

# ZK Prover Network

Accepted Answer

The ZK Prover Network is a decentralised network of operators responsible for generating zero-knowledge proofs on demand. These proofs can be used for validating:

- ZK rollup state transitions
- Smart contract execution traces
- Machine learning model inference
- Cross-chain state reads

The network includes cryptoeconomic incentives and penalty mechanisms, ensuring liveness and correctness. It is built to integrate with restaking protocols, such as EigenLayer, to borrow security from established chains.

Question 3

# ZK Coprocessor

Accepted Answer

The ZK Coprocessor allows applications to perform SQL-style queries over on-chain state and obtain cryptographically verified results. It supports complex analytical queries, set membership verification, and recursive proof aggregation. Key technical capabilities include:

- Execution of computations over Merkle tree-based state representations
- Proof compression and recursion to maintain verification efficiency
- Multichain compatibility via verifiable state bridging

This system permits L2 and L1 chains to access consistent, composable, and verifiable data insights from other blockchains without introducing trust assumptions.

Question 4

What is Lagrange (LA) used for?

Accepted Answer

LA is the native utility token of the Lagrange ecosystem and supports the following functions:

- **Fee Payments**: Users and clients pay for proof generation and query results using LA. If alternative tokens are used, a portion is allocated for LA buybacks to maintain demand.

- **Staking and Delegation**: Network provers must stake LA to perform operations. Delegators can participate in staking, earning a share of the rewards and strengthening network security.

- **Subsidy Distribution**: The protocol issues fixed LA emissions to subsidise proof generation costs. These emissions are proportionally allocated based on the proof volume produced by each prover.

- **Governance**: LA token holders are expected to participate in protocol governance, including adjusting fee structures, modifying query rulesets, or evolving the subsidy schedule.

Question 5

Who created Lagrange (LA)?

Accepted Answer

Lagrange was founded by Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, a researcher and builder in cryptographic systems and verifiable computing. He leads the team at Lagrange Labs, which focuses on zero-knowledge-based infrastructure for decentralised applications. In May 2025, the Lagrange Foundation was established to oversee the long-term development, governance, and sustainability of the protocol.

# Applications

Lagrange supports multiple real-world use cases, including:

- Verifiable DeFi analytics (e.g., trustless TWAPs, interest rate computation)
- Decentralised AI proof systems via the DeepProve initiative
- Trust-minimised cross-chain communication for rollups and modular execution layers

It offers modular and interoperable tooling compatible with Ethereum and other EVM chains, making it accessible to a broad spectrum of decentralised applications and infrastructure providers.

#	Instrument	Exchange	Benchmark Score	Price	24h Change	24h Volume	24h Trades	24h Open	24h High
1	LA-USDT LA_USDT	whitebit	BB	0.04760USDT	-0.83%	5,688,577.00LA	13,185	0.04800USDT	0.04840USDT
2	LA-USDT LAUSDT	binance	AA	0.04770USDT	-0.63%	5,221,832.30LA	2,679	0.04800USDT	0.04850USDT
3	LA-USDT LAUSDT	bybit	A	0.04769USDT	-0.48%	3,503,082.20LA	1,314	0.04792USDT	0.04862USDT
4	LA-TRY LATRY	binance	AA	2.40TRY	-0.41%	2,610,105.30LA	300	2.41TRY	2.43TRY
5	LA-USDT LAUSDT_SPBL	bitget	BB	0.04777USDT	-0.50%	826,585.99LA	976	0.04801USDT	0.04858USDT
6	LA-USD LA-USD	coinbase	AA	0.04729USD	-1.38%	672,836.50LA	283	0.04795USD	0.04844USD
7	LA-USDT LA_USDT	gateio	A	0.04771USDT	-1.32%	76,541.00LA	421	0.04835USDT	0.04848USDT
8	LA-USDT LA-USDT	kucoin	BB	0.04752USDT	-1.00%	44,839.70LA	35	0.04800USDT	0.04842USDT
9	LA-USD LA_USD	cryptodotcom	AA	0.04433USD	-15.53%	2,503.00LA	2	0.05248USD	0.05248USD
10	LA-KRW KRW-LA	upbit	B	64.80KRW	0.31%	16,354,397.23LA	2,671	64.60KRW	65.80KRW
11	LA-KRW LA_KRW	bithumbkorea	-	64.19KRW	-0.14%	2,844,668.42LA	690	64.28KRW	65.00KRW
12	LA-USDT LAUSDT	toobit	C	0.04770USDT	-0.63%	1,742,678.80LA	5,274	0.04800USDT	0.04860USDT
13	LA-USDT LA_USDT	bitunix	C	0.04760USDT	-0.63%	1,473,911.75LA	6,543	0.04790USDT	0.04850USDT
14	LA-USDT LAUSDT	mexc	C	0.04761USDT	-0.61%	1,126,876.72LA	3,057	0.04790USDT	0.04847USDT
15	LA-USDT LAUSDT	bitrue	D	0.04765USDT	-0.58%	1,048,695.90LA	4,840	0.04793USDT	0.04861USDT
16	LA-USDT la_usdt	lbank	C	0.04760USDT	-0.83%	1,013,279.68LA	4,252	0.04800USDT	0.04860USDT
17	LA-USDT LA_USDT	bydfi	-	0.04761USDT	-0.61%	837,811.32LA	3,017	0.04790USDT	0.04847USDT
18	LA-USDT LA-USDT	bingx	D	0.04770USDT	-0.42%	809,723.23LA	5,405	0.04790USDT	0.04860USDT
19	LA-USD LA-USD	btse	-	0.04768USD	-0.27%	676,690.24LA	38,089	0.04781USD	0.04860USD
20	LA-USDT lausdt	huobipro	C	0.04890USDT	-1.01%	40,743.46LA	37	0.04940USDT	0.04960USDT
21	LA-USDT la_usdt	xtpub	-	0.04771USDT	-1.32%	38,270.46LA	233	0.04835USDT	0.04848USDT
22	LA-USDT LA-USDT	btse	-	0.04771USDT	-0.29%	28,693.01LA	2,047	0.04785USDT	0.04863USDT
23	LA-THB THB_LA	bitkub	C	1.61THB	0.19%	5,079.68LA	13	1.61THB	1.63THB
24	LA-KRW LA_KRW	coinone	C	62.95KRW	-5.34%	4,541.28LA	19	66.50KRW	66.50KRW
25	LA-USDC LA-USDC	btse	-	0.04752USDC	-0.63%	2,136.02LA	807	0.04782USDC	0.04857USDC
26	LA-INR LAINR	coindcx	-	4.84INR	-2.62%	752.77LA	10	4.97INR	4.97INR
27	LA-USDT USDT-LA	upbit	B	0.04624USDT	-28.94%	216.26LA	3	0.06507USDT	0.06507USDT
28	LA-BTC BTC-LA	upbit	B	0.0₆7899BTC	0.00%	0LA	0	0.0₆7899BTC	0.0₆7899BTC
29	LA-USDT LAUSDT	hitbtc	E	0.06550USDT	0.00%	0LA	0	0.06550USDT	0.06550USDT
30	LA-ETH LA-ETH	btse	-	0.0₄2376ETH	0.00%	0LA	0	0.0₄2376ETH	0.0₄2376ETH