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Zero-Knowledge Proofs

OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
Technology
Okx
Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet
OKX's comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.
OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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16:9 Alps mountains (Simon Fitall/Unsplash)
Technology
Bitcoin
Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding
Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality...
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)
Technology
A16z
Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a 'Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine'
The release is the product of a16z's first foray into deep tech research.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 9, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)
Technology
Dencun
Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees
A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on Ethereum – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockch...
Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 13, 2024 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2024
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Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New 'AggLayer'
By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, suppo...
Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 6, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2024
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Blockchain "layers" and "rollups" are getting attention from investors in crypto venture-capital circles. (Unsplash)
Technology
Ethereum
Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M
The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Blockchain "layers" and "rollups" are getting attention from investors in crypto venture-capital circles. (Unsplash)
By Bradley Keoun
Mar 2, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2024
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Co-founder of Polygon Brendan Farmer (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New 'Circle STARKs' as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare.
Co-founder of Polygon Brendan Farmer (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Feb 21, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
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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By Unchaine d
Jan 11, 2024 at 6:54 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2024
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Technology
Opinion
Making Sense of Web3’s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem
Although the intersection of Web3 and AI has great potential, there is a lot of confusion about this emerging technology in the market today. Mapping out the GPU supply chain,...
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By David Attermann
Jan 10, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 10, 2024
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DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Stops Work on 'Edge,' Used to Build Dogechain, as Focus Turns to ZK
Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward "Polygon CDK," a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. The older "P...
DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)
By Bradley Keoun
Dec 15, 2023 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2023
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