Is ZK Real? Succinct x AggLayer Collaboration and a Deep Dive into the ZK Landscape
SX Bet has recently launched an Arbitrum Orbit appchain with 8x faster block times, better bridging, and a better experience for onchain sports prediction markets. Learn more here.
X (Twitter)Â |Â YouTube |Â Spotify |
Is ZK real? Unironically, this was the first question Robbie asked our guests Uma Roy, founder of Succinct & Brendan Farmer, co-founder of Polygon.
If you’ve been following the latest developments in ZK (but not trademarked), you’ll know that it is the closest thing to the endgame of crypto. However, you’ll also know the progress has been somewhat slow as its not a trivial task to build zk circuits and logic.
Enter: Succinct & generalizable ZKVMs. SP1 is the rust-based zkVM built Succinct allowing developers to write standard Rust code and leverage ZK technology seamlessly. Uma and co have been making insane strides in reducing the costs of generating zk proofs while other teams are meticulously working on proof verification improvements.
We had the pleasure of exploring the collaboration between AggLayer and Succinct, which is using SP1 to bring practical zk to production. AggLayer is specifically designed to tackle Ethereum’s fragmentation problem by enabling asset fungibility and low-latency interoperability across different L2 chains. The big innovation here is Plonky 3 as well as the idea behind Pessismistic proofs.
Throughout this conversation, we explore how SP1 integrates with AggLayer, enhancing developer velocity and enabling seamless communication between different L2 chains, pessimistic proofs, the rise of rust-based ZKVMs, ZK for interoperability, and expanding the application space built atop of ZK.
Join us for a technical conversation about a great collaborative effort to scale ZK and thus, the entire crypto space.
The Rollup
Cartesi is an application-specific rollup protocol with a Linux runtime. Scaling Computation. Transcending EVM Limitations. Learn more here.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that investing in cryptocurrency and DeFi platforms involves risks like technical glitches and human errors. We may receive commissions for featuring certain projects, which will be clearly noted. Our content is educational only and not financial advice; we are not licensed advisors.
