Edited by ZKPunk
Highlights
lean Ethereum
Ethereum Foundation introduced "Lean Ethereum," streamlining protocol development by reducing redundancy and improving efficiency. Through modular design and simplified decision-making, it aims to accelerate innovation, reduce maintenance costs, while preserving decentralization.
The Power and Potential of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The ACM article explores ZKP's applications in finance, healthcare, etc., and discusses current technical challenges. Its power lies in balancing transparency with confidentiality across industries.
Quantum Complexity Theory Student Project Showcase #5 (2025 Edition)!
Quantum computing expert Scott Aaronson examines post-quantum cryptography progress, evaluating lattice-based algorithms' viability. He emphasizes standardization urgency and notes that while quantum supremacy advances rapidly, practical RSA-breaking remains years away. The post balances breakthrough optimism with real-world constraints.
Verifiable AI Memory — When AI Remembers, Who Controls the Truth?
The ICME blog introduces "verifiable AI memory" using blockchain/ZKPs to authenticate AI outputs, addressing content credibility issues. It explores applications in copyright/legal fields while highlighting governance challenges in controlling AI-generated truths. This bridges AI accountability with decentralized verification mechanisms.
The Future of Verified Computation
Psychovirtual proposes a "virtual consciousness" framework exploring AI-human consciousness integration. Combining cognitive science, quantum computing and VR, it aims to build verifiable digital consciousness models while examining ethical boundaries and technical feasibility. The thesis bridges metaphysical theories with computable architectures.
Introducing Polocolo: A ZK-Friendly Hash Function for PLONK with Lookup (Part 1)
Zellic launches Polocolo - a security framework for multi-chain DeFi, blending formal verification with runtime monitoring to prevent reentrancy attacks. Compatible with EVM chains, it establishes higher safety standards for cross-chain contracts through proactive vulnerability detection and mitigation.
Metal MSM v2: Exploring MSM Acceleration on Apple GPUs
PSE releases Mopro Metal MSM v2, enhancing Zero-Knowledge proof performance via optimized multi-scalar multiplication (MSM). With hardware acceleration and algorithmic upgrades, it boosts ZK-SNARK proving efficiency significantly, empowering privacy computing and Layer2 scaling solutions with stronger infrastructure.
Papers
NOPE: Strengthening domain authentication with succinct proofs
A Zero-Knowledge Proof for the Syndrome Decoding Problem in the Lee Metric
Blockchain-Based Decentralized Domain Name System
Collaborative zkSNARKs with Sublinear Prover Time and Constant Proof Size
Optimizing Backend Verification in zk-Rollup Architectures
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