zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs: Disrupting Verifiable Computation
zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs: Disrupting Verifiable Computation
Explore how these #ZeroKnowledge protocols SURPASS the #EVM's model, opening a world of possibilities for #Web3 applications
Deep dive ARTICLE
Let's unravel the key insights
🤔 What makes a computation VERIFIABLE?
✅ In zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs, provers generate proofs of computations, while verifiers check their correctness
🔒 This model supports PRIVATE inputs, unlike the EVM
🌍 It's not limited to blockchain - zkLocus showcases off-chain use cases
🚀 zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs offer a Constant Verifiable Computational Model (CVCM)
⚡ Verification time is CONSTANT - O(1), regardless of computation complexity
💡 Contrast this with the EVM's Linear VCM (LVCM), where verification grows LINEARLY with instructions - O(n)
🤯 The implications are MASSIVE!
🧪 Mina Protocol blockchain and it's native token $MINA operate on this architecture
📍zkLocus leverages this technology to turn geolocation into a RWA, by enabling private, verifiable and programmable geolocation sharing
♾️ The recursive nature of zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs enables INFINITE SCALABILITY
🌿 Imagine compressing 1000s of computations into a SINGLE proof
⏰ Verification time remains ~CONSTANT
💰 Gas costs are DRASTICALLY reduced
🔥 This is the power of ZKP! 🔥
Mina Protocol blockchain aces it 💪
🔍 Let's examine how zkLocus leverages Mina's zkSNARK-based architecture
🌍 Geolocation data becomes a trustless, programmable Real World Asset (RWA)
🌉 zkLocus proofs can be used cross-chain or even off-chain
🎯 It's an "app-specific rollup" on Mina, focusing on its own logic
⏳ Time complexity comparison: EVM vs. zkSNARKs/zkSTARKs
🧮 Execution: EVM is faster due to simple VM emulation
🔍 Verification: ZK proofs shine with constant O(1) vs. EVM's linear O(n)
💡 This is why ZK L2 solutions are BOOMING on Ethereum!
🌍 But the potential of zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs goes BEYOND blockchain!
🏥 zkSafeZones: Safeguarding civilians in warzones:
⚖️ Automated on-chain legal compliance
👁️ Privacy-preserving AI surveillance
🧪 Built on zkLocus + Mina Protocol blockchain
⛑️ Proposing to UN and ICRC
🔐 The era of PRIVATE, VERIFIABLE, PROGRAMMABLE and TRUSTLESS computation is upon us! 👇
https://illya.sh/blog/posts/zksnark-zkstark-verifiable-computation-model-blockchain/
🧠 Adapting to the ZK mindset takes time, but the rewards are IMMENSE
💡 As I discovered building zkLocus, every challenge sparks innovation
🌟 Soon, you'll be engineering groundbreaking solutions effortlessly
🚀 The future of Web3 is BRIGHT with ZeroKnowledge! 🔐🌐💻