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Zero Knowledge is a podcast which goes deep into the tech that will power the emerging decentralised web and the community building this. Covering the latest in zero knowledge research and applications, the open web as well as future technologies and paradigms that promise to change the way we interact — and transact — with one another online. Zero Knowledge is hosted by Anna Rose Follow the show at @ZeroKnowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) or @AnnaRRose (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) If you like the Zero Knowledge Podcast: Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCM) Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/38/zero-knowledge-podcast) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Or directly here: ETH: 0x4BF66E52f3009Cd138e48f142D47661037160001 BTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz ZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ DOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT
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April 16, 2025
In this episode, <a href="https://x.com/AnnaRRose" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anna</a> and <a href="https://x.com/GuilleAngeris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guillermo</a> speak with Professor <a href="https://stanford.edu/~jela/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jelena Vučković</a> from Stanford's <a href="https://nqp.stanford.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics Lab</a> about the fascinating world of quantum engineering. Jelena explains different quantum technology platforms and how quantum entanglement serves as the foundation for various applications such as eavesdropping detection. They explore how researchers are developing chip-scale quantum systems and the significant implications these technologies have for secure communication and cryptography. Related links: <ul> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://zeroknowledge.fm/podcast/288/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode 288: Quantum Cryptography with Or Sattath</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1586.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WHIR: Reed–Solomon Proximity Testing with Super-Fast Verification</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304397514004241" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BB84: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.557" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBM92: Quantum Cryptography Without Bell's Theorem</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://github.com/stanfordnqp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanford Nanoscale Quantum Photonics Group Github</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://nqp.stanford.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanford Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics Lab</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn-SaB1hbGg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Photonics: Practical & Optimized: A Talk by Jelena</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://ee.stanford.edu/news/2020/jan/jelena-vu%C4%8Dkovi%C4%87-and-olav-solgaard-are-creating-accelerator-fits-chip" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accelerator that fits on a chip work by Jelena</a></li> </ul><br/> <hr /> Spots for zkSummit13 are limited - grab your ticket at <a href="http://www.zksummit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.zksummit.com</a> <hr /> <a href="http://missing-link.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Missing Link</a> are a talent team built for the Web3 era, helping projects across the ecosystem connect with the right candidates at the right time. Whether you're an established project or a startup searching for specialized talent, Missing Link can help. Visit their website at <a href="http://missing-link.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">missing-link.io.</a> <hr /> **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! <a href="https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@ZeroKnowledge | Linktree</a> * Subscribe to our podcast <a href="https://zeroknowledge.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">newsletter</a> * Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@zeroknowledgefm</a> * Join us on <a href="https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegram</a> * Catch us on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>
April 9, 2025
<span style="background-color: transparent">In this episode </span><a href="https://x.com/AnnaRRose" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anna</a><span style="background-color: transparent"> explores the contentious topic of ZK benchmarking with <a href="https://x.com/YourBuddyConner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Conner Swann</a><span style="background-color: transparent">, founder of </span> <a href="https://prooflab.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProofLab</a>.</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">Drawing parallels with AI's development, they explore how tools like ProofLab could help standardize benchmarking across dimensions like speed, cost, and security. The conversation touches on the importance of formal verification and real-world workload testing, while considering how better benchmarking could accelerate ZK adoption and potentially lead to ZK's own 'ChatGPT moment'</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">Related links:</span> <ul> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://zksummit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">zkSummit</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUw49GmsWZ5ysMs1Ga7IShAvDDsMXiI7SozLhzP1aWzVwnZg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Zero-Knowledge Community Survey</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://noirhack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NoirHack</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://aztec.network/noir" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noir</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://ethproofs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ethProofs</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://zeroknowledge.fm/podcast/230/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Designing Optimistic Interoperability with Nomad</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://zeroknowledge.fm/podcast/133/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trusted Setup Ceremonies Explored</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://x.com/AnnaRRose/status/1903462494334566660" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anna’s Post on Benchmarking</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/secure-efficient-zkvms-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The path to secure and efficient zkVMs: How to track progress</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://x.com/benafisch/status/1898483453940629955" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Fisch on Limiting Factors of Verifiable Compute</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://github.com/yourbuddyconner/zkarnage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZKarnage</a></li> </ul><br/> Further reading: <ul> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://connerswann.me/2021/05/celo-espero-infrastructure.html"><span class="s1">Celo Espero ceremony</span></a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://burningbridges.substack.com/p/balancing-performance-and-security">ZKVM Benchmarking</a></li> <li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://burningbridges.substack.com/p/the-same-thing-that-happened-to-ai">The same thing that happened to AI is Happening to ZK</a></li> </ul><br/> <hr /> <span style="background-color: transparent">Applications for zkSummit13 are open, spots are limited for this edition so apply soon (</span><a href="http://www.zksummit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.zksummit.com</a><span style="background-color: transparent">) if you want to join.</span> <hr /> ZK is finally easy with <a href="https://aztec.network/noir" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noir</a>, the fastest-growing zero-knowledge programming language. Build privacy-preserving apps without any ZK experience. <a href="https://aztec.network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aztec Labs</a> is running a 4 week program,...
April 2, 2025
<span style="font-weight: 400">In this episode </span><a href="https://x.com/AnnaRRose"><span style="font-weight: 400">Anna</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> dives back into the topic of prover networks & prover marketplaces with </span><a href="https://x.com/norbertvadas"><span style="font-weight: 400">Norbert Vadas</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, Head of Product at </span><a href="https://zkcloud.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400">ZkCloud</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400">They kick off by mapping out different actors in the ZK supply chain, and then cover the variety of approaches and economic models behind prover marketplaces. They explore the ZkCloud system before diving into Norbert’s perspective on the future of large-scale, industrial-grade ZK proving and what that will unlock.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">Related links:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://zkv.xyz/"><span style="font-weight: 400">ZKV</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://zkhack.dev/zkhack-krakow-hackathon/"><span style="font-weight: 400">ZK Hack Kraków</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://minaexplorer.com/snarketplace"><span style="font-weight: 400">Mina Snarketplace</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://minaprotocol.com/blog/what-are-snark-workers-and-the-snarketplace"><span style="font-weight: 400">Mina: What are SNARK workers and the Snarketplace</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://www.gevulot.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Gevulot</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://zkcloud.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400">ZkCloud</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQzZ0ZhfVg"><span style="font-weight: 400">EthCC Paris: Toghrul Maharramov - Multi-Verifiers as a Hedge Against Bridge Vulnerabilities</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://risczero.com/bonsai"><span style="font-weight: 400">RISC Zero Bonsai</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://polygon.technology/polygon-zkevm"><span style="font-weight: 400">Polygon zkEVM</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg"><span style="font-weight: 400">GitHub: Aztec Protocol Barretenberg</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCH2d1cdyg"><span style="font-weight: 400">ZK11: SNARK proving ASICs - Justin Drake</span></a></li> </ul><br/> <hr /> <span style="font-weight: 400">Applications for zkSummit13 are now open, early bird tickets close this week! Apply now at </span><a href="http://www.zksummit.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">www.zksummit.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span> <hr /> <span style="font-weight: 400">ZK is finally easy with </span><a href="https://aztec.network/noir"><span style="font-weight: 400">Noir</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, the fastest-growing zero-knowledge programming language. Build privacy-preserving apps without any ZK experience. </span> <a href="https://aztec.network/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Aztec Labs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> is running a 4 week program, Noir Hack, with $200K in funding and grants. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400">Sign up now at </span><a href="http://noirhack.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">noirhack.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span> <hr /> <span style="font-weight: 400">**If you like what we do:**</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">* Find all our links here! </span><a href="https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge"><span style="font-weight: 400">@ZeroKnowledge | Linktree</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400">* Subscribe to our...
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