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ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
The partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”
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Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta Goes Live; Ethereum’s Buterin Sends First Transaction
The release of Polygon’s zkEVM comes just days after competitor Matter Labs released its own zkEVM, zkSync Era.
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Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say
Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for commercial reasons.
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Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum
After zkSync Era was launched only for developers last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of the rival Polygon system’s planned rollout Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine.”
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As ZK Tech Booms in Crypto, Developers Must Consider User Safety
Zero Knowledge proofs offer robust security and scaling for the latest crypto products. OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Webber writes about how developers could build more secure ZK proofs.
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DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year
The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products.
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Zero-Knowledge Crypto Startup Proven Raises $15.8M in Seed Round
Framework Ventures led the seed round for the firm, which was founded by former employees of market maker Jane Street.
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Zero-Knowledge Technology Has Great Potential: FS Insight
The technology has a wide range of use cases in areas such as privacy, security, scalability, interoperability and sovereign identity, the report said.
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Tornado Cash Fork, Privacy Pools, Deployed on Optimism Testnet
Privacy Pools uses zero-knowledge proofs to prove that funds in anonymous transactions are not linked to criminal activity, such as North Korea’s $625 million hack on Axie Infinity.
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ConsenSys, Developer of Ethereum Software, Says zkEVM Public Testnet to Go Live March 28
Zero-knowledge, or ZK, a type of cryptography, is seen as one of the year's hottest blockchain technologies. ConsenSys launched a private zkEVM testnet in December but is now opening it up for anyone to join.
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