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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.”

By Frederick Munawa

Mar 31, 2023 at 10:39 p.m. UTC

Mar 31, 2023

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Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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Sunsetting Aztec Connect (Aztec Network)

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.

By Anna Baydakova

Mar 24, 2023 at 5:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2023

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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.”

By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

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.

By Stephen Webber

Mar 20, 2023 at 9:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2023

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Finance

Aztec network

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.

By Brandy Betz

Mar 13, 2023 at 8:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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Finance

Venture capital

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.

By Brandy Betz

Mar 9, 2023 at 2:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Technology

Zero-knowledge proofs

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.

By Will Canny

Mar 8, 2023 at 10:53 a.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Technology

Tornado cash

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.

By Sage D. Young

Mar 6, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Technology

Consensys

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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 3, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023

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