zk proofs were theoretically solved decades before anyone could run them in production.
the math existed!
but there was a large chasm between the math and practical feasibility. the solution was groundbreaking; below is more on it and why it keeps showing up in everything we're building. 🧵
I spent years in cryptography learning that if you get the primitives right, everything else becomes possible
i didn't expect to relearn that lesson building a prediction market
here we are
Most developers don’t want to spend months learning cryptography 😅
They just want tools that work, are reliable, and don’t require deep expertise to get started
@fermah_xyz
- fast ZK?
- and what about a fast formula, and yes, not formula-1, but predict market
all in one place:
>there is a question
>there is volume
>there is yes/no
@fermah_xyz@FlashcastSocial
tweet → market created → resolved in seconds.
no humans. no keepers. no waiting.
this is live consumer usage on @flashcastsocial, running on the exact same mystery infrastructure we just teased.
the mystery infra is already real.
the mask is coming off.
https://t.co/uXnjr8szbh
Hello, dolphins🐬
lately I’ve been noticing more discussions around ZK infrastructure as its own category in crypto
As more projects adopt zero-knowledge systems - especially rollups and other scaling solutions - the demand for proof generation keeps growing
at the same time, generating proofs remains computationally intensive and requires specialized setups
because of this, more teams are starting to focus specifically on infrastructure that supports ZK systems, rather than building applications directly
separate layer is forming around computation, proving, and verification
feels like this is becoming an important part of how the ecosystem evolves
@fermah_xyz
why do you think, after 2 years, are we thinking of naming our proof market?
Fermah started off building the universal proof market, which we shipped in style on mainnet with real customers
one thing about Fermah - we dont stop innovating. we dont stop building. we keep shipping. now that Fermah has multiple products (@flashcastsocial & a mystery product), it’s time even the first product has its own name.
but first, a note to Fermafia 🧵
Infrastructure is one of those things that either accelerates everything or quietly kills momentum 🧱
In ZK, that effect is even stronger because everything depends on heavy computation behind the scenes
@fermah_xyz
dive into @FlashcastSocial@FlashcastSocial uses @fermah_xyz technology, so it is faster and more stable than services like Polymarket or Kalshi. This is essentially a new generation of prediction markets:
simpler, faster, and with a focus on social media.
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