ZK Newsletter

Stay in the loop with our Zero Knowledge Newsletter - Your weekly roundup of the latest news, developments, breakthroughs, and innovations in the world of ZK!

[Surfer @surfer__05]

I've had quite a few people ask me how to get started in ZK. I'm by no means any expert, but here's what worked for me, and I still keep adding to it:

Part 1:
1. https://t.co/yGlMJwEfnF: which is the best resource to start as a beginner
2. https://t.co/nCZBLFzydq: I moved on to reading the moon-math manual and solving the exercises. It gets easy if you have already read the Zk-book
⁠3. https://t.co/liDLJkQY0B: For learning Abstract Algebra in detail, I recently added it to my list, and it's great.

This gives us enough exposure to zk mathematics, and we move on to deep-diving next,
Part 2:
1. https://t.co/Y9OLJE7wLm: ZKP-MOOC series is great for understanding various protocols, along with some circuit writing sessions
⁠2. https://t.co/9gtP0dbKQx: Justin Thaler's "Proof, Args, and Zk” is the best book for learning everything from the ground up, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
3.https://t.co/ssHJbrpqrM: ZK-Whiteboard sessions by the professionals themselves.

Once through with the above resources, we should be good enough to read the newly released research papers and advancements.
https://t.co/FyYJy8eKCa and @ZKNewsletter have been my go-to sources for tracking recent updates.

Some other resources which I followed include:

1. https://t.co/0sMC3c5XBL: “Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography” by Dan Boneh for understanding cryptography in general (math-heavy, still reading..)
⁠2. Real-world Cryptography by @cryptodavidw, giving us exposure to real-life use cases of cryptography without forcing us to know the exact maths.
3. https://t.co/6tVVyOjvMO: I still have this tweet by @portport255 bookmarked, listing all the books in one place. He is an amazing guide.

It’s an ever-evolving field—keep learning and enjoy the journey! I’m still learning too, so let’s grow together. Good luckkk !!!

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇 @zksecurityXYZ A Technical Dive into Jolt: The RISC-V zkVM

🥈@zkproofs SCRIBE: Low-memory SNARKs via Read-Write Streaming

🥉@zainlabs on zkVerify, Rollups, and the Future of Zero-Knowledge

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Check out the latest release of #ZK Newsletter!
🔗https://t.co/EfaQHTU2pz
#jolt #zkVM #zkverify #zkrollups

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Check out the latest release of #ZK Newsletter!
🔗https://t.co/EfaQHTU2pz
#jolt #zkVM #zkverify #zkrollups

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇@SebastienGllmt @Cardano's first ZK smart contract deployment

🥈Eduard Sanou, Han Jian, @gubsheep and @rileynwong - MP-FHE in Practice.

🥉@yush_g Datapalooza 2024 | Aayush Gupta ZK

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A little bit later than usual, but here it is. New release of #ZK Newsletter!
🔗https://t.co/zOEHXg9V6j
#cardano #zkVM #mpc #fhe #MPFHE

[ZK Newsletter @ZKNewsletter]

A little bit later than usual, but here it is. New release of #ZK Newsletter!
🔗https://t.co/zOEHXg9V6j
#cardano #zkVM #mpc #fhe #MPFHE

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇@zksecurityXYZ ZNARKs: SNARKs for The Integers

🥈@KasraAbz, @jon_katz Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Certified Deletion

🥉@VitalikButerin From prediction markets to info finance

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🔐We just released #ZK Newsletter for this week, check it by clicking the link below.
🔗https://t.co/gGcSx4650a
#devcon #snarks #certifeddeletion #citrea #mpc

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@surfer__05 Wow, thank you so much for those kind words and motivation for this week's release 🙌

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🔐We just released #ZK Newsletter for this week, check it by clicking the link below.
🔗https://t.co/gGcSx4650a
#devcon #snarks #certifeddeletion #citrea #mpc

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@LauriPelto @CFrontier_Labs A lot of people, apparently you have a lot of fans ;)

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇@CFrontier_Labs An Introduction to Jolt

🥈Katharina Koschatko Skyscraper: Super Fast Hash for Big Primes

🥉@LauriPelto Low Degree Extension

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🔐Check out the #ZK Newsletter for last week.
🔗https://t.co/7A7p3VDOl6
#zkWASM #zeroknowledge #zkp

[Vanishree Rao @vanishree_rao]

We've been approaching ZK adoption the wrong way.

Developers shouldn't start by picking the "right" proof system. Instead, proof systems should be commoditized.

Read on for a sneak peek of an upcoming, exciting blog.

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The focus should be on three key factors once the business logic needing proof is identified:

Cost per transaction: Developers need a clear view of the cost per transaction with ZK adoption, which includes proving, aggregation, and verification costs.

Transaction time: This covers the full end-to-end lifecycle of a transaction with ZK, including proving time, aggregation latency, and verification time.

Security requirements: The level of security required from the proof system should be the primary ZK-specific decision.

Choices like proof system selection and hardware configuration are secondary and should be implied by these core factors.

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🔐Check out the #ZK Newsletter for last week.
🔗https://t.co/7A7p3VDOl6
#zkWASM #zeroknowledge #zkp

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇 @abhilashswe Mastering zk-SNARKs

🥈@aramjivanyan Extending Halo2 with Vector Commitments & More

🥉Thomas Cherickal - Everything You Need to Know About ZKP

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🔐Have you already seen #ZK Newsletter for this week?
🔗https://t.co/1EtDZAAAVs
#zkWASM #sumcheckprotocol #ethereum

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🔐Have you already seen #ZK Newsletter for this week?
🔗https://t.co/1EtDZAAAVs
#zkWASM #sumcheckprotocol #ethereum

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🔐Check out the #ZK Newsletter for this week!
🔗https://t.co/0YXITgGNEA
#zkp #cairovm #zkvm

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More here:
https://t.co/jIni3zpYBl

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇Rishin @coinfund Google ZK Summit recap

🥈@RiscZero Introducing Boundless

🥉@eigencloud Introducing Programmatic Incentives v1

Check post below for more!

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Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week!

🥇@wyatt_benno The smallest device your zkVM works on

🥈@RiscZero Designing high-performance zkVMs

🥉@ShibamMukherjii, Christian Rechberger, @mschofnegger Cache Timing Leakages in ZK Protocols

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[ZK Newsletter @ZKNewsletter]

🔐Check out release of the #ZK Newsletter from previous week!
https://t.co/9xvFMXMw4m
#zkVM #zeroknowledgeprotocols

[RISC Zero @RiscZero]

Introducing Boundless: The Verifiable Compute Layer

Unlimited execution. Global composability. On-demand scaling.

For every developer. On any chain.

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🔐Check out release of the #ZK Newsletter from previous week!
https://t.co/9xvFMXMw4m
#zkVM #zeroknowledgeprotocols