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Zero-Knowledge Proofs

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)
Technology
Bitcoin
Bitcoin's 'OP_CAT' Possibilities Teased in StarkWare Test Project
StarkWare used its new STARK verifier on the Signet network, a testing environment for Bitcoin, in a proof-on-concept project designed to demonstrate what the oldest blockchai...
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Jamie Crawley
Jul 17, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2024
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Polygon Co-founder Daniel Lubarov (Polygon Labs)
Technology
Polygon labs
Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit
Proving systems are a crucial component at the heart of blockchain ecosystems, allowing secondary "rollup" networks to confirm transactions on a base chain like Ethereum. Poly...
Polygon Co-founder Daniel Lubarov (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2024
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Polygon Labs CEO, Marc Boiron. (Polygon Labs)
Technology
Ethereum
Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware
Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the company was valued at $30-50 million. The purchase means that Polygon Labs has invested over $1 billion on zero-knowledge rese...
Polygon Labs CEO, Marc Boiron. (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2024
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Lagrange is the latest crypto venture backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Theil's Founders Fund. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Technology
Zero-knowledge proofs
Thiel-Backed Cryptography Startup Lagrange Raises $13M
Lagrange, which specializes in zero-knowledge cryptography, is the latest startup to ride EigenLayer's "restaking" wave.
Lagrange is the latest crypto venture backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Theil's Founders Fund. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
May 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2024
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Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
Finance
Ethereum
EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereum
The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital
Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
By Jamie Crawley
Apr 25, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
Technology
Okx
Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet
OKX's comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.
OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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16:9 Alps mountains (Simon Fitall/Unsplash)
Technology
Bitcoin
Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding
Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality...
16:9 Alps mountains (Simon Fitall/Unsplash)
By Jamie Crawley
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)
Technology
A16z
Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a 'Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine'
The release is the product of a16z's first foray into deep tech research.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 9, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)
Technology
Dencun
Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees
A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on Ethereum – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockch...
Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 13, 2024 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2024
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