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零知识证明年度回顾与总结

Aligned 20 Jan 2025 查看博客文章 2024 年是零知识（ZK）技术发展历程中具有里程碑意义的一年，我们取得了重大的突破，接下来让我们一起来回顾一些闪光时刻： ✅ 重要公告 零知识技术进入以太坊共识层 Justin Drake 提出了“Beam 链”，旨在重新设计以太坊共识层。这一提议旨在通过“snark化”以太坊链，开启以太坊共识的新纪元。 了解更多 Aligned 主网测试版正式上线 令人激动的是，从零起步到主网的成功上线，仅间隔了一年时间。 阅读全文 引入 ZK-STARKs 到比特币网络 StarkWare 以扩展以太坊而闻名，现在正将其专业技术应用于比特币。这一举措有望帮助实现中本聪的愿景。 了解更多 ✅ 研究成果 证明系统 * Circle STARKs Polygon 与 StarkWare 联合完成的一项研究，推动了 STARK 技术的应用。了解更多

Aligned $ALIGN Token Ekonomisi ve Yol Haritası

Aligned, Proof Verification Layer mainnet beta aşamasına, kurulduktan dokuz ay sonra ulaştı. Proof Verification Layer (kanıt doğrulama katmanı), projelere ve kullanıcılara hızlı ve uygun maliyetli zk-proof doğrulaması sunarak sıfır bilgi (zk) tabanlı teknolojilerin geliştirilmesi ve benimsenmesi için önemli bir adımı temsil ediyor. Aligned Foundation, Aligned’ın yol haritasını hızlandırmak ve

ZK-News - January 6th-12th, '25

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from January 6th to 12th, '25. We publish a recap of ZK for all of 2024. 🎉 Alignoors, we are very excited to share with you this recap, which contains notable announcements, proving records, milestones from zkVMs, as

ZK Year in Review

2024 was a groundbreaking year for Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology, with significant advancements. It's been an exciting journey. Let’s dive into a recap of the key highlights! Here we have: ✅ Notable Announcements 🔹 ZK in the Ethereum consensus layer 🔹 Aligned's Mainnet Beta Launch 🔹 Bringing ZK-STARKs to Bitcoin

The Future of Blockchains: Intent-Based Architectures with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Introduction The evolution of decentralized applications (dApps) depends on a shift from programmable settlement to intent-based architectures. These systems redefine how applications are built, focusing on generalized intents—high-level expressions of desired outcomes. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and succinct validity proofs, intent-based architectures offer transformative advantages in scalability, privacy,

ZK-News: December 30th, '24-January 5th, '25

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from December 30th '24 to January 5th '25. Alignoors, we present 'Aligned, by Numbers': A recap of the last 10 months. 🚀 Here, you will find data on: ✅ Our performance. ✅ Audits. ✅ Partnerships. ✅ Talks. ✅ Hackathons. ✅ Operators.

Aligned Monthly Recap - December '24

The last month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned! Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights! ✅ Airdrop announcements. ✅ Technical Content. ✅ Audits. ✅ Meme contest. Enjoy! ✅ Let's start with the Genesis Drop announcements. 🔹 Wave 1. This was dedicated to developers, engineers, and researchers who have

2024 BY NUMBERS: THE ALIGNED RECAP

We’re proud to reflect on a transformative year for Aligned. Here's what we have achieved over the past year working to help a foundation for a scalable, trustless proof verification. Aligned accelerates Ethereum’s roadmap with zero-knowledge technology, enabling proof verification at just 10% of the cost.

ZK-News - December 23rd-29th, '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from December 23rd to 29th, '24. A new blog post in collaboration with our partners 3MI Labs is out: How to construct a Hashing Mode? 🤯 It's an in-depth post diving into two mode design paradigms:

Design Strategies: How to Construct A Hashing Mode?

Recap In our previous blog, we explored the fundamental properties of cryptographic hash functions (CHFs) and discussed their crucial role in maintaining the integrity and security of data with 3MI Labs. In this post, we delve into the architectural strategies behind hash functions. These strategies, or modes of operation, are

The Aligned Green Tide isn't losing intensity: Honoring the Zero-Knowledge Podcast

As the alignment tide gains momentum, we're excited to announce that the Aligned Foundation is including the Zero-Knowledge Podcast in the Fourth Wave of Alignment by allocating 0.2% of the $ALIGN supply. This gesture recognizes the invaluable role they play in the ZK and blockchain community through

ZK-News - December 16th-22nd, '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from December 16th to 22nd, '24. Another big announcement from the Aligned Foundation: Rewarding the most loyal addresses from different ecosystems. 🚀 If you owned any of the tokens of Starknet, Mina, ZKsync, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, or EigenLayer

ALIGNED 的代币经济学及发展路径

原文链接：https://blog.alignedlayer.com/aligned-align-tokenomics-and-roadmap/ Aligned诞生九个月后，证明验证层正式进入主网测试阶段，为各类项目和用户带来了经济高效的 zk-proof 验证。这标志着基于 zk 技术发展的新阶段正式开启。Aligned Foundation 推出了 $ALIGN 代币，用于加速 Aligned 的roadmap并助力实现其愿景。 Aligned专注于开发能够降低可验证计算成本和延迟的产品，同时利用zk技术提升区块链吞吐量。其首个证明验证层基于 EigenLayer 构建，通过主动验证服务（AVS）不仅显著降低了验证成本，还大幅提升了系统吞吐量。接下来，Aligned 将推出更多产品和应用，进一步压缩成本，降低ZKP技术的使用门槛，为更加注重验证和安全性的新一代应用奠定基础。 Aligned 的发展离不开zk和区块链技术人员的开创性贡献，以及各大社区的支持。随着 $ALIGN TGE的临近，基金会希望分享 $ALIGN的功能与代币经济模型，以此来激励zk和区块链技术的研究、开发

Rewarding the loyal ones with a tsunami of $ALIGN tokens

Backing those who were still there when things turned grey. The Aligned Foundation will be allocating a significant portion of the total $ALIGN supply to token holders of Mina, EigenLayer, and pioneering Ethereum zk L2s. More specifically, to those that continued to hold, even at the lowest point. No matter

The Aligned Foundation pledges 1.5% of $ALIGN to Protocol Guild

We are excited to announce that the Aligned Foundation has pledged 1.5% of the $ALIGN token supply to the Protocol Guild.  With this pledge, we affirm our commitment to Ethereum and to supporting the ecosystem’s continued development and long-term sustainability. 📣We invite you to join us for an

The Alignment tide isn’t stopping: fourth wave of Alignment

It’s been a few weeks since we released the mainnet beta of our Proof Verification Layer, allowing users and developers to benefit from lower verification costs on Ethereum. After 9 months of work, testnets, audits, improvements to telemetry and reliability, the Aligned Foundation wants to thank the community and

ZK-News - December 9th-15th, '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from December 9th to 15th, '24. Another Big Announcement from the Aligned Foundation: Presenting $ALIGN Tokenomics and Roadmap. 🚀 Alignoors, there's definitely no rest for the Alignment. In the past few weeks, we've had:

Summary of the security audits for Aligned's Proof Verification Layer

Introduction Recently, we launched Aligned mainnet beta, allowing developers and users to leverage the advantages of our proof verification layer. It's been less than a year since we proposed Aligned to deal with some of the leading problems for ZK adoption: high verification costs, low throughput, high latency,

Alignment Eligibility: The First Three Waves

We announced the mainnet beta of our Proof Verification Layer two weeks ago, after nearly 9 months of hard work that included its conceptualization, design, proof of concept, testnets, and extensive security audits. This was only made possible with the support of the community and all the developers, engineers, and

Aligned $ALIGN Tokenomics and Roadmap

Nine months after proposing Aligned, the Proof Verification Layer has reached its mainnet beta, bringing projects and users affordable and fast verification of zk-proofs. This marks the beginning of another phase, to keep developing and building zk-powered technologies. The Aligned Foundation presents $ALIGN, which will be used to accelerate Aligned’

ZK-News - December 2nd-8th, '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from December 2nd to 8th, '24. Prove your Alignment: The Aligned Foundation made an important announcement of thanks to multiple developers, engineers, and researchers. 🚀 The Alignment begins! Check your eligibility for a future claim. Things are moving

Aligned Monthly Recap - November '24

This month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned! Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights! ✅ A very special announcement! ✅ Hackathon Results. ✅ Events. ✅ Collaboration. ✅ Community calls. ✅ Technical content. Enjoy! ✅ Aligned's ZK Verification Layer — Mainnet Beta — is now LIVE on Ethereum. 🎉 All these months of

ZK-News - 25th November-1st December '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from 25th November - 1st November '24. Aligned's ZK Verification Layer — Mainnet Beta — is now LIVE on Ethereum. 🎉 Alignoors, read the full announcement for supported verifiers, estimated verification cost savings, and more. We couldn'

Now live on Ethereum: Aligned Mainnet Beta

After 9 months of development we are happy to announce that Aligned's ZK verification layer is now in beta on Ethereum mainnet. This means that developers can now verify ZK proofs on Ethereum for less than 10% of the cost and that they can submit thousands of proofs

Announcing The Aligned Builders Hackathon Results

We’re thrilled to officially announce the winners of the Aligned Builders Hackathon! The incredible talent and dedication of all participants made this an event to remember, showcasing the potential unlocked by ZKPs and blockchain technologies through the power of new zkVMs, overcoming bottlenecks with fast and cost-efficient verification using

ZK-News - 19th-24th November '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from 19th to 24th November '24. Learn about hash functions with this blog post, by 3MI Labs and Diego Kingston. ⚡ In it, you will learn what its basic properties are, what the differences between regular and cryptographic

Introduction: Hash functions in Cryptography

Cryptographic Hash Functions (CHF) are fundamental to securing the digital world. From protecting passwords to enabling blockchain and zero-knowledge (ZK) systems, CHFs play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity, security, and privacy of data. This blog is the first in a series where we’ll explore the world of

ZK-News - 13th-18th November '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from 13th to 18th November '24. Aligned Devcon Recap! 🎉 Alignoors, we all agree that this must have been the best Devcon so far. We are delighted to see so much excitement around the activities and being so

ZK-News - 4th-12th November '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from 4th to 12th November. Discover our agenda at Devcon. 🚀 Alignoors, we're excited to share the Aligned Devcon Agenda with you. It's packed with engaging sessions, including the participation of our co-founders: ✅ Federico Carrone

A Series On Hash Functions

The development and use of integrity/zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs has accelerated over the past few years. The introduction of general purpose ZK virtual machines, which allow us to write and prove Rust code, has made developing verifiable applications easier and faster. We have blockchains like Mina that prove every block

Aligned Monthly Recap - October '24

Another big month of updates for Aligned! Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights: ✅ Aligned Builders Hackathon ✅ Events (Istanbul Hacker Alignment and Aligned Istanbul Hackerhouse) ✅ New Partnerships ✅ X Spaces, Community calls, and Technical Sessions ✅ Let’s start with our Aligned Builders Hackathon! 🚀 🔹 This hackathon was announced at

Reflections on the first Aligned Builders Hackathon

What an incredible journey it’s been! The first Aligned Builders Hackathon has officially come to a close, and we’re beyond impressed by the talent and commitment from all our participants. From experienced developers to first-timers diving into ZK proofs and Rust, every team brought something unique to the

ZK-News - 28th October-3rd November '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 28th October - 3rd November. The Aligned Partnerships Recap is out! 🚀 Alignoors, we're thrilled to share our Partnerships recap. 30 projects are fully aligned. The journey is incredibly exciting. It's a privilege

ZK-News - 21st-27th October '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 21th - 27th October. Alignoors, we're thrilled to share an X Space with the Aligned Builders Hackathon judges. 🚀 This includes: ✅ Vanishree Rao, founder Fermah ✅ Nader Dabit, director of devrel EigenLayer ✅ Austin Griffith, founder BuidlGuidl

Aligned Builders Hackathon: Judging Criteria and Submission Instructions

The inaugural Aligned Builders Hackathon is in its closing stretch, with over 250 hackers actively collaborating and innovating within our community. Over the last four weeks we have watched these projects come together and we’re eager to see what our participants will deliver. This hackathon is the first phase

ZK-News - 14th-20th October '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 14th - 20th October. Alignoors, get ready! We couldn't be more excited to announce the judges for the Aligned Builders Hackathon! 🎉 We're thrilled to have: ✅ Vanishree Rao, founder Fermah. ✅ Nader Dabit, director

Aligned Builders Hackathon: Prizes and Judging Criteria

The inaugural Aligned Builders Hackathon is in full swing. Over 250 hackers have joined our community to develop innovative projects on Aligned and to show the world what can be built using ZK. With just under two weeks left to build the competition is heating up, and more than two

ZK-News - 7th-13th October '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 7th - 13th October. Last week we had the pleasure of connecting with Alignors in Istanbul! 🎉 The event was spectacular. We're thrilled to have interacted with you and discussed what's possible with

ZK-News - 30th September-6th October '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 30th September - 6th October. Alignoors, we’re very excited to have announced our 29th Partnership: Fermah. 🎉 We’re building complementary pieces of infrastructure that will help bring the world closer to ZK. ✅ Fermah generates proofs.

Aligned Monthly Recap - September '24

This month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned! 🎉 Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights! ✅ Hackathon and Roadmap. ✅ Collaboration and Partnership. ✅ Events. ✅ X Spaces and Community calls. ✅ Technical content. Enjoy! ✅ Attention hackers! The Aligned Builders Hackathon has started! 💻 Join our virtual hackathon and win up

ZK-News - 23rd-29th September '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 23rd - 29th September. Alignoors, the Aligned Builders Hackathon has arrived! 🎉 Join our virtual hackathon and win up to $50,000 in prizes. Among project ideas, we have: ✅ DeFi. ✅ Gaming. ✅ Infrastructure. We're excited to

Announcing the Aligned Builders Hackathon: a virtual hackathon with up to $50,000 in prizes

Announcing the Aligned Builders Hackathon: a virtual hackathon with up to $50,000 in prizes In anticipation of Aligned’s mainnet launch, we are excited to announce the inaugural Aligned Builders Hackathon: an online hackathon series to show the world what kinds of novel and innovative applications can be built

ZK-News - 16th-22nd September '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 16th - 22nd September. Alignoors! We are excited to announce that Aligned 0.7 upgrade is coming. 🎉 We're absolutely thrilled with how things have been progressing. This represents another step on our journey to

ZK-News - 9th-15th September '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 9th - 15th September. Alignoors, we're excited to share our Roadmap for Q3-Q4 with you! 🚀 ✅ Fast mode. ✅ Aggregation mode. ✅ And many more. After months of hard work, our first product is almost ready to

Ask Aligned Anything - Community Call 11th September

Join our Discord today at 15:00 CET / 13:00 UTC, for the second edition of Ask Aligned Anything! Our co-founder Diego Kingston and Geeny from our Ecosystem team will be answering your questions and giving exclusive insights into our project roadmap. Those who listen for over ten minutes will

ZK-News - 2nd-8th September '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 2nd - 8th September. We are thrilled to announce that, after months of hard work, our first product is almost ready to be launched on mainnet. 🎉 This product (Fast Mode) will provide a crucial proof verification

Aligned Roadmap (Q3-Q4, 2024)

After months of hard work, our first product is almost ready to be launched on mainnet. We expect that this product (Fast Mode), will provide a crucial proof verification solution for many projects, greatly reducing their operational costs and go-to-market time. We have run three separate testnets to date, all

Introduction to Polynomial Commitment Schemes (PCS)

Polynomial commitment schemes (PCS) are at the core of proof systems. They determine key properties such as proof size, verification time, and whether the system is post-quantum secure. The Kate-Zaverucha-Goldberg (KZG) is a popular PCS, first appearing in 2010. Learn more: Polynomial commitment schemes allow us to commit to a

Plonk: A Mathematical Overview of this Proof System

Plonk is one of the most widely used proof systems. It is at the core of the proof systems used by ZKsync, Mina, Halo2 (by Zcash), Plonky2 (Polygon), and Succinct Labs SP1’s compression proof, gnark, due to its versatility and efficient prover. Since it's introduction, the Plonk

Partnerships category highlight: Infrastructure for ZK

Aligned is a ZK verification layer for Ethereum that makes Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proof verification fast and cheap. We believe that verifiable computation is a necessary evolutionary step for the software that powers our world, and we are working to help Ethereum become the global open coordination network that will make

ZK-News - 26th August-1st September '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 26th August - 1st September. We hosted a fantastic X Space with Versatus and Opacity Network about the stack for a decentralized future. 📢 The conversation was engaging, insightful, and definitely worth a listen! This Friday, we

Aligned Monthly Recap - August '24

This month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned. 🎉 Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights! ✅ New partnerships. ✅ Spaces, podcast, community call. ✅ Events. ✅ Educational videos. ✅ Technical material. Enjoy! ✅ Let’s start with our new Partnerships. 🔹 Aligned Partnerships Recap: 023 -> Orbiter Finance. Vizing is an

Mina to Ethereum Bridge

Mina is a layer 1 (L1) blockchain that uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) to maintain its size at 22 kB. Its vibrant community and technology make it unique and developers and users from other ecosystems could benefit from their interaction with Mina. To this end, Aligned will support the technology needed

ZK-News - 19th-25th August '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 19th - 25th August. Alignoors! Last week we had our first Community Call and it was a huge success! ✅ We're thrilled that over 1000 users on Discord joined us. Huge thanks to our amazing

ZK-News - 12th-18th August '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 12th - 18th August. Alignors, check out our latest stats! 🎉 ✅ Partnerships. ✅ Operators. ✅ Verified batches. ✅ Verified proofs. 'Aligned by Numbers' highlights the performance of our proposal to accelerate the Ethereum’s roadmap by adoption of

Learn about: Binius - A proof system on binary fields

Recently, Vitalik Buterin wrote on binary fields and their potential to generate zero-knowledge proofs. Binary fields are finite fields with characteristic equal to two. We can view them as polynomials whose coefficients can only take the values 0 and 1, so 1 + x^2 + x^6 are elements in some

Learn About: Kimchi Proofs

Aligned is designed to verify any proof system efficiently and for a fraction of the cost in Ethereum. Kimchi is the proof system at the heart of Mina. Do you want to know what makes Kimchi special? Mina is a succinct blockchain. It generates proofs for each block,  allowing any

Aligning an interoperable multi-chain future with ZK

The future of crypto is increasingly multi-chain. Blockchains are a powerful new platform for developers to build decentralized and trustless applications, but their properties place limits on scalability. To address this, we have seen an explosion in the number of blockchains, which has increased the global supply of blockspace and

What does a ZK Verification Layer do?

Aligned is a ZK verification layer for Ethereum. But what does a ZK verification layer do? Why is it needed? Read on to find out! Ethereum is achieving scalability through a rollup-centric roadmap. There are two types of rollups: optimistic and ZK. Basically, we move execution to rollups, which inherit

ZK-News - 5th-11th August '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 5th - 11th August. ZK Hack Montreal was a huge success! 🎉 The event took place from August 9th to 11th. We are very happy to have met a lot of Aligned attendees in Montreal. ZK is

Exploring ZK Proofs: A Focus on the Groth16 proof system

Aligned is designed to verify every proof system. Groth16 was one of the first efficient proof systems. It's used by projects like Zcash, Worldcoin, RISC Zero, and SP1 by Succinct Labs. At the core of Groth16 lie pairing-friendly elliptic curves, such as BN254 and BLS12-381. These curves allow

ZK-News - 29th July-4th August '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 29th July - 4th August. We posted a recap of our highlights for July. ✅ New partnerships, X spaces, podcasts, events, and original technical content. If you only read one thread today - make it this one!

Aligned Monthly Recap - July '24

The past month has been full of exciting updates. 🎉 Check out this thread for a recap of the highlights! ✅ New partnerships. ✅ Multiple spaces and podcasts. ✅ Our participation in various events. ✅ And technical material. Enjoy! ✅ Let's start with our new partnerships: 🔹 Aligned Partnerships Recap: 018 -> Nodekit. This

ZK-News - 22nd-28th July '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 22nd - 28th July. Interested in TEEs and ZK? We co-hosted this Space with Automata Network to discuss the topic in more detail. 🎉 Speakers from: ✅ Ten Protocol. ✅ Phala Network. ✅ Gwyneth. ✅ Vanishree Rao. ✅ And more. If you

Aligned Partners with 3Ml Labs

We are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership between 3Ml Labs and Aligned! This collaboration aims to introduce innovative solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in zero-knowledge (ZK) technology and cryptography. 3Ml Labs, renowned for its cutting-edge research in cryptography, will join forces with Aligned to accelerate the

Aligned: The Integrity Layer

Aligned is designed to verify zk proofs cheaply, with high throughput and low latency. However, any existing mechanism that can guarantee computation integrity can be used in Aligned. For example, trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) like SGX, can also provide an efficient way to guarantee a computation was done correctly. This

ZK-News - 15th-21st July '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 15th - 21st July. First of all, let's recap our participation at EthCC. 🥳 ✅ Here you'll find some highlights of our co-founders, Diego Kingston and Mauro Toscano. ✅ What happened at Lambda Hack Week

ZK-News - 8th-14th July '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 8th - 14th July. We hosted an amazing X Space with Mina Protocol. 💜 It provided details about our recently announced partnership. (Mina will verify their Ethereum proofs with Aligned!) ✅ We will be diving into the depths

ZK-News - 1st-7th July '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 1st - 7th July. We’re thrilled to have announced our partnership with Mina! ✅ Aligned will help Mina verify Ethereum proofs more efficiently, making the ‘Proof of Everything’ more accessible. This is a big step forward

All the proof aggregation solutions will use RISC-V zkVMs

In recent months, we have witnessed the development and enhancement of general proving virtual machines such as Risc0, Valida, Jolt, and SP1. These innovations allow users to write ordinary code in languages like Rust or C and generate proofs demonstrating the integrity of computations. This evolution is poised to transform

ZK-News - 24th-30th June '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 24th - 30th June. We are excited to announce our Aligned Bounty Program at Lambda Hack Week 2. ✨ The second Lambda Hack Week is almost here, and we are offering a prize pool for projects building

Elliptic Curve Pairings

Elliptic curve pairings play an important role in Ethereum’s Proof of Stake and in proof systems such as Groth16 and Plonk. They allow us to perform some sort of encrypted multiplication, crucial to aggregatable signatures and some polynomial commitment schemes. However, pairings seem shrouded in mystery and complexity. Read

Aligned Bounties Lambda Hack Week 2

The second Lambda Hack Week is nearly here, and we are offering a prize pool for projects building on top of Aligned. Only a few spots remaining! Click here to register! 📆 July 6th to 9th 2024📍 Brussels. Our bounties will be awarded to projects that build innovative technology using Aligned

Sumcheck Protocol

The Sumcheck protocol is an efficient tool to develop succinct arguments. It is relied upon by many proof systems, such as Lasso/Jolt by a16z crypto, HyperPlonk, Binius, Spartan, and GKR. Sumcheck was first proposed by Lund, Fortnow, Karloff, & Nisan in 1992. The sumcheck protocol is an interactive protocol

ZK-News - 17th-23th June '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 17th - 23th June. Aligned Testnet 3 : Our first EigenLayer AVS opened to external operators. ✅ This week was huge for Aligned. A very significant milestone in our journey towards mass adoption of ZK proofs on Ethereum.

Aligned Testnet 3: Our first EigenLayer AVS open to external operators

We are excited to announce the launch of our third testnet, marking a significant advancement in the adoption of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs on Ethereum. This is our first public testnet open to third party operators for our EigenLayer AVS. We invite you to work with us towards our goal of

ZK-News - 10th-16th June '24

✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨ Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 10th - 16th June. Our Co-founder and Head of Research, Diego Kingston, gave a fascinating talk on hash-based proof systems at ZuBerlin. 📒 The talk delved into various aspects, including proof sizes, the benefit of not requiring

What are ZK-SNARKs?

SNARKs have gained considerable attention recently due to their broad utility in areas such as blockchain scalability, identity mechanisms, verifiable machine learning, and fighting against misinformation and fake news. We see new developments daily, but SNARKS have been around for a long time. SNARKs allow one party, the prover, to

✨ ZK-News! ✨

Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 3rd - 9th June. Gevulot Network & Aligned hosted an space about our partnership 🟩 Participants included: ✅ Teemupai, CEO and Co-founder of Gevulot. ✅ Roberto Catalán, Co-founder of Aligned. ✅ and Diego Kingston, Co-founder and Head of Research of Aligned.

Aligned Manifesto

We live in an era where we can no longer trust what we read, see, or even hear. Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have accelerated the production of illusory content. Fake news and alternative facts are displayed in all formats, for any purpose, from personal vanity to political propaganda. At

Announcing the Aligned EigenLayer Testnet

Welcome to the Aligned EigenLayer testnet. This launch represents a huge step forward for our project and for the adoption of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. We invite you to participate in our decentralised network, and join us in working towards our goal of accelerating the Ethereum roadmap. By participating in this

First Aligned Testnet in EigenLayer

Introduction Zero-knowledge and validity proofs have gained attention due to their capabilities in decentralized private computation, scaling blockchains, identity protocols, and verifiable machine learning, among others. They allow one party, the prover, to show to other parties, the verifiers, that a given statement is true in a time- and memory-efficient

🟩 A Fully Aligned Round: $20M Series A Round with Hack VC as lead investor 🟩

Aligned is pleased to announce a $20M fundraise led by Hack VC, with support from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC, Theta Capital, J17, EVG Ventures, Decima fund, Protagonist, and other strategic partners and angels. We want to specially thank Alex Pack, Ed Roman, and Rodney from Hack VC

Brevis and Aligned Partner for Fast, Cost-Effective ZKP Verification on Ethereum ⚡️

We are thrilled to announce we are partnering up with Brevis, a smart Zero-Knowledge Coprocessor, as our first EigenLayer ecosystem partner. The goal is to allow Brevis to verify ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof) directly on Aligned to lower the verification cost of co-processing requests while at the same time getting access

A fast trust minimized intent based bridge solution for Ethereum and L2s powered by multi-proof storage proofs

Authors: Roberto Catalán and Federico Carrone Bridges are generally insecure and economically inefficient. They exhibit an asymmetry between users and bridge operators, where users can easily lose funds. We propose a bridge design that is simple, modular, and utilizes multi-storage proofs and the native messaging system between Ethereum and Layer

Aligned

If you're interested in aligning with us: * Join our Telegram group: https://t.me/aligned_layer * Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/alignedlayer TLDR: We're developing a layer for verification and aggregation on top of EigenLayer. This will enable cost-effective verification of any SNARK proof,