ZK Industry News: July 3rd to 9th, 2025

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We're bringing you industry highlights each week so you can stay aligned with the latest developments in ZK.

Here's what happened from July 3rd to 9th, 2025.

RJ and Diego Fernandez, from Aligned and Sovra, discussed the use of Ethereum for digital identity on The Rollup

Aligned and Sovra co-founders chatted with Robbie about how 700K citizens now store government documents in crypto wallets, why Ethereum beats private blockchains, and how the Trust Stack drives global adoption.

Kakarot team shared insights on building CairoM, a mobile-first ZK stack using StarkWare's S-two

It enables client-side ZK proofs on smartphones and laptops. This enhances privacy, decentralization, and accessibility. S-two’s powerful proving engine makes ZK proofs possible on everyday devices, unlocking real-time privacy protection.

Ingonyama introduced IMP1, a mobile-optimized framework for zero-knowledge proofs on iOS and Android

Built on the fast ICICLE-SNARK engine, it offers up to 3x faster proving than alternatives. With minimal dependencies, open-source access, and seamless APIs, IMP1 brings advanced cryptography to mobile devices.

ZKM has rebranded zkMIPS to Ziren, a high-performance zkVM designed for real-world use

Ziren offers GPU acceleration, distributed proving, and optimizations with zero-knowledge guarantees. It compiles languages like Rust, C, and Go, providing faster proofs and scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure for blockchain applications.

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