ZK Industry News: March 27th to April 2nd, 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 March 27th to April 2nd, 2025.
Ingonyama published a new blog post about Hardware-friendliness of HyperPlonk
The article is an extension of a previous post, expanding on claims made about the Sumcheck protocol.
Hardware-friendliness of HyperPlonk, Part2https://t.co/LE8ml0yhf1 https://t.co/SegEGkW99g pic.twitter.com/yVQ6tKMCni
— Ingonyama (@Ingo_zk) April 1, 2025
Succinct shared a security disclosure regarding the recent vulnerabilities discovered in Plonky3
They highlighted this issue due to the use of Plonky3 in SP1, as well as in other projects within the ZK industry.
PLONKY3 SECURITY DISCLOSURE:
— Succinct (@SuccinctLabs) March 29, 2025
There was a recently discovered vulnerability in Plonky3, a proof system library used as a dependency in SP1. The issue affects verification of core/compress proofs within the SP1 SDK.
• On-chain Plonk/Groth16 verifiers are not affected (even if… https://t.co/mPvJaf7ULU
Axiom released OpenVM v1.0.0 to Production
The announcement was made after a competitive audit by Cantina and an internal audit by the Axiom team.
We are excited to announce the v1.0.0 release of @openvm_org.
— Axiom (@axiom_xyz) March 31, 2025
OpenVM is now recommended for production use after a competitive audit by @cantinaxyz. At Axiom, we look forward to working with teams to unlock the power of ZK in production with OpenVM. pic.twitter.com/gPlfUfkjfG
ZK Podcast posted an episode with Austin Hill, one of the original founders of Zero Knowledge Systems
It covers the company’s early days, Austin’s background in tech, how he discovered Bitcoin, and the challenges of building a business around open-source infrastructure.
🎙️This week we have our 3rd ep in the Zero Knowledge Systems series. @AnnaRRose chats w ZKS founder @austinhill about the legendary privacy tech company, building the biz thru the dotcom boom (+ bust), discovering bitcoin, cofounding @Blockstream & more!https://t.co/LdMF8q5Nmw
— Zero Knowledge Podcast (@zeroknowledgefm) March 27, 2025
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