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

β¨ ZK-Newsflash! β¨
Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from 25th November - 1st November '24.
Aligned's ZK Verification Layer β Mainnet Beta β is now LIVE on Ethereum. π
Alignoors, read the full announcement for supported verifiers, estimated verification cost savings, and more.
We couldn't be more thrilled. It's incredible to think that all this has been built from scratch to mainnet in less than a year.
This is just the beginning.
Send proofs! π
SEND PROOFS.
β Aligned (@alignedlayer) November 30, 2024
After 9 months of development we are happy to announce that Aligned's ZK verification layer β mainnet beta β is now live on Ethereum.
This means that developers can verify ZK proofs on Ethereum for less than 10% of the cost and that they can submit thousands of⦠pic.twitter.com/2zI829I1Tw
Aligned Builders Hackathon Results have been announced! π»
We are excited to announce that we have received 17 submissions showcasing the potential of ZK technology, with fast and cost-efficient verification using Alignedβs Fast Mode.
Let's delve into the details of each project in the linked tweet.
Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations to the winners!
Announcing: The Aligned Builders Hackathon Results π
β Aligned (@alignedlayer) November 28, 2024
Weβre thrilled to finally announce the winners of the Aligned Builders Hackathon. Incredible talent and dedication from all participants made this an event to remember!
Let's break down the details: pic.twitter.com/cxoxhl2Qwk
Starknet v0.13.3 is live on Mainnet! πΊ
Following its roadmap, blob gas is now 5x cheaper, meaning lower fees for all its users.
Read on to learn more.
Starknet just became more data-efficient: Starknet v0.13.3 is live on Mainnet.
β Starknet πΊπ± (@Starknet) November 27, 2024
Blob gas on Mainnet is now 5x cheaper, meaning lower fees for all Starknet users.
The best news? More optimizations impacting fees are coming sooner than you think: https://t.co/s8LwbeFWY7 pic.twitter.com/WlVgmFfULM
Ingonyama shared a video about β10x Faster Sumcheck over Binary TowerFieldsβ. π€―
The presentation was made by Suyash Bagad and Yuval Domb from Ingonyama in collaboration with Justin Thaler.
This is awesome work. Highly recommended.
10x Faster Sumcheck over Binary Tower Fields
β Ingonyama (@Ingo_zk) November 25, 2024
Presenting work by @BagadSuyash and @yuval_domb of Ingonyama in collaboration with @SuccinctJT π₯
With thanks to @PolyhedraZK for hosting the Sumcheck Builders Seminars
Watch it here or on the Ingo #YouTube channel πΊ#ZK #ZKP pic.twitter.com/EHZAtuws4E
Attention all! Irreducible has just open-sourced more Binius code! β‘
This is a fantastic resource that many people will find very helpful.
Congratulations to the team for making this available!
Today we are open-sourcing more Binius code!
β Irreducible (@IrreducibleHW) November 27, 2024
The binius-models repo is a package with Python prototype (model) code for Binius algorithms. This learning resource that has been invaluable for us, and hopefully it will be for you too!https://t.co/XyWaNJ9KPr
An amazing ZK Podcast with Dan Boneh is now available. π’
The conversation features several topics about his latest research.
It includes work on lattice-based SNARKs, ZK in the FHE context, updates on ZK in ML and more.
ποΈIn this special episode (coming out despite our time off from the show), @AnnaRRose catches up with @danboneh on ZK research, lattice-based SNARKs, ZK in the FHE context, ZK in ML and more. Enjoy! https://t.co/ux0oHLyvgc
β Zero Knowledge Podcast (@zeroknowledgefm) November 28, 2024
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