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ForkLog 123 20.10.2025

Vitalik Buterin Introduces GKR Protocol to Accelerate ZK Computations

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed the use of the GKR protocol to enhance the efficiency of traditional zk-SNARK and zk-STARK systems.

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ForkLog 73 07.10.2025

Buterin Introduces ZKID Concept as Foundation for New Financial Models

The emergence of "low-risk DeFi" and groundbreaking applications based on ZKID have the potential to transform financial markets, stated Vitalik Buterin.

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ForkLog 98 16.04.2025

Vitalik Buterin Declares Privacy the Foundation of Freedom

Privacy is the cornerstone of personal freedom and decentralisation, safeguarding society. Artificial intelligence and data collection through neural interfaces demand cryptographic solutions. Privacy stimulates progress: secure data exchange is essential for science and technology. Privacy plays a crucial role in maintaining decentralisation and freedom, ensuring order, and stimulating progress. This was stated by Ethereum co-founder […]

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ForkLog 14 07.12.2023

a16z analysts name the main crypto-market trends for 2024

Analysts at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) presented a list of “big ideas” in the industry that are generating the most excitement.

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ForkLog 32 14.11.2023

Remembering Plasma: Vitalik Buterin on a new take on an old technology

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an essay in which he recalled Plasma and described how it could be applied in current realities.

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ForkLog 8 14.11.2023

Expert foresees ZK proofs on Ethereum mainnet

A study suggests that a zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) privacy feature could be applied to the Ethereum mainnet.

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ForkLog 10 20.04.2023

Iron Fish launches a privacy-focused blockchain

Backed by a16z and Sequoia Capital, the Iron Fish platform launched a first-layer blockchain mainnet after two years of development. The Block reports.

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ForkLog 11 10.02.2023

Binance integrated zk-SNARK into its Proof-of-Reserves mechanism

Binance updated its proof-of-reserves (PoR) verification procedure by including zk-SNARK.

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ForkLog 8 30.01.2023

Binance to build a metaverse and deploy zk-SNARK-based solutions

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance outlined plans for 2023, including the development of solutions to ensure transparency in platform operations and the creation of a metaverse.

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ForkLog 11 15.02.2022

Everscale unveils roadmap for 2022

In the Everscale blog (formerly Free TON), a roadmap for developing the ecosystem in 2022 was published. The document was prepared by the Everscale DeFi Alliance.

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ForkLog 52 05.04.2020

What is Zcash (ZEC)?

1 What is Zcash (ZEC)? Attention! The article is outdated and awaiting an update. Zcash is a peer-to-peer payments system with a native unit of account. 2 Who created Zcash, and when? Creators: cryptographers Matthew Green, Ian Miers, Christina Garman, Avi Rubin, Eli Ben-Sasson, Alessandro Chiesa, Madars Virza and Eran Tromer (developers of the base protocols Zerocoin and Zerocash). Development is handled by the for-profit Electric Coin Company…

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ForkLog 321 25.09.2018

Vitalik Buterin Says ZCash’s ZK-SNARKs Can Scale Ethereum Up To 500 Tps

A cryptography technology known as ZK-SNARKs could be used to help scale Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, the founder of the platform suggested recently on a research forum.

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