#以太坊基金会主网推出zkAPI Ethereum Foundation makes a big move! zkAPI officially goes live on the mainnet
The Ethereum Foundation has announced that, together with the Open Anonymity Project, zkAPI has launched on the Ethereum mainnet.
The core idea behind zkAPI is very simple:
Use zero-knowledge proofs to separate “payments” and “identity.”
Users can first deposit assets such as ETH and USDC into an Ethereum treasury, and then use zero-knowledge proofs to prove that they have enough balance to pay for the API service—without exposing which specific funds are being used or who is making the payment.
The first key use case is AI APIs. Users can obtain short-term, limited API keys to call AI services normally, while the payment layer will not directly know the identity of the corresponding user. In the future, it can be extended to blockchain RPC, image/video generation, VPN bandwidth, and even machine-to-machine payments between AI agents.
However, it’s important to note: zkAPI is not “completely anonymous.” The official statement makes it clear that IP addresses, request times, and even the prompt content may still be used to link users or sessions.
AI + ZK + Ethereum—this combination is finally starting to take real shape.
#ETH #Ethereum #zkAPI
The Ethereum Foundation has announced that, together with the Open Anonymity Project, zkAPI has launched on the Ethereum mainnet.
The core idea behind zkAPI is very simple:
Use zero-knowledge proofs to separate “payments” and “identity.”
Users can first deposit assets such as ETH and USDC into an Ethereum treasury, and then use zero-knowledge proofs to prove that they have enough balance to pay for the API service—without exposing which specific funds are being used or who is making the payment.
The first key use case is AI APIs. Users can obtain short-term, limited API keys to call AI services normally, while the payment layer will not directly know the identity of the corresponding user. In the future, it can be extended to blockchain RPC, image/video generation, VPN bandwidth, and even machine-to-machine payments between AI agents.
However, it’s important to note: zkAPI is not “completely anonymous.” The official statement makes it clear that IP addresses, request times, and even the prompt content may still be used to link users or sessions.
AI + ZK + Ethereum—this combination is finally starting to take real shape.
#ETH #Ethereum #zkAPI