Many people think zero-knowledge proofs are simple, but this is what really matters:
Zcash launched in 2016, making it one of the earlier public blockchains to use zk-SNARKs for private transactions.
“Zero knowledge” means that a verifier learns nothing beyond the fact that “the statement is true”—it doesn’t mean that no information is conveyed at all.
When you come across a project that “uses ZK technology,” ask what exactly it’s used for instead of focusing only on the concept.
$ZK is the token of the ZK Rollup network ZKsync.
Zcash launched in 2016, making it one of the earlier public blockchains to use zk-SNARKs for private transactions.
“Zero knowledge” means that a verifier learns nothing beyond the fact that “the statement is true”—it doesn’t mean that no information is conveyed at all.
When you come across a project that “uses ZK technology,” ask what exactly it’s used for instead of focusing only on the concept.
$ZK is the token of the ZK Rollup network ZKsync.
