At the EDCON 2023 conference in Montenegro, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that zk-SNARKs will be as important as blockchain in the next 10 years.

The Ethereum Community Conference (EDCON) was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from May 19 to 23, 2023. Speakers at the conference included Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation Devcon team leader Skylar Weaver, and Ethereum Foundation researchers Vlad Zamfir, Piper Merriam, Andy Guzman, etc. EDCON is a non-profit annual global Ethereum conference held in different countries/regions each year, dedicated to serving the Ethereum ecosystem by promoting communication and interaction among the global Ethereum community. (Planet Daily)