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Why Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Critical to Ethereum’s Future - Ep. 473

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The Rise and Fall of Zero Knowledge Proof Systems

The idea of proof systems and zero knowledge proof systems dates back to the 1980s. For many years it was considered this theoretical thing that A is not clear exactly where it applies. And B, it had performance issues in that it looked like it was quite difficult to generate proofs for very complicated statements. So what's happened over the last couple of years is first of all, this became like a pretty critical enabling technology for blockchains.

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