Risks and Security Considerations in the ZK Roll-Up Space

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This chapter explores the potential risks and security considerations in the ZK roll-up space, discussing the importance of formal verification, auditing ZK circuits, and limiting surface area for auditing with RISC-V instructions. It also delves into the transition from RISC-V to snark architecture and examines the role of blockchain in accelerating advancements in ZK technology.

Joining us today for this deeply technical conversation is RiscZero CEO Brian Retford and Justin Drake. RiscZero is attempting to create a zkEVM for Ethereum that will require such low compute requirements that validators could be run on smart watches and mobile phones.

Moderated by Justin Drake, we take a look at the implications this tech can have on the future of Ethereum. ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT ------ 📣 SAFE CORE | Smart Wallet Infrastructure https://safe.global/core ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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----- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 7:47 Validator On Your Smartwatch 12:16 Bandwith Requirements 15:00 Implications for mainnet scaling 18:57 Is This Our Multi-Core Moment? 21:35 What is RiscZero? 27:57 Why Build a zkEVM? 32:00 TLDR Summary 35:42 The 3 Steps To Snarks 41:40 Performance Unlocks 43:59 How close are we to all this? 51:54 How Secure is This? 57:34 Licensing this Tech 59:59 RiscZero Business Model? 1:03:53 What’s Next on The Roadmap? 1:06:15 Core Values of RiscZero 1:07:54 How Does Ethereum Look in 5 Years?

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The Sci-Fi roadmap to Ethereum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NXxcGe7Ts

Brian: https://twitter.com/BrianRetford

Justin: https://twitter.com/drakefjustin

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