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Episode 277: Nova and Beyond with Srinath Setty

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Hypernova: A Reference Implementation

VDF, which stands for this verifiable delay function, the goal is to execute some delay function and also produce a proof that it was executed. So when the NOVA paper came out, there was a lot of interest in using it to realize a VDF because it provided a less expensive way than prior recursion schemes. The subject protocol is a powerful tool. It's an interactive proof. We do plan to implement hypernova, provide a reference implementation for it in the near future.

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