The reason we're developing NOR like this is very much like transparently, we have very ulterior motors. And well, why is that? It's because what is the interstate for Aztec? We are building a ZKZ camera, a layer two, where the layer two is effectively, we want to recreate the smart contract ecosystem that Ethereum has. But as a layer two,. where you have private state as a first class default primitive, basically things become private by default. So that needs an exceptionally fast EK streaming system. You need the entire layer two architecture coded up as recursors EK snarks. And you need language that you program these contracts in. And this
In this week’s episode, host Anna Rose sits down with Zac Williamson, the CEO of Aztec. Anna and Zac dive deep into the history of Plonk, one of the most important proving systems to emerge in the last 5 years. Zac explains how the initial ideas came to be, how it was developed with co-author Ariel Gabizon, and how the system has evolved over time, branching out into many different iterations of Plonk, leading up to his recent work on Goblin Plonk.
The conversation also touches on Aztec's cutting-edge technology stack, including their Noir zkDSL and their planned private programmable L2, Aztec 3. Zac shares his insights on the state of ZK applications and folding schemes, and provides a glimpse into the future of the ZK space.
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Aleo is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup.
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