The Toolkit for Zero Knowledge Proofs for Blockchains

The podcast episode features Jacob Abrahamart from the Zachertees team discussing their toolkit for zero knowledge proofs. Jacob shares his background, how he got into working on blockchain, and his research on scalability and privacy problems in blockchains. They discuss off-chain computations and the challenge of integrating them securely with blockchains. They explore the use of zero knowledge proofs as a mechanism to ensure correctness in off-chain computations. Jacob explains the concept of rank one constraint systems and their role in generating proofs. He also touches on the potential of integrating Bulletproofs, enclaves, and secure multi-party computations in off-chain computations. The episode concludes with an overview of the Socrates project and its compatibility with different blockchain protocols.