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Episode 54: Digging into recursive zkSNARKs with Coda

Dec 5, 2018
52:10
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Izaak Meckler and Evan Shapiro from O(1) Labs discuss recursive zkSNARKs, implementing sophisticated scaling solutions, the account-based database model in Coda, compressing transactions with recursive zkSNARKs, architectural choices for performance, and potential applications of zero knowledge proofs.
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Quick takeaways

  • Coda is a blockchain protocol using recursive zkSNARKs to eliminate history and achieve a constant size blockchain.
  • Efficiency and parallelism are key design principles in Coda's architecture, allowing for high throughput and faster proof computation.

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CODA: A Blockchain Protocol Leveraging Recursive Smarts

CODA is a new cryptocurrency protocol that uses zero knowledge proofs to achieve a constant size blockchain. With this construction, the blockchain remains small and cheap to verify, even as more people use the cryptocurrency. The protocol leverages recursive composition, which allows multiple transactions to be compressed into a single ZK-SNARK proof. The proof generation process is optimized using parallelism, resulting in improved efficiency and higher throughput. The CODA protocol has been implemented and is available for testing on the GitHub repository. Overall, CODA aims to provide a scalable and efficient blockchain solution using recursive smarts and zero knowledge proofs.

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