The Clear Crypto Podcast Zero knowledge, infinite possibilities: Scaling blockchain with math
Aug 14, 2025
Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO and co-founder of StarkWare and an innovator in zero-knowledge proofs, shares groundbreaking insights into blockchain technology. He discusses how zero-knowledge proofs enhance trust and privacy, potentially transforming transaction speed and security. The conversation highlights the importance of keeping mathematical principles free from political interference and advocates for open innovation in the blockchain space. Eli's accessible analogies make complex concepts palatable for everyone, from crypto novices to experts.
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How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Work
- Zero-knowledge proofs let one party prove they executed computations correctly without revealing the work itself.
- Mathematical mixing and random sampling make a short proof verify a huge computation with high confidence.
Mixing And Sampling Provides Confidence
- Starks mix and spread computation results so sampling a tiny part detects errors anywhere in the whole set.
- This probabilistic spread is what makes compact proofs convincingly represent massive computations.
Proofs Are Cryptographically Uncheatable
- ZK proofs offer cryptographic impossibility of convincing others of false statements once the math is sound.
- That security level parallels standard web encryption guarantees like HTTPS locks.