Zero Knowledge ZK in Review: Decoding 2024 & Predicting 2025
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Dec 23, 2024 The hosts reflect on the exciting advancements in zero-knowledge technology from 2024, including innovations in hash-based SNARKs and lattice cryptography. They delve into the complexities of ZKTLS and highlight the challenges developers face with Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machines. Quantum computing complications and their real-world applications are examined, along with the competitive dynamics in the blockchain space. The conversation wraps up with insights into cryptocurrency's mainstream integration and the future of ZK technology in 2025.
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Hash-based vs. Curve-based SNARKs
- Hash-based SNARKs saw significant advancements with projects like Circle STARKs, Blaze, and STIR/Were.
- Curve-based SNARKs also progressed, including Polymath, Garuda, and Perry, coexisting with hash-based systems.
Lattice Problem Scare
- Yilei Chen's paper, "Quantum Algorithms for Lattice Problems," briefly caused widespread concern in the cryptography community.
- The paper proposed quantum algorithms that could potentially break lattice problems, but a bug was later found.
Globalized Research
- The collaborative effort to verify Yilei Chen's paper demonstrated the global nature of research in the post-COVID era.
- Researchers spontaneously organized via online platforms, highlighting a shift from traditional localized research.