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The ZK Fast Track | Andrew & Uma of Conduit & Succinct

Dec 4, 2024

Uma Roy, co-founder of Succinct, and Andrew Huang, co-founder of Conduit, dive into their game-changing collaboration, OP Succinct. They discuss how this new zkEVM ensures 1-hour finality, shaking up traditional optimistic rollups with their 7-day delays. The guests explore the implications of Rust-based zkVM technology and its potential to resolve Ethereum's fragmentation issues. Additionally, they highlight the evolving landscape of zero-knowledge rollups and their role in improving blockchain efficiency and scalability.

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Andrew Huang

Uma Roy

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Quick takeaways

The introduction of OP Succinct integrates a fast finality approach with ZK roll-ups, significantly reducing transaction delays from seven days to one hour.

As costs for implementing ZK technology decrease, more projects may transition from optimistic to ZK roll-ups, enhancing scalability and efficiency in the Ethereum ecosystem.

Future success of native ZK roll-ups on Ethereum relies heavily on improving latency and proving costs to support real-time transactions effectively.

Deep dives

Lower Costs and Greater Accessibility for ZK Technology

The cost curve for zero-knowledge (ZK) technology is steadily decreasing, making it increasingly accessible for projects to adopt it. As these costs come down, older optimistic roll-ups face a challenge as users become more willing to pay for additional transaction costs associated with ZK roll-ups. This shift hints at a future where high-throughput chains may integrate ZK capabilities with relative ease. As this technology matures, the initial financial burden of implementation will diminish, benefiting more users over time.

Intro

1min

Exploring the Future of Ethereum Through Zero-Knowledge Innovations

5min

Advances in Zero-Knowledge Rollups

19min

The Economics of Zero-Knowledge Proofs

6min

The Future of Verifiable and Secure Crypto Transactions

3min

Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Cross-Chain Communication

19min

Exploring the Future of Ethereum Roll-Ups and Scalability

2min

Last month, Andrew Huang (Conduit) and Uma Roy (Succinct) announced OP Succinct, a groundbreaking collaboration that blends Succinct’s SP1 zkVM with Conduit’s Rollup-as-a-Service platform. This new zkEVM promises 1-hour finality, breaking away from the traditional 7-day delays seen with optimistic rollups.

In this episode, we unpack what makes OP Succinct a game-changer and how it challenges the conventional ZK rollup landscape. Why is this Rust-based zkVM approach so different? Is ZK rollup tech finally ready for prime time? And could fast finality and the end of fraud proofs be the key to solving Ethereum’s fragmentation problem?

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 2:52 zk Rollups Past vs. OP Succint 5:48 OP to zk Rollups Tradeoffs & Timeline 12:39 Benefits of 1-Hour Challenge Period 15:34 Scaling the Rollups 18:12 Endgame Vision 20:47 Cost of Proving Must Go Down? 21:55 Conduit’s Distribution Role 25:55 AggLayer vs. zk & Adoption 29:57 zk Rollup on ETH L1 Constraints? 35:53 Ethereum’s Negative Sentiment 51:04 Closing & Disclaimers

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Uma Roy https://x.com/pumatheuma

Succinct https://www.succinct.xyz/

OP Succinct https://github.com/succinctlabs/op-succinct

Adrew Huang https://x.com/KAndrewHuang

Conduit https://x.com/conduitxyz

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