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🔐Exploring the World of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) 🔑

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10/ Next: risc0-zkp — the cryptographic backend powering proofs 🔐

9/ risc0-zkvm = the heart of RISC Zero. It executes programs inside a zkVM, produces zk proofs, and enables verifiers to trust the result without re-executing. This is Part 2 of the RISC Zero deep-dive 🛠️.

1/ 🔎 Part 2: Inside risc0-zkvm — the zkVM powering RISC Zero If bonsai-sdk is the client for outsourcing zk proofs, then risc0-zkvm is the engine where programs actually execute & get proven. It’s the zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) at the core of RISC Zero 🧵👇

This is just Part 1 of a deep-dive into the RISC Zero stack 🛠️. Next: we explore risc0-zkvm — the zkVM execution engine that makes proofs possible ⚡

In short: 1. bonsai-sdk lets you offload zk proving to Bonsai with just a few lines of Rust. 2. It’s the glue between your zkVM guest programs and decentralized provers.

zk proofs are powerful but proving = expensive & slow. RISC Zero’s bonsai-sdk lets you outsource heavy proving jobs to the Bonsai service, while keeping cryptographic trust. Let’s see how it works under the hood 🧵👇