ZK Newsletter

I've had quite a few people ask me how to get started in ZK. I'm by no means any expert, but here's what worked for me, and I still keep adding to it: Part 1: 1. rareskills.io/zk-book: which is the best resource to start as a beginner 2. rb.gy/et58js: I moved on to reading the moon-math manual and solving the exercises. It gets easy if you have already read the Zk-book ⁠3. abstract.ups.edu: For learning Abstract Algebra in detail, I recently added it to my list, and it's great. This gives us enough exposure to zk mathematics, and we move on to deep-diving next, Part 2: 1. zk-learning.org: ZKP-MOOC series is great for understanding various protocols, along with some circuit writing sessions ⁠2. rb.gy/x786jz: Justin Thaler's "Proof, Args, and Zk” is the best book for learning everything from the ground up, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. 3.rb.gy/ulkrnt: ZK-Whiteboard sessions by the professionals themselves. Once through with the above resources, we should be good enough to read the newly released research papers and advancements. insights.zkpunk.pro and @ZKNewsletter have been my go-to sources for tracking recent updates. Some other resources which I followed include: 1. toc.cryptobook.us: “Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography” by Dan Boneh for understanding cryptography in general (math-heavy, still reading..) ⁠2. Real-world Cryptography by @cryptodavidw, giving us exposure to real-life use cases of cryptography without forcing us to know the exact maths. 3. rb.gy/72sybw: I still have this tweet by @portport255 bookmarked, listing all the books in one place. He is an amazing guide. It’s an ever-evolving field—keep learning and enjoy the journey! I’m still learning too, so let’s grow together. Good luckkk !!!

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇 @zksecurityXYZ A Technical Dive into Jolt: The RISC-V zkVM 🥈@zkproofs SCRIBE: Low-memory SNARKs via Read-Write Streaming 🥉@zainlabs on zkVerify, Rollups, and the Future of Zero-Knowledge Check post below for more!

Check out the latest release of #ZK Newsletter! 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-12… #jolt #zkVM #zkverify #zkrollups

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇@SebastienGllmt @Cardano's first ZK smart contract deployment 🥈Eduard Sanou, Han Jian, @gubsheep and @rileynwong - MP-FHE in Practice. 🥉@yush_g Datapalooza 2024 | Aayush Gupta ZK Check post below for more!

A little bit later than usual, but here it is. New release of #ZK Newsletter! 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-11… #cardano #zkVM #mpc #fhe #MPFHE

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇@zksecurityXYZ ZNARKs: SNARKs for The Integers 🥈@KasraAbz, @jon_katz Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Certified Deletion 🥉@VitalikButerin From prediction markets to info finance Check post below for more!

@surfer__05 Wow, thank you so much for those kind words and motivation for this week's release 🙌

.@ZKNewsletter is one of the best Substacks I have subscribed to. All the ZK progress is summarised in one place every week. And to be honest, it is an insane amount of reading material for one week.

🔐We just released #ZK Newsletter for this week, check it by clicking the link below. 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-11… #devcon #snarks #certifeddeletion #citrea #mpc

@LauriPelto @CFrontier_Labs A lot of people, apparently you have a lot of fans ;)

@ZKNewsletter @CFrontier_Labs Who keeps on clicking my articles! 😀

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇@CFrontier_Labs An Introduction to Jolt 🥈Katharina Koschatko Skyscraper: Super Fast Hash for Big Primes 🥉@LauriPelto Low Degree Extension Check post below for more!

We've been approaching ZK adoption the wrong way. Developers shouldn't start by picking the "right" proof system. Instead, proof systems should be commoditized. Read on for a sneak peek of an upcoming, exciting blog. ------------- The focus should be on three key factors once the business logic needing proof is identified: Cost per transaction: Developers need a clear view of the cost per transaction with ZK adoption, which includes proving, aggregation, and verification costs. Transaction time: This covers the full end-to-end lifecycle of a transaction with ZK, including proving time, aggregation latency, and verification time. Security requirements: The level of security required from the proof system should be the primary ZK-specific decision. Choices like proof system selection and hardware configuration are secondary and should be implied by these core factors.

🔐Check out the #ZK Newsletter for last week. 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-10… #zkWASM #zeroknowledge #zkp

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇 @abhilashswe Mastering zk-SNARKs 🥈@aramjivanyan Extending Halo2 with Vector Commitments & More 🥉Thomas Cherickal - Everything You Need to Know About ZKP Check post below for more!

🔐Have you already seen #ZK Newsletter for this week? 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-10… #zkWASM #sumcheckprotocol #ethereum

🔐Check out the #ZK Newsletter for this week! 🔗zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-10… #zkp #cairovm #zkvm

More here: zknewsletter.substack.com/p/zk-newslette…

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇Rishin @coinfund Google ZK Summit recap 🥈@RiscZero Introducing Boundless 🥉@eigencloud Introducing Programmatic Incentives v1 Check post below for more!

Let's see your #topclicked materials from last week! 🥇@wyatt_benno The smallest device your zkVM works on 🥈@RiscZero Designing high-performance zkVMs 🥉@ShibamMukherjii, Christian Rechberger, @mschofnegger Cache Timing Leakages in ZK Protocols Check post below for more!

Introducing Boundless: The Verifiable Compute Layer Unlimited execution. Global composability. On-demand scaling. For every developer. On any chain.

🔐Check out release of the #ZK Newsletter from previous week! zknewsletter.com/issues/2024-09… #zkVM #zeroknowledgeprotocols