

Walnut
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debugging blockchains https://t.co/qfcmNxwFTA





Among crypto projects, two that I really like and respect are both in the area of ZK-STARKs: 1. The @0xMiden project (led by @bobbinth) Many years ago, when I first spoke to Bobbin, he told me he was really interested in ZK-STARKs. He basically started from his garage to build everything related to them: a whole compiler and virtual machine. I found that very inspiring, and today he is leading one of the most interesting projects using ZK-STARKs. 2. The @RiscZero team In a similar way, @BruestleJeremy and his team fell in love with the beauty, the post-quantum security, and the math of ZK-STARKs. They just started implementing it and have built a very impressive company and project. It is interesting because these two projects are competitors of StarkWare in some way, but I view them very highly. I really hope each one of them succeeds in their own way, and maybe somewhere down the line we can collaborate rather than compete.



1/ It’s finally time for Bitcoin to get privacy. Introducing strkBTC [₿]: a new wrapped Bitcoin token with built-in privacy capabilities. Shield your Bitcoin balances and transfers, or don’t. You choose 🧵

1/ It’s finally time for Bitcoin to get privacy. Introducing strkBTC [₿]: a new wrapped Bitcoin token with built-in privacy capabilities. Shield your Bitcoin balances and transfers, or don’t. You choose 🧵

1/ It’s finally time for Bitcoin to get privacy. Introducing strkBTC [₿]: a new wrapped Bitcoin token with built-in privacy capabilities. Shield your Bitcoin balances and transfers, or don’t. You choose 🧵

This is exciting and here is how to make it even better Scaling isn’t just about the execution client — the compiler is the other side of the coin. Better compiled contracts = less gas per transaction = more throughput for the same hardware. Web3 should leverage battle-tested compiler infra like MLIR instead of building optimization passes from scratch. We proved it works — plugged an MLIR pipeline into solc and got real gas savings. * Up to 25% gas savings compared to --via-ir * Up to 50% code size savings compared to --via-ir #issuecomment-3855141597" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/walnuthq/solid…
dms open if you are interested in exploring this
Nethermind's execution client implementation for Arbitrum is now public. Nethermind processes, on average, 1.4 Ggas/s on a typical Ethereum staking machine. With the Nethermind client on @arbitrum, we will be able to push the frontier of performance and throughput for Arbitrum chains. Where it stands: full node execution processing over 300M Arbitrum One archive blocks, with Stylus smart contract support. Correctness is validated by running Nethermind alongside Nitro's native execution layer in comparison mode. In progress: validator mode, sequencer support. The work should be visible and verifiable as it matures. github.com/NethermindEth/…

Nethermind's execution client implementation for Arbitrum is now public. Nethermind processes, on average, 1.4 Ggas/s on a typical Ethereum staking machine. With the Nethermind client on @arbitrum, we will be able to push the frontier of performance and throughput for Arbitrum chains. Where it stands: full node execution processing over 300M Arbitrum One archive blocks, with Stylus smart contract support. Correctness is validated by running Nethermind alongside Nitro's native execution layer in comparison mode. In progress: validator mode, sequencer support. The work should be visible and verifiable as it matures. github.com/NethermindEth/…







