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10 years ago, you needed a PhD in cryptography to implement ZK apps.
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It's incredible how far ZK has come. So many people are talking about it these days. That wasn't the case 5 years ago. And we're still early. I love to see it. Thanks for having me @consensus2025!

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I recently had a great conversation with @DLNewsInfo about @AleoHQ and ZK.

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Sometimes we can forget that silicon enables EVERYTHING we do. And ZK is no exception. The history of computing shows us that software innovations often precede hardware acceleration. We're at this exact inflection point with ZK technology. Building a general-purpose ZK system today is like running modern graphics without a GPU. The math works, but the performance is impractical for mainstream adoption. For ZK to achieve its potential, we need specialized hardware acceleration, just as HTTPS became practical once Intel added dedicated cryptographic units to CPUs. The computational intensity of generating ZK proofs creates a natural economic incentive for hardware optimization. This is why @AleoHQ's consensus mechanism includes proof of succinct work designed specifically to incentivize hardware acceleration for ZK proofs. Competition to generate proofs more efficiently will drive investment into specialized hardware. When ZK proving moves from seconds to milliseconds, entirely new applications become possible. The constraint isn't mathematics: it's silicon.

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Why am I so obsessed with private payments? Today's crypto UX is fundamentally broken. Send someone USDC and you've just given them visibility into your entire financial history. Past, present, and future. Explain that to someone IRL and the look on their face is why there is no “mass adoption.” It’s just not what users expect from money. Your bank doesn't show your transaction history to merchants. 20 years ago, the entire internet ran on HTTP. Everything was in plaintext. E-commerce didn’t exist until HTTPS enabled securing sensitive data. Blockchain is still in its HTTP era. And private transactions aren't just a feature, they're a prerequisite for mainstream adoption. ZK proofs solve this by enabling verification without revealing transaction details. Compute locally, verify globally. This isn't just about user experience. Public financial data creates security vulnerabilities for individuals, businesses, and even nations. The missing piece has been configurable compliance, privacy that can adapt to different jurisdictions and regulatory requirements. I believe in 5-10 years, every major token will have a confidential equivalent. Because privacy is necessary for bringing blockchain into everyday financial life.

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ZK has been overloaded to mean anything and everything in crypto. But true ZK is about zero-knowledge proofs providing privacy. Most 'ZK' projects are just using the tech for scaling, not confidentiality. When you say ZK but don't mean privacy, you're diluting what makes this technology revolutionary.

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