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.