If ZK is a high-cool black technology, then Succinct is now turning it into infrastructure that everyone can use.
In the past, zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) sounded like something only a PhD in cryptography could handle. But Succinct has opened this door. It is not creating one new chain after another but building a globally available ZK computing network with the Succinct Prover Network — as simple as using cloud services with ZK.
Let me analyze the core logic, which is very simple: use the token $PROVE to incentivize global GPU nodes to 'prove,' developers no longer need to build complex circuits themselves; they just need to call the network and write code in mainstream languages to add ZK to their applications. Behind this is their launched SP1 zkVM, a ZK virtual machine as user-friendly as modern languages, greatly lowering the development threshold for everyone.
Succinct is not doing Rollup; it is helping all Rollups become safer, faster, and more reliable.
This is not a new L2, but an underlying network that serves the entire multi-chain ecosystem. Whether you are on Ethereum mainnet, Rollup, Bitcoin bridge, Solana cross-chain bridge, or even a Web2 enterprise or AI model, as long as you need secure and verifiable computation — Succinct Network can provide real-time ZK proofs.
Compared to many ZK projects that are 'serving single chains + single use cases,' ZK is just a part of performance optimization for them. But for Succinct, ZK is the core main line, and $PROVE is the 'fuel' for this decentralized computing market.
This is a technological breakthrough, and there is also policy support in this favorable wind.
The White House identified ZK as a key technology for compliance and privacy in its 2025 digital asset report. Whether for identity verification or financial behavior monitoring, ZK is seen as the best path to resolve the conflict between regulation and privacy. This effectively gives infrastructure projects like Succinct a strong backing.
Currently, Succinct has helped clients protect over $4 billion in on-chain asset security by integrating multiple Rollups, cross-chain bridges, and other modules, making it one of the ZK Infra projects with the largest TVL coverage.
In terms of capital backing from seed round to Series A, Succinct has secured over $55M in funding, led continuously by Paradigm. Other investors include Bankless, Robot Ventures, Standard Crypto, and celebrity angels like the co-founder of Polygon and early investors in Twitter.
As ZK enters the era of large-scale availability, Succinct is likely to be the builder of that 'highway.' And $PROVE , is not just a token, but the energy and order of this ZK computing revolution.
Let me talk about single-chain ZK, the high deployment costs are a thing of the past, Succinct is the future of ZK.
