If you have used ZK before, then in today's world where zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) are gradually becoming the consensus for blockchain infrastructure, Succinct is the team that is leading the way.
It is not about 'creating an application,' but about building a ZK cloud platform that serves global developers, turning ZK from a complex cryptographic technology into an underlying capability that every project can plug and play.
Succinct Prover Network
Succinct has designed an incentive network that connects global GPU nodes through the token $PROVE , providing efficient, secure, and verifiable ZK computing services for Ethereum, Layer2, AI, and more. Any project can remotely generate ZK proofs just like calling cloud services.
Currently, it has secured over $4B in assets on-chain, making it one of the largest ZK infrastructure by TVL coverage.
SP1 zkVM: Normalizing ZK Programming
Another core component of Succinct is zkVM — SP1. You no longer need to understand circuit structures or ZK mathematical principles to develop ZK applications.
Just use mainstream languages (like Rust) to write regular business logic, and SP1 will automatically generate ZK proofs for you. This elevation of abstraction is the key breakthrough for scaling ZK applications.
Performance: Candidate Solution for Real-Time Proofs on Ethereum
Succinct has achieved a key breakthrough based on SP1 Hypercube:
Completing ZK proofs for 93% of Ethereum blocks in 12 seconds.
It may be the team that is currently closest to Ethereum's 'real-time proof' roadmap, which is significant for L1/L2 full-stack scaling.
Web2 is Integrating with ZK
The zk age verification service recently launched by Google Wallet is powered by Succinct's technology. It proves age compliance without exposing identity information.
It is not just a token
Unlike common 'governance tokens for a specific application,' $PROVE is the core of the entire network:
It settles GPU node computing power.
It incentivizes participants to generate high-quality proofs.
It is the security guarantee of this distributed ZK network.
Simply put: $PROVE is the fuel for ZK, not a voting right.
The Team Behind It
The backgrounds of the co-founders are impressive:
Uma: MIT Math + CS, former Google Brain
John: Stanford CS, former NVIDIA, Thiel Fellow
They are engineering entrepreneurs not for hype, but to reconstruct the underlying infrastructure.
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