Will Succinct’s SP1 zkVM finally make ZK accessible to normal developers? Binance Academy
Succinct’s promise is deceptively simple: write normal Rust code, get a verifiable proof.
That’s an enormous UX shift — it turns zero-knowledge from a specialized craft into an engineering primitive.
The consequences are practical: rollups outsource proofs, wallets verify smaller proofs on mobile, and bridges can validate state cheaply.
The technical risk is in cost and decentralization: you need a provers marketplace so proof compute is competitive and censorship-resistant. Succinct’s economic model ties PROVE to proof requests and provers’ incentives, which could create a meaningful usage loop. The harder question is adoption friction: will devs rewrite stacks for a new zkVM? If Succinct focuses on tooling, clear docs, and low barrier integrations (EVM adapters, SDKs), adoption will follow.
My gut: the industry has been waiting for a “React.js for ZK” — something that turns cryptic primitives into everyday developer tools. If SP1 and the Prover Network deliver predictable cost and easy APIs, Succinct isn’t a niche headline — it’s the substrate that lets many other Web3 dreams actually ship.