Is this a cow? My personal opinion is it's a cow 🐮
You can think of Succinct (PROVE) as the “proof supermarket” for global developers: everyone wants to add a verification ring to blockchain, AI, games, etc., making it convenient and reliable, and this network helps you get it done.
The core is their SP1 zkVM, which allows you to write code in Rust or C++, and then the backend can help you package a zero-knowledge proof. Don't worry about the cryptographic principles; you don’t have to write complex circuits, and the experience is as simple as running a regular program.
It's somewhat like the repayment market on Taobao: Requesters (developers) publish “proof orders,” Provers (nodes) compete for efficiency to accept orders, and whoever quotes fast and cheap gets the job. The entire matching system is off-chain bidding + on-chain settlement—compared to waiting idly on-chain, it’s as fast as lightning.
So what is the PROVE token for? It is the “money + ticket” of this supermarket:
Paying for orders — you need to use PROVE to pay for proof requests;
Staking guarantee — nodes must stake PROVE to accept orders, and if they don't take it seriously, they risk slashing;
Neat governance — holding PROVE allows you to participate in network decision-making voting.
In summary: Succinct is the Uber version of ZK services: write in familiar languages, go on-chain for proof verification, everything is transparent and trustworthy, and it relies on the PROVE token to operate the economic system, making it both smart and down-to-earth.
