Have you heard of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP)? This thing is like the 'magician' of the blockchain world—it can prove that 'something is true' without revealing 'what exactly it is.' For example, you might boast to someone, 'I have 100 bitcoins in my wallet,' but you don't want to expose the specific address; or a DeFi protocol secretly verifies your credit score without leaking your bank card information... This magic relies entirely on ZKP!
However, this magic is not something just anyone can play with—in the past, if you wanted to use ZKP, you either had to invest a lot of money to buy a bunch of high-end graphics cards (GPUs) to act as a 'power station,' or hire a bunch of cryptography experts to help you write code. Ordinary developers would shake their heads: 'This threshold is higher than climbing Mount Everest!'
Don't worry! Today I'm recommending a magical tool—Succinct. It's like the 'shared power bank' of the blockchain world, allowing developers to use ZKP without having to buy equipment or hire experts; they can just click their mouse and get started!
What is Succinct? It's the 'shared power bank' of the blockchain world!
Imagine this: your phone is out of battery, and instead of buying a power bank, you open an app and rent one instead; when you're done, you return it and pay hourly. Succinct does pretty much the same thing!
Previously, every project that wanted to use ZKP (such as DeFi protocols or AI tools) had to set up their own 'power station'—buy a bunch of high-performance hardware (GPU/FPGA) and hire a group of cryptography experts to write code. This cost could deter 90% of small teams!
But Succinct has made a big move: it has gathered a group of 'shared provers' (a group of nodes that specifically help generate ZKPs) and formed a 'shared network.' Developers don't have to worry about anything; it's just like placing an order in a power bank app—submit a request (for example, 'help me verify if this transaction is legitimate'), and the 'provers' in the network will rush to generate the ZKP for you. When it's done, you just pay a small tip (in ETH or network tokens)!
For example 🌰 :
A small team developed a DeFi lending protocol and wanted to prove that the user's collateral is sufficient without exposing the specific assets. In the past, they had to buy GPUs and set up the system themselves. Now? They can simply submit a request on Succinct, and the provers in the network will quickly generate the ZKP for them. The team can use it directly—saving time, effort, and money!
