PROVE Series (Twenty-Three): How Prove Optimizes Blockchain Throughput
The issue of blockchain throughput has always been a pain point in the industry, with congestion during peak periods, like that of Ethereum, being quite troublesome. The emergence of Prove tokens provides a clever solution by using zero-knowledge proofs to separate execution and verification. The core of the Succinct Network is a distributed proof cluster, where users submit programs, and provers generate ZK proofs through competition, significantly reducing the on-chain burden. Think about it: instead of requiring all nodes to repeatedly compute, now only a small proof needs to be verified, allowing for more transactions to be processed.
Prove's optimization lies in the design of the proof competition, which functions like an efficient market, allowing provers to bid on requests, ensuring low latency and high reliability. In early tests, Prove was able to increase throughput by over three times because it avoided redundant computations. For example, in Rollup applications, Prove allows for faster batch transaction verification, no longer relying on inefficient fraud proofs. This makes me feel that Prove acts like a 'turbocharger' for blockchain, making the system run more smoothly.
Of course, optimization does not happen overnight. The Prove team has invested considerable effort into algorithms, such as the SP1 compression proof, which can keep the proof size at a constant level, making it suitable for on-chain storage. This directly reduces gas fees and makes it easier for home provers to participate, enhancing network decentralization. Users holding Prove tokens can profit from ecosystem growth, as higher throughput attracts more applications.
In the future, Prove will also support co-processor modes to outsource re-computation tasks. This will further unleash throughput potential, applicable to DeFi or NFT markets. In summary, Prove's optimization journey starts with technical details to solve real problems, making blockchain more user-friendly.
