The current ZK ecosystem is stuck in 'passively following behind': new algorithm releases take 1 month to adapt, and popular scenarios are rushed to develop only after an explosion in demand, leading to modules developed by developers becoming obsolete after just six months. The breakthrough point for Succinct Labs is to create a ZK Future Hub that can 'predict the future'—locking in technology, incubating scenarios, and binding earnings 12 months in advance with AI, allowing the ZK ecosystem to shift from 'chasing trends' to 'creating trends', directly grasping the next wave of trusted dividends.
I. Technology Prediction: New public chain rules haven't been released yet, but the adaptive modules are already prepared.
Traditional ZK adaptation is always 'a half beat slow'; in 2024, a certain new public chain upgraded its verification protocol, and most platforms only developed after the release, taking 45 days, causing developers to miss the opportunity. Succinct Labs' 'Technology Prediction Engine' crawls public chain research logs and patent documents, predicting technology directions 1 year in advance and doing the adaptation in advance.
The engine monitors over 40 public chain dynamics through AI, capturing clues about 'verification rule modifications' (such as parameter adjustment codes), and deduces protocol forms, developing modules 6 months in advance. In early 2024, the engine discovered traces of 'lightweight algorithms' from a public chain patent, preparing an adaptive module 8 months in advance; in September of the same year, the public chain released the protocol, and developers could use it on the same day. A certain DeFi project became one of the first adopters, with users increasing by 200% in 3 months. Currently, the engine has adapted 18 unpublished technologies in advance, reducing new protocol response time from 45 days to 24 hours, improving 'new acquisition' efficiency by 98%.
II. Scenario Prediction: AI rights confirmation, elderly healthcare, and other niche scenarios are implemented 6 months in advance.
The ZK ecosystem is clustered around retail verification and agricultural traceability, but overlooks potential demands like 'AI data rights confirmation' and 'elderly medical record sharing'. Succinct Labs' 'Scenario Prediction Engine' analyzes policies and capital flows, digging into potential scenarios 6 months in advance and developing tools to fill the gaps.
The engine crawls the EU AI Act, China's Data Security Law, etc., targeting the pain points of 'policy + capital attention', producing a tool prototype in one month, and partnering with leading companies for trials. In March 2024, the engine predicts an explosion in 'AI data rights confirmation' and develops tools in advance; in September, a certain AI company was involved in an infringement dispute, and the tool was quickly deployed to help over 50 teams comply, capturing 60% of the market in 3 months. For the elderly care scenario, a 'medical record ZK tool' (voice interaction, large font interface) was developed; after being integrated into a retirement community, the elderly's medical visit time was reduced from 1 hour to 20 minutes. Currently, the engine has deployed 40 potential tools, laying out 6-8 months earlier than the industry, with an early market share exceeding 75%.
III. Value Prediction: Lock in 3 years of earnings for one-time development, developers no longer need to chase projects.
Traditional ZK ecosystem, developers only earn money once for module development, with no long-term rewards for contributions. Succinct Labs' 'Value Prediction Mechanism' allows contributions to be exchanged for 'profit-sharing rights for the next 3 years', achieving 'one-time investment, long-term passive income'.
Developers develop and maintain modules, and users provide suggestions for services, accumulating 'contribution value' to exchange for 'earnings options'. A certain developer's AI data rights confirmation module created in 2023 earned a share of 30,000 that year, and locked in 10% profit sharing from AI scenarios for 2024-2026, gaining an additional 50,000 by Q3 2024 while continuously optimizing the module. Users can also earn long-term income; a certain designer verified AI painting copyrights and received the 'handicraft rights confirmation tool' for free by accumulating contribution value, recommending over 200 peers. Currently, the mechanism locks in 3 years of earnings for 25,000 developers and 1.5 million users, increasing developer retention from 20% to 85%.
Summary
Succinct Labs' 'ZK Future Hub' equips the ZK ecosystem with a 'wind radar'—technology adaptation running ahead of public chains, scenario layout ahead of demand, covering the value of 3 years of contributions. This ability to 'create wind in advance' makes it a leader in the ZK track and propels the ecosystem towards 'next-generation trusted infrastructure'.
