The Ultimate ZK Infrastructure Landscape
ZK is not dead. ZK is the endgame.
I identified 64 projects across 8 verticals, composing a multi-billion dollar industry that could soon be worth trillions of $$$.
Part 1/2:
𝘇𝗸𝗩𝗠𝘀
- Jolt by @a16zcrypto
- Nexus by @NexusLabsHQ
- Risc0 by @RiscZero (RISC-V based)
- Sp1 by @SuccinctLabs (RISC-V based)
- Valida by @lita_xyz
- zkOS by @the_matter_labs
- Miden by @0xPolygon
- Ola by @ola_zkzkvm
- TritonVM by @seagodcrypto
- zkWasm VM by @fluentxyz
- CairoVM by @StarkWareLtd
- zkLLVM by @nil_foundation
- snarkOS by @AleoHQ
- Lurk by @LurkLab
- MIPS zkVM by @o1_labs (Mina)
- Piecrust VM by @DuskFoundation
- Aztec VM by @aztecnetwork
- @ProjectZKM (MIPS-based zkVM optimized for BitVM)
- @Aleph__Zero (ZK L1)
- @DelphinusLab (zkWasm)
- @ziskvm (Polygon spin-off, formerly @0xPolygon zkEVM)
𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀
- @boundless_xyz (full-stack ZK solution, not just proving)
- @SindriLabs (ZK infra automation)
- @thezkcloud (universal proving layer)
- @lagrangedev (DeepProve verifies AI inferences via ZK)
- @MarlinProtocol (TEE coprocessors for decentralized AI)
- @Snarkify_ZKP (real-time proving for any chain)
- @fermah_xyz (universal proving marketplace)
- @LumozOrg (RaaS with baked-in proving)
𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & Aggregation 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀
- @alignedlayer (AVS for proof verification, potentially aggregation)
- @ZKVProtocol (universal proof verification layer)
- @nebrazkp (proof aggregation)
- @labs_electron (proof aggregation)
- @0xPolygon AggLayer (proof aggregation)
- @union_build (IBC-based, ZK-powered interop layer)
- @zkLink_Official (aggregation layer)
Keep reading for part 2