#Succinct Prover Network aims to be the 'LEGO Brick Library' in the ZK field
Core contradiction explanation:
Problem:
Current ZK technology is developing rapidly (rocket speed), but its 'supply chain' is broken.
Understanding through analogy:
It's like building a car; the technologies for engines, tires, and steering wheels are advancing rapidly, but these parts come from different factories with no unified standards—when you want to assemble a car, you have to contact different factories to customize parts, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and may lead to incompatibility.
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What is 'the rupture of the ZK proof supply chain'?
1. What is a ZK proof?
Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZK) is a technology that allows one to 'prove knowledge of a secret without revealing the secret' (for example, proving you are over 18 without disclosing your birthday). Blockchain uses it to enhance privacy and efficiency.
2. Meaning of supply chain rupture:
- Current situation: Different blockchain projects (such as L2, bridges, co-processors) need ZK technology, but each project must develop its own ZK proof system from scratch.
- Consequences: Developers reinvent the wheel, and systems are incompatible, making resource sharing impossible (such as prover hardware).
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Current pain points of ZK applications:
1. One-time development:
Each project must design its own ZK system according to its needs (for example, a privacy transfer dApp and a cross-chain bridge ZK system are not interchangeable).
Example: Just like every new restaurant has to invent a set of tableware and customize kitchen equipment.
2. Dependency on centralized provers:
- Many projects can only rely on a few centralized servers (provers) to generate ZK proofs, posing a single point of failure risk.
- Centralization leads to high costs and slow speeds (imagine all the city's deliveries can only be processed through one transfer station).
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Solution: Succinct Prover Network
Goal: Build a 'standardized ZK infrastructure' within the blockchain technology stack (L2, bridges, co-processors, etc.).
Analogy:
Establish a 'ZK parts supermarket' — all projects can directly purchase standardized ZK components (such as provers, verification tools) from here, without having to develop from scratch.
Specific benefits:
1. Reduce costs: Developers do not need to repeatedly develop common functionalities.
2. Improve efficiency: Standardized components can be reused, speeding up development.
3. Decentralization: Avoid reliance on a single server through a distributed prover network.
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Summary (one-sentence version):
ZK technology is like a rapidly developing rocket, but the parts (supply chain) are not interchangeable, forcing developers to reinvent the wheel. Succinct Prover Network aims to be the 'LEGO Brick Library' in the ZK field, allowing developers to directly assemble standardized modules without being burdened by trivial technologies.
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