[When 'Efficient Verification' Becomes a Must: New Web3 Possibilities I See in Succinct]
Recently, while streamlining the data notarization process for my team, I was shocked by a set of numbers – just last month, we performed authenticity verification for 1,200 user agreements and 300 supply chain documents, costing nearly 80,000 in third-party notarization fees alone, not to mention the 170 hours of manual labor. This suddenly made me realize that in this era of data explosion, "how to prove 'this is real' at a low cost" has become the most scarce ability.
It wasn't until I came across @SuccinctLabs' solution that I figured out the trick. Their core is not simply to "move" data onto the chain, but to use a self-developed "layered zero-knowledge proof protocol" that allows anyone to quickly verify the integrity and authenticity of information without disclosing the original data. Here's a real example: last week, a friend doing cross-border trade used Succinct to verify the origin information of a batch of Southeast Asian rubber. The original third-party testing + notarization process, which required 72 hours, now took only 12 minutes to obtain a traceable proof through Succinct's light node verification – the key is that all the data remained on his local server.
What excites me even more is the "down-to-earth" nature of the technology's implementation. Succinct has not indulged in complex algorithmic techniques, but has handed over the "right to verify" to every ordinary person: lightweight verification nodes that can be participated in with a mobile phone, a general proof framework that supports multi-chain compatibility, and even a "zero-code verification template" designed for small and medium-sized businesses. They often say, "True decentralization is about making verification no longer unattainable," and this commitment to "practicality" hits the pain point that Web3 should address most.
