A new alliance is shaking the Ethereum scaling landscape. @Succinct has inked a one-year exclusive partnership with Tandem, the venture arm of Offchain Labs, to power ZK proving for Arbitrum chains. This deal is more than a handshake, it’s a declaration that the future of rollups belongs to Zero-Knowledge. $PROVE
The Succinct Revolution
Succinct’s story has always been about accessibility. Before, ZK was complex, slow, and expensive. Succinct turned that upside down with SP1 zkVM, enabling any developer to write in Rust and compile into provable programs. No cryptography PhD required.
The result? Over 35 major projects from Celestia to Polygon are already using Succinct’s prover technology to unlock verifiable computing. And with the launch of the Succinct Prover Network, ZK proofs have become decentralized, cost-efficient, and fast powered by the $PROVE token as the economic engine for security and payments.
Why Arbitrum Matters
Arbitrum isn’t just another rollup; it’s Ethereum’s most battle-tested scaling family. With 40+ chains live and enterprise adoption rising, Arbitrum is the backbone of L2 expansion. But scaling has never stood still. Offchain Labs has long experimented with hybrid proving models, and with Stylus, they’ve shown how flexible rollups can really be.
Now, by partnering with Succinct, Arbitrum is ready to embed ZK at its core. This partnership means Arbitrum teams gain access to industry-leading ZK performance without the prohibitive costs that once made ZK out of reach.
A Doubling Market for Succinct
For Succinct, the impact is staggering. Until now, the Prover Network monetized proofs primarily for OP Stack chains. With Arbitrum onboard, the demand curve explodes, potentially doubling the market overnight. ZK rollups are among the strongest proof consumers and if Succinct captures even a slice of that market, it could funnel hundreds of millions in value back into the ecosystem.
This is why the one-year exclusivity matters. It’s not just validation it’s a vote of confidence from Offchain Labs that Succinct is the ZK partner of choice.
The Bigger Picture
Ethereum scaling is evolving. Optimistic rollups carried the torch in 2021, but ZK is rapidly becoming the gold standard. With Succinct’s SP1 driving what they call a “ZK Moore’s Law” in performance and cost, the equation is simple: rollups that don’t adopt ZK risk being left behind.
By securing Arbitrum as a proving ground, Succinct has set a precedent. The future of rollups is composable, customizable, and verifiable.
This isn’t just a partnership. It’s the start of a ZK-powered era one where Succinct’s mission to “prove the world’s software” finds its perfect stage in Ethereum’s most trusted scaling ecosystem.