《From Miner Economy to Prover Economy: Succinct Opens a New Era of Infrastructure》
Ten years ago, Bitcoin miners maintained network security through computing power, ushering in the golden age of the 'Miner Economy.' Today, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) are giving rise to a whole new narrative: the Prover Economy.
In this system, Provers replace the traditional role of miners, taking on core functions such as on-chain data verification, cross-chain communication, and privacy protection. Unlike the single PoW or PoS incentive models, the value of the Prover network lies in:
On-demand supply: Any project can call verification services in API form;
Decentralized assurance: Globally distributed Prover nodes jointly provide computing power and security;
Efficiency and low cost: Making complex ZK computations no longer limited to laboratories or large institutions.
@Succinct is a representative of this new narrative. It transforms zero-knowledge proofs into modular public services through the Succinct Prover Network and SP1 zkVM. Recently, Blobstream completed its migration, connecting to the Succinct network to provide data availability support for @Celestia. This means that world-class Prover nodes have begun to offer high-performance and low-cost services for real ecosystems.
More importantly, Succinct's $PROVE token model connects computing resources with verification needs, truly allowing the 'Prover Economy' to become a self-sustaining market. Just as miners exchanged computing power for Bitcoin ten years ago, today's Provers will exchange proof output for value returns.
We are witnessing a crucial turning point: from the Miner Economy to the Prover Economy. This is the next chapter of blockchain infrastructure, and Succinct is writing its prologue.