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Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy.

In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet.

ZK-proofs are a cryptographic protocol that allows one party to prove the truth of a statement to another party without sharing any of the statement’s contents. 

An often-cited example is proving to a bartender that you’re old enough to drink without showing your ID or even telling them your birthdate.

Well, it seems that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, once found the technology pretty interesting.


Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy.

In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet.

ZK-proofs are a cryptographic protocol that allows one party to prove the truth of a statement to another party without sharing any of the statement’s contents. 

An often-cited example is proving to a bartender that you’re old enough to drink without showing your ID or even telling them your birthdate.

Well, it seems that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, once found the technology pretty interesting.


Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy.

In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet.

ZK-proofs are a cryptographic protocol that allows one party to prove the truth of a statement to another party without sharing any of the statement’s contents. 

An often-cited example is proving to a bartender that you’re old enough to drink without showing your ID or even telling them your birthdate.

Well, it seems that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, once found the technology pretty interesting.


What is the Pareto 80/20 rule, and how does it apply to cryptocurrencies?

In the context of cryptocurrencies, Pareto principle implies that a minority of efforts or factors often yield the majority of results.

MultiversX eyes Metaverse scalability as CEO sheds light on spatial computing

The MultiversX CEO discussed the recent interest of Meta and Apple in the metaverse domain and analyzed their respective approaches.

Bitcoin-centric AI language model aims to drive BTC education and adoption

Spirit of Satoshi is a novel AI language model trained on seminal Bitcoin resources to drive education and power BTC-related products and services.

Grayscale files for new spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca

Grayscale filed a new registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission after a D.C. circuit court ruled the regulator must look again at the company's application.

BitPanda crypto exchange gets license in Norway amid European expansion bid

BitPanda already holds a license in Austria, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Sweden.

New York Attorney General sues Gemini, Genesis, DGC for allegedly defrauding investors

A filing from New York attorney general Letitia James alleges that the cryptocurrency companies defrauded investors of over $1 billion.

Finland works on instant payments system, embraces digital euro

The Bank of Finland actively promotes the development of new forms of payment.

Hodling hard: Bitcoin's long-term investors own over 76% of all BTC for the first time

BTC supply dynamics show all-time high percentage ownership by long-term holders, and Bitcoin investors should "do the math" as a result, analysis says.

Elon Musk, Mark Cuban team up to contest SEC trial strategies

The context of this legal challenge centers around the SEC v. Jarkesy case, in which George Jarkesy contends that his Seventh Amendment rights were violated.

Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub

The crypto exchange has applied for a license under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets with the Central Bank of Ireland and, if successful, will be able to "passport" its services across EU states.

Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub

The crypto exchange has applied for a license under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets with the Central Bank of Ireland and, if successful, will be able to "passport" its services across EU states.

Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub

The crypto exchange has applied for a license under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets with the Central Bank of Ireland and, if successful, will be able to "passport" its services across EU states.

U.S. Office of the Comptroller will discuss tokenization as opposed to crypto

The OCC will host a symposium on tokenization and its benefits in February 2024.

India state refiner HPCL uses blockchain to verify purchase orders

Hindustan Petroleum, one of India’s largest oil and gas companies, is launching a blockchain system to enable automated verification of purchase orders.

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