Demystifying the benefits of zero-knowledge proofs with Mysten Labs co-founder Kostas Chalkias
This is the second installment of a miniseries sponsored by Axelar and featuring co-host Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar — you can find part 1 with Eigen Layer's Sreeram Kannan here. In this episode, Chaparro and Gorbunov are joined by Mysten Labs c
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Show Notes
This is the second installment of a miniseries sponsored by Axelar and featuring co-host Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar — you can find part 1 with Eigen Layer's Sreeram Kannan here.
In this episode, Chaparro and Gorbunov are joined by Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias to discuss the potential of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to revolutionize the blockchain space.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:27 ZK-proof overview
08:45 Adoption of zk-proofs
15:33 Standardizing zk-proofs
22:27 Advice for builders
27:57 ZK & AI
35:55 How ZK improves UX
45:00 Predictions
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Axelar.
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