MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 8: Zero-Knowledge ComputationThis is a series of articles, read part 7.8 min read·Apr 25, 2019--1--1
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 7: Constraints and Public InputsThis is a series of articles, read part 6.5 min read·Apr 23, 2019----
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 6: Verifiable Computation ProtocolWe went through many important modifications of the knowledge of polynomial protocol to make it general-purpose, so let us see how it is…8 min read·Apr 19, 2019--3--3
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 5: Variable PolynomialsWith the multi-operation polynomials approach introduced in part 4, we can prove many operations at once (e.g., millions and more), but…13 min read·Apr 16, 2019--6--6
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 4: General-Purpose ComputationWe have paved our way with a simple yet sufficient example involving most of the zk-SNARK machinery, and it is now possible to advance the…11 min read·Apr 11, 2019--2--2
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 3: Non-interactivity & Distributed SetupTill this point, we had an interactive zero-knowledge scheme. Why is that the case? Because the proof is only valid for the original…9 min read·Apr 9, 2019--1--1
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 2: Proving Knowledge of a PolynomialWe start with a problem of proving the knowledge of a polynomial and make our way to a generic approach. We will discover many other…16 min read·Apr 8, 2019--12--12
MaksymWhy and How zk-SNARK Works 1: Introduction & the Medium of a ProofDespite the existence of multiple great resources on zk-SNARK construction, from original papers [Bit+11; Par+13] to explainers [Rei16…8 min read·Mar 20, 2019--6--6
MaksymGame-changing Year for Private BlockchainsA private blockchain is a great way to achieve consensus between independent companies on transactions they do between each other. It…4 min read·Jan 3, 2018----
MaksymFirst Title Deed Registration at EntEthIt was a great and surprisingly very welcoming experience to demo first ever Title Deed registration on the Quorum blockchain. Other…1 min read·Mar 1, 2017----