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Old news: Ethereum is pushing layer-2 protocols to adapt ZK-Proof processing
New news: There is a new open source GPU accelerator that ensures that these ZK-proof protocols develop and work faster.
Did you all understand that?
We neither. Let’s dive in…
A few weeks ago there was an attempt by ETH Daddy (Vitalik Buterin) to get protocols to use zero-knowledge (zk) proofs – which is basically a way to communicate data, without the all of the details.
(Similar to how asking the question “Are you over 25 – yes/no?” requires less detail/specification than “What is your exact date of birth?”).
Point is: Zk-proofs help protect user privacy on Ethereum and speed up a whole range of processes.
But hey, they also take up a lot of computing power, to the point where companies have developed custom GPUs to process things faster.
“Cool, this still sounds weird” – us, reading that.
These GPUs are the human equivalent of hiring movers when you move.
Of course you can pack all the boxes and move them yourself. But unless you have a flatbed, chances are you’ll need movers for the larger furniture items.
These GPUs will help with the heavy lifting in terms of processing/transferring data, speeding things up overall.
That’s nice, but what’s even better is this:
Space and Time, the company responsible for creating this amazing GPU and (more importantly) the code that makes it so damn efficient, has made its software open source!
This means anyone can use/modify/build on it for free.
A great kumbaya moment for the industry!
