Prediction: within the next 5 years, we will be talking about applications of zero-knowledge protocols the way we talk today about applications of blockchain protocols.
The potential unlocked by the breakthroughs of the last few years is going to take the mainstream by storm.
The potential unlocked by the breakthroughs of the last few years is going to take the mainstream by storm.
A new class of application will be created around zkps akin to the emergence of dapps.
A new community of entrepreneurs & devs will form around these zero-knowledge products.
Startups and enterprises will be doing research on the applicability of zero-knowledge proofs to their products. Let’s just hope they don’t get lost in innovation lab purgatory.
We will be reading (and debunking) Time magazine cover stories about the mythical zero-knowledge proof.
There will be an incredible amount of resources poured into use case exploration around zkps, covering everything from identity to compliance to commerce to high finance.
Accenture will be recommending zero-knowledge proofs as an area of exploration to all their consulting clients.
The World Economic Forum will be hosting panels on zero-knowledge proofs and their applications at Davos.
An enormous amount of value (both fundamental and speculative) will be created around anything that touches zero-knowledge proofs.
I dread the rebrand of Long Island Iced Tea Blockchain to Long Island ZKP, but I am unbelievably excited for the startups that will create world-changing applications around the breakthroughs in the space. 🚀
TLDR: the zero-knowledge revolution is coming. Don’t sleep on it. Learn about this space now.
Some of my favorite resources:
Intro: wired.com/story/zero-kno… @lilyhnewman
101: oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/3… @BenLaurie
201: vitalik.ca/general/2021/0… @VitalikButerin
Zcash: medium.com/@linda.xie/a-b… @ljxie
Listening: @zeroknowledgefm by @AnnaRRose the only pod I regularly listen to
Intro: wired.com/story/zero-kno… @lilyhnewman
101: oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/3… @BenLaurie
201: vitalik.ca/general/2021/0… @VitalikButerin
Zcash: medium.com/@linda.xie/a-b… @ljxie
Listening: @zeroknowledgefm by @AnnaRRose the only pod I regularly listen to
Human interest: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radio… by Molly Webster for @Radiolab
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