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🤔 What is @MantaNetwork's OpenZL? A thread >>

"Manta has recently launched #OpenZL... These initiatives are very important. As we spend more time on this tech, we should [think] about tooling."

@rahulmaganti_ from @jump_ spoke about it on @ZKValidator

youtube.com/clip/Ugkx6YA_K…

OpenZL is an initiative that we started at @MantaNetwork to make it easier for devs who aren't cryptography experts to build zero-knowledge proofs into their applications. We're making it easier for everyone to use #ZKP.

Current solutions for building fall under two categories:

1) Build using high-level languages like Circom

❌ The disadvantage here is that you can't take advantage of performance optimization, so your application has a potentially worse user experience.

2) Building the protocol directly using #ZKP libraries like Arkworks' Groth16

❌ The disadvantage here is that you need expertise in cryptography, and development can still be very error-prone.

Furthermore, #ZKPs are evolving. New proof systems continue to come out from cutting-edge research.

✅ @MantaNetwork's #OpenZL aims to solve this problem by building flexible & proof-system agnostic libraries for Web3 #Buidlers .

Learn more: github.com/OpenZkLib/open…