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Blazingly fast ZK blockchain, prioritizing UX and privacy. Now also EVM-compatible.
Dec 4 10 tweets 2 min read
🛡️Aleph Zero's zkOS vs. zkEVM: know the difference!

Zero Knowledge technology is used in various contexts, often leading to misconceptions about whether they're all used for privacy.

That's not the case—and here's why! ⤵️ Image TL;DR

Aleph Zero's zkOS offers privacy for the EVM—hence, can be referred to as ZK EVM or ZK-privacy EVM.

zkEVM is mostly used for Ethereum's scalability, not privacy.
Jul 2 14 tweets 5 min read
⚙️ Aleph Zero EVM is live on the Testnet, with the Mainnet release scheduled already in Q3 2024.

Plot twist: this is not your typical L2.

Discover how we're enabling the ZK Privacy EVM, its ecosystem impact, and the benefits for the users. ↓ Image ✨ Aleph Zero EVM, built with @gelatonetwork and the @arbitrum Orbit stack, opens the ecosystem to EVM developers and users, and ensures the wide distribution of our privacy technology, zkOS.

We want to make it known for the best privacy user experience in the space. Period.
Feb 3, 2022 9 tweets 2 min read
So, are we a DAG? Yes. But we're also a blockchain. Here's a 🧵 on how it works in the $AZERO case. Consensus protocols define how decentralized ledgers decide on a single version of the truth. There are two dominant paradigms used by consensus protocols: Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS).