ZK in Review: Decoding 2024 & Predicting 2025

SummaryThis week, Anna catches up with cohosts, Tarun, Nico and Guillermo to do a look back at the zk research and applications that came out in 2024. They go on to discuss the challenges facing the ecosystem. And they wrap with a brief look forward, covering what to expect in ZK in 2025. This will be the last ep of 2024, thank you for joining us this year! Further Reading:ZK12: Welcome to zkSummit & Sponsor Intro - Anna RoseCircle STARKs by Haböck, Levit and PapiniStarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'ZK12: WHIR: Reed-Solomon Proximity Testing with Super-Fast Verification by Eylon YogevEpisode 290: Exploring, Teaching and Auditing ZK with David Wong Episode 345: Latest ZK Research with Dan Boneh LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Applications to Succinct Proof Systems by Dan Boneh and Binyi ChenLaBRADOR: Compact Proofs for R1CS from Module-SIS? by Ward Beullens and Gregor SeilerQuantum Algorithms for Lattice Problems by Yilei ChenEpisode 325: Web Proofs with Tracy from Pluto ZODA: Zero-Overhead Data Availability by Evans, Mohnblatt and AngerisCheck out the ZK Jobs Board for the latest jobs in ZK at jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm If you like what we do:Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | LinktreeSubscribe to our podcast newsletterFollow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YouTube