Mangrove: A scalable framework for folding-based SNARKs

W Nguyen, T Datta, B Chen, N Tyagi… - Annual International …, 2024 - Springer
We present a framework for building efficient folding-based SNARKs. First we develop a
new “uniformizing” compiler for NP statements that converts any poly-time computation to a …

{SoK}: What Don't We Know? Understanding Security Vulnerabilities in {SNARKs}

S Chaliasos, J Ernstberger, D Theodore… - 33rd USENIX Security …, 2024 - usenix.org
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) have evolved from being a theoretical concept providing
privacy and verifiability to having practical, real-world implementations, with SNARKs …

Hekaton: Horizontally-Scalable zkSNARKs Via Proof Aggregation

M Rosenberg, T Mopuri, H Hafezi, I Miers… - Proceedings of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive ARguments of Knowledge (zkSNARKs) allow a
prover to convince a verifier of the correct execution of a large computation in private and …

Do you need a zero knowledge proof?

J Ernstberger, S Chaliasos, L Zhou… - Cryptology ePrint …, 2024 - eprint.iacr.org
Abstract Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), a cryptographic tool known for decades, have
gained significant attention in recent years due to advancements that have made them …

Ceno: Non-uniform, Segment and Parallel Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine

T Liu, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, W Hu, Y Zhang - Journal of Cryptology, 2025 - Springer
In this paper, we explore a novel Zero-knowledge Virtual Machine (zkVM) framework
leveraging succinct, non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs for verifiable computation over …

Tight zk cpu: Batched zk branching with cost proportional to evaluated instruction

Y Yang, D Heath, C Hazay, V Kolesnikov… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We explore Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) of statements expressed as programs written in
high-level languages, eg, C or assembly. At the core of executing such programs in ZK is the …

Sparrow: Space-Efficient zkSNARK for Data-Parallel Circuits and Applications to Zero-Knowledge Decision Trees

C Pappas, D Papadopoulos - Proceedings of the 2024 on ACM SIGSAC …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Space-efficient SNARKs aim to reduce the prover's space overhead which is one the main
obstacles for deploying SNARKs in practice, as it can be prohibitively large (eg, orders of …

Deepfold: Efficient multilinear polynomial commitment from reed-solomon code and its application to zero-knowledge proofs

Y Guo, X Liu, K Huang, W Qu, T Tao… - Cryptology ePrint …, 2024 - eprint.iacr.org
This work presents Deepfold, a novel multilinear polynomial commitment scheme (PCS)
based on Reed-Solomon code that offers optimal prover time and a more concise proof size …

Scalable collaborative zk-snark and its application to efficient proof outsourcing

X Liu, Z Zhou, Y Wang, J He, B Zhang, X Yang… - Cryptology ePrint …, 2024 - eprint.iacr.org
Abstract Collaborative zk-SNARK (USENIX'22) allows multiple parties to jointly create a zk-
SNARK proof over distributed secrets (also known as the witness). It provides a promising …

Optimized Cross-Chain Transactions With Aggregated Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Enhancing Efficiency and Security

X Hu, X Chen, Z Dong, Y Sun, Y Guo… - IEEE Internet of …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of the blockchain industry and the widespread adoption of IoT
devices, which are often deployed on different blockchains, the need for cross-chain value …