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Starknet Develops ‘strkBTC’ to Bring Shielded Transactions to Bitcoin

Starknet has introduced strkBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin asset that enables users to shield their balances and transaction history using zero-knowledge proofs. Announced on February 26, 2026, strkBTC is a…

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Vitalik Buterin Says DAOs Need a Rethink Beyond Token-Holder Voting

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for a new generation of decentralized autonomous organizations ( DAOs) that move beyond token-holder voting, arguing that today’s dominant DAO model is inefficient, fragile,…

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Brevis zkVM Cuts Hardware Costs by 50%, Unlocks Home Proving for Ethereum Validators

Brevis, a zero-knowledge proof infrastructure company, announced a major breakthrough with its Pico Prism technology, calling it a critical turning point for Ethereum’s scaling future. Performance Redefines the Possibility Brevis,…

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Matter Labs Unveils Atlas Upgrade for ZK Stack, Promising Major Throughput and Finality Gains

Matter Labs, the core developer behind the Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution Zksync, has launched the Atlas upgrade for its ZK Stack, significantly enhancing throughput and reducing finality times…

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ZK Proofs 2025 Predictions: Another Breakthrough Year Projected, Expert Sees ‘100x Improvement’

Zero-knowledge proofs experts predict continued growth and adoption of the technology ZKPs in 2025. They highlight improvements in proving performance and developer tools among changes that will make the technology…

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Blockchain and Nation-State Infrastructure: Why Bother?

We listen to talk after talk about crypto finally achieving asset-class legitimacy, but truly speaking, the encroachment of Wall Street giants into the blockchain space is a double-edged sword. The…

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Plonky3, the Polygon Zero-Knowledge Proving System, Is Production Ready

Polygon Labs has announced that its next-generation zero-knowledge (ZK) proving system, Polygon Plonky3, is now production-ready. This open-source system, licensed under MIT/Apache, empowers developers to build bespoke proving systems for…

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Web3 Marketing Strategist Says It’s a ‘Mistake’ to Frame Blockchain and AI as Competing Technologies

According to Catherine Daly, the marketing head at Space and Time, framing artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain as competing industries would be a mistake. Instead, Daly believes “there’s a lot…

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