What are Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Why It’s Important? | EP 23

Imran, Qiao, and Mohammed invited David again to delve into the world of Zero-knowledge proofs. Join us as we demystify and uncover why they have become increasingly important today. 
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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro
(00:55) Welcome to Good Game
(01:13) What are zero-knowledge proofs? What can they bring to the market?
(04:32) The rabbit hole of the Moon math
(04:52) An example of ZK proof without the math: The Alibaba Cave
(08:52) The Rank-One Constrained System
(17:00) Why ZK is interesting now
(17:45) Did Web3 or Crypto lead to the development of ZK?
(20:03) What's the current state of ZK? What is realistic today?
(29:43) Does it make sense to build hardware accelerators for ZK proofs today?
(33:04) Some applications that can come out of ZK identity
(38:55) ZK-Rollups
(45:08) Smart contracts for ZCash, has anyone done it?
(53:00) Knowing what we know today, what are actually realistic and practical applications of ZK?

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