In just under 30 minutes we kick off the final ZK Hack session for this series.
@MinaProtocol
will host a workshop all about Snarkyjs and Snapps and we will wrap up ZK Hack with some bonus prizes 👀
See you all there -
📣We are excited to share our upcoming series: ZK Whiteboard Sessions!
These educational videos will be focused on all things ZK and released weekly. It is produced with
@0xPolygon
+
@zeroknowledgefm
. Hosts are
@bobbinth
and
@_bfarmer
Learn more here!
On Thursday Nov 24th, we host the first ZK Hack workshop sessions:
@Sismo_eth
- Introduction to ZK Badges and ZK Attesters
@Scroll_ZKP
- Unboxing the zkEVM
Signup here:
Register now for the closing event of ZK HACK happening 7th December
📚Workshop - Introducing to SnarkyJS and Snapps with
@MinaProtocol
🏆 Finishing ceremony and prize announcements
👇Sign up now!
Module 10 is out!
@jbaylina
from
@0xPolygonHermez
, breaks down the topic of zkEVMs: from building low-level small circuits to building zkEVMs. He goes on to clarify misconceptions around the term and reviews the logic behind how we build state machines.
This week, we released the 5th installment in the ZK Whiteboard Sessions series.
@adr1anh
from
@aztecnetwork
dig into Plonk proving system as well as custom gates and other techniques which are commonly used to accelerate Plonk-based SNARKs.
A 1st batch of 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 partners!
We’re thrilled to host workshops presented by our Top Sponsors
@Aleph__Zero
and
@o1_labs
&
@MinaProtocol
, and for our participants to hack on their tech!
The ZK Whiteboard Sessions have landed!
We have 3 great 'Intro to ZK' videos from
@danboneh
as well as our 1st Whiteboard session with series hosts
@_bfarmer
and
@bobbinth
from
@0xPolygon
Check out the first few videos here!
Excited to share that applications to attend ZK Hack Istanbul are now open!
Join us on Nov 10-12 and meet the teams working on zk, learn new skills, find collaborators and friends as well as imagine new ways to use zk in real world applications.
If you are getting started with ZK…
Here’s a ZK 101 thread with material to understand some key concepts you will encounter while you’re discovering the space.
Let’s unpack this!
🔸🔶 TOP SPONSOR 🔶🔸
Thanks to
@aleph__zero
for 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 Top Sponsors!
We’re looking forward to their workshop on May 17, and learn more about building with Aleph Zero at
#ZkHackKrakow
.
Appreciation galore for our other TOP SPONSOR
@Aleph__Zero
, who were also part of another ZK Hack hackathon, our first one in Lisbon 🫶🫶🫶
They will also be the EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR of our after-hackathon party on Sunday May 19th 🥳🪩🎉
Don't miss it…
Holy s¶5t! what a weekend. We just wrapped up ZK Hack Istanbul and we are absolutely floored by the turnout
48 teams submitted. Some using the tools of our sponsors, some building key primitives themselves.
We awarded 8 teams with prizes, but it was so hard to choose !!
We’re very happy to have
@0xPolygon
with us for the 3rd hackathon in a row ☺️ as a Based Sponsor this time. It’s always an immense pleasure to work with the team!
We are excited to launch ZK Hack, starting on 26th October!
7 events consisting of:
🧩 Puzzles with prizes, built in partnership with
@anomanetwork
and
@AleoHQ
📚 Workshops on ZK tooling
Find out more here 👇
🔸🔶 TOP SPONSOR 🔶🔸
Huge shout-out to
@o1_labs
&
@MinaFoundation
for being part of 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 as Top Sponsors.
We're very excited for the team's workshop – looking forward to hearing about
#o1js
and the latest updates from
@MinaProtocol
!
Latest edition of zkMesh just landed!
Catch up on the latest research, articles, tools, project updates, events and learning resources from around the zk ecosystem! (And be sure to subscribe if you haven't yet!)
Register now for ZK HACK
#3
happening 9th November
📚 Workshop - Introduction to StarkNet Smart Contracts by
@StarkWareLtd
🧩Puzzle 3 - Double Trouble by
@AleoHQ
👇 Sign up
Join
@kobigurk
,
@tarunchitra
,
@AnnaRRose
and
@zkproofs
as they discuss the latest on ZK Tech and the most promising projects this coming Tuesday, March 15th in the last session of the ZK Hack Mini.
Register here ⬇️
#ZkHackIstanbul
was a blast! We received 48 project submissions (built in less than 48 hours over the weekend!) and selecting the winners was a tough choice…
Winners Megathread 🧵 👇
Are you going to devconnect next month?
If so, be sure to join us for our next zk-focused IRL hackathon, happening just before!
Bringing the next wave of zk application building on Nov 10-12, this one promises to be 🔥
Apply now ->>
On Nov 10-12, we will be hosting our next IRL hackathon - ZK HACK Istanbul
Hack on zk tools, using zk DSLs, and building new products that showcase what zk can do with us.
Applications are open, space is limited!
Massive thank you to 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 for being an incredible Top Sponsor of
#ZKHackKrakow
! Your support is invaluable to us!
Wanna hack with us and
@Aleph__Zero
in Kraków on May 17-19?
Apply now 👉👉👉
Only 12 days before 𝐙𝐊 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐕 kick-off, where we'll present our 4-week series of events with our partners
@RiscZero
,
@0xPolygonLabs
and
@__geometry__
.
We'll also host our 1st session, ZK Jargon Decoder, and unveil the 1st puzzle!
Register now:
🔸🔶 TOP SPONSOR 🔶🔸
We want to say an immense thank you to
@aleph__zero
for being part of 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 as Top Sponsors.
We can’t wait to host their workshop and know more about building with Aleph Zero!
Huge shout-out to 𝐨𝟏𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 & 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐚 for their phenomenal sponsorship of
#ZKHackKrakow
! We're deeply appreciative of your partnership!
Wanna hack with us and
@o1_labs
&
@MinaProtocol
in Kraków on May 17-19?
Apply now 👉👉👉
And we are back! Check out our 7th ZK Whiteboard Sessions video with guest
@grjte
and host
@bobbinth
from
@0xPolygonMiden
joins us to chat about how we build zero knowledge virtual machines (zkVMs) from zero knowledge proofs.
Join us for the upcoming ZK Hack Istanbul
happening Nov 10-12 (just before
@EFDevconnect
)
Join us and hack on the latest zk tools, meet the zk hack community, learn new skills and ofc build some cool shit
Apply now!
Tomorrow is going to be a special day... Why!?
It's the last ZK Hack session, and it will be 🔥
✅Learn to build on
@AleoHQ
from Zero to One.
✅Networking with other participants & hosts.
✅A raffle for participants to win one of our prizes.
Sign up
🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌝
Many asked for it,
So we're doing it.
Join our Discord to know more about the upcoming cohort of our 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (link in next tweet).
Big thanks to
@ret2basic
&
@LeastAuthority
for their support.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 is an in-person hackathon where you can meet the teams working on zk, learn new skills, find collaborators & friends, and hack on zk-tools & zk-DSLs.
It’s happening in Kraków from May 17 to 19.
Link to apply to hack with us:
ZK Hack wouldn’t be ZK Hack without its fun (and sometimes hard) puzzles.
Out of the 12 puzzles that have been part of the previous ZK Hack events, this is
@kobigurk
’s favourite list.
You can use them as a prep exercise for this coming edition too!
ICYMI we recently wrapped up a Study Group on the paper 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢 by
@alexhevans
&
@GuilleAngeris
, our beloved lecturer ♥
What we studied & how 🧵👇
TLDR: Content is on ZK Hack SPLA Study Group page
ZK Hack goes IRL! We are hosting an upcoming in-person hackathon just before the upcoming
@zeroknowledgefm
#zk9
!
It's called ZK Hack Lisbon and it runs from March 31 - April 2
Serious hackers and builders should apply!
Registration for the first ZK Hack session next Tuesday is now live!
🗣️ Hear from our workshop hosts and puzzle builders
📚 Workshop - Introduction to ZK SNARKs and DSLs
🧩 Puzzle - Let’s Hash it Out
@AleoHQ
🎫
1/5 Proud to present
#Plonky2
- the world's fastest ZK scaling technology, built by
@0xPolygonZero
! 💫
Plonky2 is a recursive SNARK that is 100x faster than existing alternatives and natively compatible with
#Ethereum
.
A 🧵 on why this is exciting…
In Module 13 of the ZK Whiteboard Sessions,
@williamborgeaud
& host
@_bfarmer
, from
@0xPolygonZero
, discuss
#Plonky2
, the proving system based on PLONK with custom gates, which aims to have the fastest prover that is also able to do recursion.
🔔 ZK Mesh Mini returns to unpack the top developments in the ZK space from the past week.
- Paper abt benchmarking ZKPs
- Tornado Cash-like mixer built for the
@huff_language
Huffathon
- List of open problems in crypto
- Frontend for zkML on Ethereum
- zkUniswap PoC
🧵👇
Starting Jan 16th, we will be hosting our next ZK Hack Online event - ZK HACK IV.
Expect:
1) A month-long virtual workshop series w partners
@0xPolygonLabs
,
@__geometry__
&
@RiscZero
2) ZK puzzle hacking competition
3) ZK Jobs Fair
More info soon!
And unlike previous hackathons, we just actually could not rank the top 5 teams, and so we instead choose the top 5 and split the top prizes between them.
The top 5 winners were:
Katz
Damn Fair
AnonAbuse
zkVM
=nil; chronicle
🌟🎉🏆
Thursday we will have one of the most popular workshops from this edition of the ZK Hack.
Introduction to Noir by
@aztecnetwork
and our Career Fair.
Sign up
🚀 Excited to officially announce 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘, our 3rd IRL hackathon! Dive into the latest zk-tooling and showcase your builder’s skills to explore innovative zk-use-cases with our partners’ groundbreaking tech!
#ZkHackKrakow
If you enjoyed this episode of the
@zeroknowledgefm
you should absolutely sign up for the next session of the ZK Hack Mini featuring
@0xPolygonZero
Sign up here
New episode!
@AnnaRRose
chats w/
@_bfarmer
&
@dlubarov
of
@0xPolygonZero
about their work combining PLONK + Halo aka Plonky, their recent combo of PLONK + FRI (technique borrowed from STARKs) creating Plonky2 & what this enables in the Ethereum ecosystem.
According to
@StackOverflow
Developer Survey:
There are ~83K
#TypeScript
devs around the globe.
And each of them could easily write zkApps.
Wait... How!? 👇
In 2 days, ZK Hack IV first session will kick off this year’s edition.
Over the next 4 weeks we will have workshops from 3 big names in the industry – let’s check out our schedule!
👇👇👇
Watch
@zkproofs
from
@AleoHQ
&
@bobbinth
from
@0xPolygonMiden
explore the intersection of privacy and computation in zk systems. They cover concepts behind ZEXE and how this differs from existing systems as well as applications using secure computation
Last Tuesday,
@kobigurk
from
@__geometrydev__
introduced the first puzzle for the ongoing edition of ZK HACK: 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐲.
Did you solve it?
If not, what stage of ZK HACK Puzzle F1 are you at!
Most important is: Don't give up!
Register now for ZK HACK
#6
happening 30th November
📚Workshop - Programming Zero Knowledge Applications with Leo
@AleoHQ
🧩Puzzle 6 - Soundness of Music by
@anomanetwork
👇Sign up now!
@StackOverflow
Thanks to
@MinaProtocol
, but it's better to let them explain the ins and outs of building zkApps on Mina (from scratch) tomorrow at ZK Hack 👇
Happy Sunday y'all!
A perfect day to check out 𝒁𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒐́𝒘 website and submit your application to our zk-focused hackathon happening on May 17-19 in Kraków 😏
Want to make a zero knowledge application? Learn how to using Leo at our next workshop hosted by
@AleoHQ
happening on Tuesday 30th November
Sign up below!
In the first of the ZK Whiteboard Series,
@danboneh
explores what a SNARK is, how different proving systems work, how SNARKs are used and how they are built.
Check it out and be sure to join our discord for upcoming study clubs around these videos.
Watch
@_zkproofs
from
@AleoHQ
&
@bobbinth
from
@0xPolygonMiden
explore the intersection of privacy and computation in zk systems. They cover concepts behind ZEXE and how this differs from existing systems as well as applications using secure computation
Register now for ZK HACK
#4
happening 16th November
📚 Workshop - Cryptography Overview and Introduction to Plonkup
🧩 Puzzle 4 - Hidden in Plain Sight
Puzzle and workshop by
@anomanetwork
👇 Sign up
🔔Time for ZK Mesh Mini!
Join us as we unpack the top developments in the ZK space from the past week. Be sure to follow
@__zkhack__
to see these every week in your feed.
News on:
- Halo2 Circuit Analysis
- Nova Break
- ZKVM development
-
@axiom_xyz
-
@Sismo_eth
A THREAD 🧵👇
On Jan 30th, 𝐙𝐊 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐕 will host
@schmiddominik1
from
@0xPolygonLabs
for our 3rd workshop **Provable State Changes: The Miden Transaction Kernel**.
Whether you’re new to ZK or an expert, join us & learn about how Miden works.
Register now:
We are LIVE! 🚨
🤓 Workshop - Writing STARK proofs with Winterfell and the presentation of the Miden VM by
@0xPolygonMiden
🧩 Puzzle
#1
will be released
You can still sign up for the opening edition of ZK HACK Mini here -->