Ethproofs, zkVM Benchmarks & the Unstoppable Rise of ZK with Justin Drake

In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt catch up with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation to explore Ethproofs, asking what exactly is Ethproofs: is it a meme, a platform, a benchmarking effort and/or an emerging community? Justin shares the emergence of the project within the EF, the influences that shaped it and what Ethproofs comprises of today. He also shares the goals of the project and how this initiative supports the snarkification of the EVM by providing standardized benchmarks for the growing ecosystem of zkVMs. Their discussion covers the evolution from monolithic zkEVM approaches to RISC-V-based systems, and movement towards mandatory proofs and eventual zkVM enshrinement.   Related Links Episode 369: Ligero for Memory-Efficient ZK with MuthuEpisode 321: STIR with Gal Arnon & Giacomo FenziEpisode 258: Ultrasound Money & VRFs with Justin DrakeEpisode 120: ZKPs in Ethereum with Vitalik Buterin & Justin DrakeEpisode 74: Blockchain 101: Randomness and Random Beacons with Justin DrakeZK11: SNARK proving ASICs - Justin DrakeL2BEATPicus Announcing Protocol     Check out the latest jobs in ZK at the ZK Podcast Jobs Board     **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm * Join us on Telegram * Catch us on YouTube   **Support the show:** * Patreon * ETH - Donation address * BTC - Donation address * SOL - Donation address * ZEC - Donation address Read transcript