This week, Anna (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) chats with Mihalio Bjelic (https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic) one of the co-founders of Polygon. Mihailo takes us through the evolution of Polygon and how the promise of web3 has led them to betting big on ZK-focused technologies. We learn about their approach to the two main challenges within their mission to scaling Ethereum – security and data availability; and how their suite of products aims to tackle these. Lastly, we hear about what’s next on the Polygon roadmap to onboarding the first billion to Ethereum – for the products themselves and the ecosystem as a whole.
Here are some links for the episode:
* Episode 194: zkEVM with Jordi & David from Hermez (https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-194-zkevm-with-jordi-david-from-hermez/)
* Episode 210: The Road to STARKs and Miden with Bobbin Threadbare (https://zeroknowledge.fm/210-2/)
* Polygon's scaling solutions (https://polygon.technology/)
* The Data Availability Problem (https://blog.polygon.technology/the-data-availability-problem-6b74b619ffcc/)
* The Polygon Thesis: Strategic Focus on ZK Technology as the Next Major Chapter for Polygon; $1B Treasury Allocation (https://blog.polygon.technology/the-polygon-thesis-strategic-focus-on-zk-technology-as-the-next-major-chapter-for-polygon-1b-treasury-allocation/)
* ZKVerse: Polygon’s Zero Knowledge Strategy Explained (https://blog.polygon.technology/zkverse-polygons-zero-knowledge-strategy-explained/)
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Least Authority.
Least Authority (https://leastauthority.com/) has been making advancements in the ZK space since 2013. This year, they will release the MoonMath Manual, a beginners guide to zk-SNARKs. The manual is designed to enable an audience with only minimal cryptography and programming experience to implement complex, real-world zk-building blocks.
Least Authority has also published a whitepaper on Zero Knowledge Access Passes or ZKAPs. This privacy-enhancing technology enables users to access services without revealing personal information to the service provider. They are implementing ZKAPs in PrivateStorage, their soon to be released cloud storage service.
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