Straightline Extractors Prove Recursive Zero-Knowledge Security without Loss
New analysis proves recursive SNARK composition incurs no security loss, formally validating the foundational security model for all scalable zero-knowledge rollups.
Lattice Folding Secures Recursive Zero-Knowledge Proofs against Quantum Threats
LatticeFold replaces discrete log commitments with lattice cryptography, enabling the first post-quantum folding scheme for quantum-safe recursive ZK-SNARKs.
Complexity-Preserving SNARKs via Recursive Composition and Proof-Carrying Data
The first complexity-preserving SNARK in the plain model eliminates expensive setup, enabling efficient, publicly verifiable, and composable computation.
Proof-Carrying Data Enables Scalable Verifiable Distributed Computation
Proof-Carrying Data is a cryptographic primitive enabling proofs to verify other proofs, compressing arbitrary computation history into a single, constant-size argument.
Universal Zero-Knowledge Proofs Eliminate Program-Specific Trusted Setup
A universal circuit construction for SNARKs decouples the setup from the program logic, establishing a single, secure, and permanent verifiable computation layer.
Lattice-Based Folding Achieves Post-Quantum Recursive SNARK Efficiency
The first lattice-based folding protocol enables recursive SNARKs to achieve post-quantum security while matching the performance of pre-quantum schemes.
Universal Recursive SNARKs Achieve Constant-Size Trustless Blockchain State Verification
Introducing Universal Recursive SNARKs, this breakthrough enables constant-size, universal state proofs, fundamentally solving the problem of stateless client verification.