Prover incentives are economic rewards or mechanisms designed to compensate participants who generate cryptographic proofs in a decentralized network. These incentives motivate provers to dedicate computational resources and time to validate transactions or execute complex computations off-chain, thereby contributing to the network’s scalability and security. They ensure the continuous and reliable operation of proof-based systems. These rewards are crucial for maintaining network health.
Context
Designing effective prover incentives is crucial for the success of zero-knowledge rollup solutions and other verifiable computation paradigms in blockchain. Discussions often center on balancing the cost of proof generation with the rewards, preventing centralization of proving power, and ensuring timely proof submission. Ongoing research seeks to optimize these incentive structures to promote a robust and decentralized network of provers. The fairness and sustainability of these incentives are key considerations.
This paper introduces a mechanism design framework for a decentralized proving market, transforming zero-knowledge proof generation into a competitive, economically efficient service.
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