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Introducing WARP, a hash-based accumulation scheme achieving linear prover time and logarithmic verification, radically accelerating recursive proof systems.

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→Polynomial Commitment Scheme

→ZK-SNARKs

→Proof System Composition

Efficient Post-Quantum Polynomial Commitments Unlock Scalable Zero-Knowledge Cryptography

Greyhound, a lattice-based polynomial commitment scheme, delivers post-quantum security and vastly smaller proof sizes, enabling practical, future-proof zk-SNARKs.

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→Privacy Preserving Protocol

→ZK Circuit

→Verifiable Temporal Commitments

Zero-Knowledge Proof of Time Enables Private Verifiable Temporal Commitments

Proof of Time introduces a ZKP-based primitive that allows proving a time-elapsed commitment without revealing the original event's timestamp, securing time-sensitive decentralized applications.

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→Transaction Ordering

→State Root Commitment

→Cryptographic Commitment

Decoupling Finality and Verification Using Asynchronous Succinct State Proofs

Asynchronous Succinct State Proofs decouple high-latency state verification from fast consensus, achieving immediate finality and massive throughput scaling.

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→Decentralized Legal Architecture

→Secure Multiparty Computation

→Privacy Preserving Systems

Zero-Knowledge Agreements Unify Cryptographic Trust and Legal Enforceability

The zk-agreements protocol integrates zk-SNARKs, MPC, and smart contracts to enforce confidential legal terms, bridging cryptographic and juridical trust.

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→Ajtai Commitments

→Folding Scheme

→Verifiable Computation

Lattice-Based Folding Achieves Post-Quantum Recursive Succinct Proof Systems

This lattice-based folding scheme enables the first efficient, post-quantum secure recursive SNARKs, securing future scalable blockchain state against quantum threat.

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→Zero-Knowledge Proofs

→Argument of Knowledge

→Polynomial Commitments

Recursive Proof Composition Enables Infinite Scalability and Constant Verification

Recursive proof composition collapses unbounded computation history into a single, constant-size artifact, unlocking theoretical infinite scalability.

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→Zero-Knowledge Proofs

→Quantum Resistance

→Finite Fields

Lattice-Based Polynomial Commitments Unlock Post-Quantum Succinct Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Greyhound, a new lattice-based polynomial commitment scheme, achieves sublinear verification and 8000X smaller proofs, ensuring quantum-safe scalability.

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→Zero-Knowledge Proofs

→Post-Quantum Cryptography

→Designated Verifier SNARKs

Lattice zkSNARKs Achieve Post-Quantum Succinctness with Designated-Verifier Speed

A novel lattice-based zkSNARK design slashes post-quantum proof size by over 10x, enabling practical, quantum-safe verifiable computation for private systems.