Cryptography & Privacy

Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge (zk-SNARK)

Also: zk-SNARK, zkSNARK

A common type of zero-knowledge proof that is very small and fast to verify. Zcash and many ZK rollups rely on them.

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