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TRX Vitalik Says ZK Speed Race Won, Priority Shifts to Security
Vitalik Buterin stated that the battle to make zero-knowledge proofs fast enough for Ethereum is definitively won and that the top priority for zkEVMs should now shift fully to security. The post also reports that ZKsync's Airbender Prime prover delivered 99% of proofs across 7,200 consecutive mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds, while Ethereum blocks arrive every 12 seconds.
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Vitalik Buterin said the battle for zero-knowledge proof speed on Ethereum is definitively won and zkEVM priority should shift fully to security. ETH
“I consider the battle for speed to be definitively won, and the top priority for zkEVMs should shift fully to security”
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ZKsync's Airbender Prime prover delivered 99% of proofs across 7,200 consecutive mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds. ETH
“ZKsync's Airbender Prime prover delivered 99% of proofs across 7,200 consecutive mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds”
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Ethereum blocks arrive every 12 seconds. ETH
“Ethereum blocks arrive every 12 seconds”
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