Zero Knowledge16 Elo 2023

Quantum Cryptography with Or Sattath

In this week’s episode, Anna Rose and Kobi Gurkan chat with Or Sattath, Assistant Professor at the Ben-Gurion University in the Computer Science department. They deep dive into Or’s work on Quantum Cryptography. They begin with definitions of Quantum Computing and Quantum Cryptography, covering what these will mean for existing cryptography. They also explore how new discoveries in this field can interact with existing Proof-of-work systems and how Quantum computers could affect the game theory of mining in the future.

Here’s some additional links for this episode:

More in-depth resources recommended by Or Sattath:

A recommended smbc-comics about the power of quantum computing, authored by Zack Weinersmith (the usual cartoonist) and Scott Aaronson (a quantum computing expert)
For an in-depth introduction to quantum computing, I recommend Ronald de-Wolf's lecture notes
The Bitcoin backbone protocol with a single quantum miner, by Cojocaru et al
The fingerprint of quantum mining slightly below 16 minutes by Nerem-Gaur
Some estimates regarding timelines, which we didn't discuss, are available here and here
The insecurity of quantum Bitcoin mining, and the need to change the tie-breaking rule.
The work by Lee-Ray-Santh that analyzes the equilibrium strategy for multiple quantum miners, as a simplified one-shot game.

zkSummit 10 is happening in London on September 20, 2023! Apply to attend now -> zkSummit 10 Application Form.

Polygon Labs is thrilled to announce Polygon 2.0: The Value Layer for the Internet.

Polygon 2.0 and all of our ZK tech is open-source and community-driven. Reach out to the Polygon community on Discord to learn more, contribute, or join in and build the future of Web3 together with Polygon!

If you like what we do:

Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree
Subscribe to our podcast newsletter
Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm
Join us on Telegram
Catch us on YouTube

Read transcript

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(421)

Minimmit, Multimmit and the New Consensus Frontier with Patrick O'Grady

This week, Anna and Guillermo are joined by Patrick O'Grady, founder of Commonware. They discuss his journey from Coinbase and Avalanche to building Commonware, a Rust library of composable primitives...

5 Elo 1h 12min

Private Information Retrieval (PIR) with Alex Hoover

In this episode, Anna and Kobi are joined by Alex Hoover, cryptographer and Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. They explore Private Information Retrieval (PIR)—a cryptographic pri...

29 Heinä 1h 4min

Alex Ozdemir on where Theorem Provers and ZK meet

This week, Anna and Nico are joined by Alex Ozdemir, Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech, to explore the intersection of formal verification and zero knowledge. They begin by revisiting the evolution ...

15 Heinä 1h 1min

Sergey Gorbunov on TEEs and the Arc Privacy Sector

This week, Anna speaks with Sergey Gorbunov, Engineer at Circle, about Arc, Circle’s new EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, and its approach to a TEE based on-chain privacy. They begin by revisiting S...

8 Heinä 1h 7min

zkMesh+ Exclusive Clip – Benedikt Bünz on the threat of AI

Last week on the show, we interviewed Benedikt Bünz, Chief Scientist at Espresso Systems and Professor at NYU. The conversation ran long, so we're releasing some of the extra material as an exclusive ...

1 Heinä 6min

Pushing the Limits of Proof Systems with Benedikt Bünz

In this episode, Anna and Kobi speak with Benedikt Bünz, Chief Scientist at Espresso Systems and Professor at NYU. They start with a quick update on Espresso's architecture, its role in delivering fas...

24 Kesä 1h 8min

Announcement: zkMesh+ Exclusive Clip – Vericoding and SMT

No main episode this week, but we’ve got an exclusive bonus clip for our zkMesh+ subscribers! Continuing our conversation from last week, Wyatt Benno (ICME) describes the world of 'vericoding' - the n...

18 Kesä 1min

Building ZK-Powered AI Guardrails with Wyatt Benno

In this episode, Anna and Nico chat with Wyatt Benno, technical founder of ICME Labs. They trace Wyatt’s start into ZK in the ZKHack Discord and Justin Thaler’s study group before diving into ICME’s e...

10 Kesä 1h 7min