Near and Polygon Collaborate on zkWASM to Enable Zero-Knowledge Proofs for WebAssembly Chains
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The Near Foundation is collaborating with Polygon Labs to build zkWASM, a zero-knowledge prover for WebAssembly chains.
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The goal is to improve interoperability across chains and enable WASM chains to access Ethereum's liquidity.
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zkWASM will simplify validation for Near validators by allowing them to generate zero-knowledge proofs instead of fully validating shards.
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Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal sees zkWASM driving adoption of zero-knowledge technology.
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zkWASM is in active development and expected to launch in 2023.