- StarkWare has verified the primary zero-knowledge (ZK) proof in Bitcoin.
- That is a part of Starknet's core builders' plan to scale up Bitcoin to convey it to mass adoption.
StarkWare has made historical past by finishing the primary zero-knowledge proof verification on the Bitcoin community, in accordance with particulars revealed on X on Wednesday.
After months of analysis, blockchain builders have revealed that they’ve efficiently verified the primary ZK proof utilizing Stwo Verifier, a brand new STARK validator on an OP_CAT-enabled Bitcoin Signet, marking the primary of many steps in direction of scaling Bitcoin.
Making Bitcoin Usable on a Huge Foundation
StarkWare introduced in June that it was wanting to make use of ZK proofs to scale Bitcoin for mass adoption, with the brand new scaling resolution permitting dApps to determine whether or not to undertake Bitcoin or Ethereum.
“StarkNet would be the first community to concurrently settle Bitcoin and Ethereum and scale Bitcoin to 1000’s of transactions per second, inside six months of the implementation of Bitcoin's OP_CAT improve,” Starkware CEO Eli Ben-Sasson wrote.
StarkWare awarded a $1 million software grant in June to cowl analysis actions on OP_CAT.
“My dream is to see Bitcoin attain a scale the place it could sustainably profit everybody. This contains opening it as much as everybody to take part with out monetary limitations to entry. I consider that may solely be achieved by steadfastly adhering to Satoshi's dedication to decentralization and safety,” Ben Sasson added.
