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a16zcrypto
@a16zcrypto
In one cast, explain ZK Proofs to someone new to web3. ↓
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borodutch
@warpcastadmin.eth
we're at the night club doors the bouncer is angry (not the best night) and asks us for a password he has trouble hearing we don't want to shout the password (everybody in the queue would know the password if we shout) so we use math mumbo-jumbo to prove that we know the password without saying it outloud
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@j4ck.eth
#bookmark #zk
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Cassie Heart
@cassie
Let’s say we’re playing a game, and I want to demonstrate that I know a trick that lets me walk through walls. We go to a massive row of homes. You stand outside, and tell me to walk into a random house and exit another, both your choice. You still don’t know how to do this, but I proved I have the knowledge on h
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Jonny Mack
@nonlinear.eth
i can mathematically prove to you i know where the buried treasure is without telling you where the buried treasure is
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Mishaal
@mishaal.eth
you can prove to your broker & seller of the apartment you want to buy that you have > X in cash without revealing your actual cash holding
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Liang @ degencast.wtf 🎩
@degencast.eth
@mintit
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Liang @ degencast.wtf 🎩
@degencast.eth
'digital signature' to prove some computation happened without needing revealing all the data and repeating the computation
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Chad🎩
@chad
ill prove to you i am holding a red card by showing you 26 black cards
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Mac Budkowski ᵏ
@macbudkowski
ZK Proofs are like using a key in a pitch-black room - you prove that you can open the door, but no one can see and copy your key.
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JA Westenberg
@joanwestenberg.eth
https://i.imgur.com/nK1xUdd.jpg
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YB
@yb
I can prove to you I found Waldo without telling you where Waldo is. Forgot where I read it but made me instantly understand ZK
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Razberry
@razberry
the scene in spiderman where MJ asks garfield spiderman to prove he is spiderman so he sticks to the roof and proves he's spidey without shooting any webs, kindaa
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Gökhan Turhan
@gokhan.eth
hello, i'd like to tell you that i know the route decentralization without telling you where to go, and you might get lost in Ali Baba's Cave.
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Ashinthewild
@ashinthewild
Its like the 'tell me without telling me' meme but using fancy pants math to do the telling bruh
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Tim O’Shea
@timothyoshea
I’ll show you I have a winning hand without showing you my cards.
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Martin Carrica
@mcarrica
I would love to see a simple web app explaining ZK Proofs SImilar to this one explaining how the Blockchain works: https://andersbrownworth.com/blockchain/block
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Metaversity
@metaversity
Imagine your significant other asks you if you love them! Now you could try to do all sort of things to prove your love - gifts, letters, etc. But because you know them and love them very much, you only do the one thing that truly matters to them which the rest of world is unaware of. This proves your love in a ZK way!
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Harry
@nicholls
iykyk but provable and verifiable.
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Doug Binder
@bind
You know that I know
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