Just came back from zkSummit10 in London!

My 5 biggest takeaways 🧵

Head of @zksync era, venture partner @latticefund, co-founder chainstory.xyz & writer karthikoncrypto.xyz, FID 681

1. ZK feels a lot like crypto 5 years ago

Passionate group of builders pushing the envelope forward..but tribalism emerging arnd what ZK is or encompasses.

Is it solving for privacy, scaling, or proof of computation?

Let's learn from crypto and focus on building vs. fighting!

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3. Intents are becoming trendy

Apparently 15% of MEV auction data today comes from TG trading bots.

Users value convenience and want to define intents (with some constraints) & not worry about the details.

Wrote about intent markets in my piece this week!

3. Intents are becoming trendy

Apparently 15% of MEV auction data today comes from TG trading bots.

Users value convenience and want to define intents (with some constraints) & not worry about the details.

Wrote about intent markets in my piece this week!

https://www.lattice.fund/writing-and-press/the-crypto-pr-faq

4. Builders are building

Beyond the more publicized zkEVMs/zkVMs, saw interesting work arnd:

- SNARKs to utilize web2 login for web3
- Proof generation on client side (web/iOS)
- hardware attestation (prevent deep fake)
- private on-chain voting

Great sign for the industry!

5. zkSummit is a great conference

Last but not least, Anna Rose and crew host a sick conference.

High-quality, technical talks.

Short and sweet sessions so you can hop around.

Serious builders.

Good vibes all around 💫

If you were there and we didnt get a chance to hang, or if you're building in the space, let's jam!

2. ZK is foundational to internet of value but use cases are murky

OH from @pinged: "I wish more ppl built zkApps, not infra"

For ZK to have value, something w/ a proof must have monetary premium over something w/o one

zkRollups closest atm, privacy & other use cases = ??

That should be the predominant theme across crypto. We all worry about fragmented liquidity in DeFi but do not see that we present a fragmented front to regulators and govts with all this infighting.