zkvm or custom circuits, which way zk devs?


https://x.com/vanishree_rao/status/1817617950624698782?s=46

https://x.com/therollupco/status/1836865139884151249?s=46

if you're a rollup with a single (or few) sequencer(s), no value in moving to zk circuits - just get the beefiest machine you need with 1tb RAM.

anything more involved, it is just a question of when you make the switch

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This is true. zkvms are the right tool to prototype with - the transition to circuits is not that difficult if the statement falls within a small set of patterns (mostly around pre image verification). Otoh if you are doing stuff like verifying ecdsa, Eddsa and more you’re out of luck - zkvm might be the only solution

but its a time to market thing too. zkvm allows you to build the prototypes faster. no need to get your circuit audited before you even launch