what's Zisk?
Zisk is a zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM) platform developed to enhance the capabilities of blockchain applications through advanced cryptographic proofs. Launched by Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylina, it focuses on providing developers with tools for scalable, privacy-preserving computations. By integrating zero-knowledge proofs, Zisk enables efficient verification of complex programs without revealing underlying data, making it suitable for applications in decentralized finance, gaming, and identity solutions. The platform builds on existing zkVM architectures but introduces optimizations for performance and interoperability across layer-1 and layer-2 networks. Developers can compile high-level languages into zkVM-compatible circuits, allowing for rapid prototyping and deployment of provable computations. Zisk's quantum-resistant features further ensure long-term security against emerging computational threats, positioning it as a forward-looking infrastructure in the evolving ZK ecosystem.
Zisk integrates Aligned Layer zkVM with 3mi Labs/Aligned Layer/Class Lambda innovations.
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x.com/ziskvmIntegration with Aligned Layer zkVM incorporating theoretical innovations from 3mi Labs, Aligned Layer, and Class Lambda collaboration for upcoming deployment in the following months.
Independent expert Drake F. Justin ranks ZiskVM as #1 zkVM at Ethproof conference, placing it above zkSync Airbender based on production-grade performance, 128-bit security, proof feasibility (300kb vs 3MB), and quantum resistance.
Integration partnerships confirmed with SuccinctLabs, RiscZero, and ziskvm; active integrations ongoing with Brevis and OpenVM.
Performance metrics show 24x5090 GPUs achieve 6.56s average proof time with 99.74% under 12s, and 9.7s average time-to-proof with 86.36% under 12s.
Ethrex achieves near real-time proving performance using 16 NVIDIA 5090 GPUs, marking advancement beyond previous RTX4090 benchmarks that showed 4 minutes per block.
ZisK holds a public event today at 11:00 with vision and technical presentations from the team.
Ethrex integration PR review underway with expected merge in coming days; performance benchmarks show 4 minutes per block on RTX4090 hardware.
A security review of the zkVM has been completed as part of an open-source reviews program.
Ethrex completes integration with Zisk's zkVM as part of its RISC-V zkVM support in its L2 stack, progressing from the integration announcement in September.
ZisK proves every Ethereum block in real time with 7.5 second average proving time.
Ethrex announces they have started integrating ziskvm into their L2 stack, with more updates expected next week.
Real-time Ethereum block proving capability launched as open source, running on efficient infrastructure.