In this conversation, Maya from StarkWare dives deep into the ZK proving race- the push to make proving faster, cheaper, and more scalable. We explore what the proving race means for StarkWare, how new provers like Stwo are reshaping efficiency, and why client-side proving on laptops and mobile devices could unlock massive new use cases for blockchain and beyond.
Key topics covered:
– The ZK proving race and its impact on Ethereum and StarkWare
– The role of new provers (Stwo, Cairo)
– How local proving on consumer devices opens up new possibilities
– Applications in DeFi, KYC, privacy, and beyond
– Why adoption, not technology, is the real barrier
– The future of ZK rollups and general-purpose proving
