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Jarrod Watts

What are ZK (Zero Knowledge) Proofs? In this video, we explore the basics of ZK proofs, their potential use cases, and compare the different kinds of ZK proofs used in blockchain, such as ZK-SNARKs and ZK-STARKs.

📚 Resources 📚

Steph's Polygon ID Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utpazrLrSbY&t=284s
Polygon zkEVM Video: https://youtu.be/pkvgS26VR8E

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
0:47 What Are ZK Proofs?
1:24 Use Cases of ZK Proofs
3:22 Interactive vs Non-Interactive ZK Proofs
4:10 Interactive ZK Proofs
10:51 Non-Interactive ZK Proofs
13:03 Types of Non-Interactive ZK Proofs (ZK-SNARK & ZK-STARK)
13:15 ZK-SNARKs
15:23 ZK-STARKS
16:41 Summary: SNARK vs STARK
17:38 FFLONK
18:42 Next Steps

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A Beginner's Guide to Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZK Proofs Explained)

Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quKxvh5orug

Ethereum's LIDO Situation Explained #ethereum #blockchain #web3 #crypto #staking #lido #eth #ether

A new "Rollup Improvement Proposal" RIP-7560 was just released. Outlining the details of how native account abstraction could be implemented on Ethereum rollups by adding a new transaction type.
Correction: It is an RIP "Rollup Improvement Proposal", not an EIP.


📚 Resources 📚

EIP-4337 Explained Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFsUuihO_aY
RIP-7560 Details: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/rip-7560-native-account-abstraction/16664
EIP-7212 Explained Video: https://youtu.be/HVlHfudlbgE

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
0:42 What is Account Abstraction Again?
1:38 History of Account Abstraction
2:30 Criticisms of ERC-4337
3:47 RIP-7560 Announcement
4:33 RIP-7560 Explained
7:45 My Thoughts on RIP-7560

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Native Account Abstraction on Ethereum?! RIP-7560 Explained

Ethereum Accounts Explained in 1 Minute  #blockchain #web3 #crypto #cryptography #ethereum #eth

Game7 DAO just released their "State of Web3 Gaming" Report. In this video, we'll walk through the key insights and discover what's really happening in the web3 gaming world.


📚 Resources 📚

Full Report: https://research.game7.io/state-of-web3-gaming-2023
Game7 DAO: https://twitter.com/G7_DAO/status/1724112307641336233
My blog post: https://blog.jarrodwatts.com/youre-probably-wrong-about-web3-gaming

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
0:52 Is Web3 Gaming Growing?
3:03 Web3 Game Distribution
5:26 How Web3 Games Are Built
6:24 What Chains Are Used?
10:27 How is Web3 Tech Integrated?
14:27 My Thoughts on Web3 Gaming

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