With ZeroSync_, the time to sync a Bitcoin full node will go from days to fractions of a second. FrederickMunawa reports.
Zero-knowledge proofs use cryptography to prove the validity of information without revealing the information itself. Using a zk-proof to validate the Bitcoin blockchain means nodes can sync almost instantly instead of taking hours to download the chain’s currentZeroSync has already produced a working prototype that allows users to validate the state and transaction history of the Bitcoin blockchain without downloading the entire chain or trusting a third party.
“It's very much in the prototype stage,” ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus told CoinDesk. “But the grand vision is that you download that one megabyte of proof and that is as good as if you had downloaded the 500 gigabytes.” “It is possible to verify payments without running a full network node,” Satoshi wrote."Verification is reliable as long as honest nodes control the network, but is more vulnerable if the network is overpowered by an attacker.”
“You don't have to trust, that is the entire point,” said Linus. “The proof proves it to you, that's the great invention.”
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