Zk x EVM
summary
Union describes a bridge that uses client-side ZK proving to cut destination gas by about 90% gas reduction versus light‑client verification, reports an average destination cost near 60k gas per transfer, and shows a mobile proof time as low as 0.27 seconds client-side proof. Testnet end‑to‑end bridge runs hit 22 seconds with 7 seconds spent proving, a Twisted setup ceremony is underway for key material, and plans include permissionless IBC joins, recursive storage proofs, and price/latency targets under one cent and sub‑one second.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00ZK and EVM interoperability
- 1:04Al’s L2 EVM with ZK pre-compiles
- 3:15Privacy and compliance in ZK
- 4:20Trustless bridging with ZK light clients
- 6:27Permissionless bridging security
- 7:31Retail applications for ZK privacy
- 9:18Client vs server-side ZK proofs
- 10:00Computational advancements in ZK
- 11:46Optimizing ZK for mobile
- 13:11Self-custodial fintech vision
- 14:16Challenges in ZK on/off-ramping
- 15:43Future of invisible cross-chain bridging
- 17:06Evolution of wallets and super apps
- 18:51Wallet browser extensions vs side panels
- 20:16Reducing latency in ZK bridge transfers
- 21:42Pre-confirmation pipelines for faster blocks
- 22:02Union mainnet launch milestones
- 23:47ZK privacy mainnet challenges
