ZKPool A1 is Alive and Opens Prover Market
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September 27th, 2023

Today marks the launch of ZKPool A1, which is our first step towards two-tier proving tokenomics. This upgrade supports Taiko A5, which will have off-chain prover selection. ZKPool receives proof tasks and rewards from sequencers, and the Taiko contract acts as an arbitrator to publish tasks and send rewards.

1. Open to ZKP Requesters

For the first time, ZKPool is opening the prover market to ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof) projects. The prover market points to Taiko at the following URLs:

HTTP: http://taiko-a5-prover-simple.zkpool.io

HTTPS: https://taiko-a5-prover.zkpool.io

This means that any sequencers of Taiko can access ZKPool's prover resources. Our goal is to open the prover resources to all ZKP projects, which we refer to as ZKP requesters. We plan to release a guide soon on how ZKP requesters can access ZKPool's prover resources permissionlessly.

2. Open to Provers

On the other side, provers can still join ZKPool permissionlessly. We guarantee that provers can seamlessly join and receive proof rewards in a few minutes. Provers do not need to pay for gas or a bond to join.

We are also collaborating with other ZKP projects to ensure that provers can achieve high utilization rates and receive more rewards.

Two-tier proving tokenomics
Two-tier proving tokenomics

3. ZKPool Ecosystem

The diagram below illustrates the ZKPool ecosystem:

ZKPool Ecosystem
ZKPool Ecosystem

In addition to ZKP requesters and ZKP provers, there is also a role for ZKP accelerators, who can provide accelerated binaries for certain ZKP projects. ZKP requesters and ZKP provers can also act as ZKP accelerators.

4. Taiko A5 Dashboard

Lastly, we have published the Taiko A5 Dashboard, where you can view detailed on-chain status updates of Taiko A5. Visit here and enjoy it.

Taiko A5 Dashboard
Taiko A5 Dashboard

5. Conclusion

For more details on ZKPool A1, click here.

ZKPool A1 is just the beginning, and we have a lot more work to do to reach our target of an open and decentralized system to make the zero-knowledge proof flow in the digital world.

Thank you to all ZKP requesters and ZKP provers for your participation.

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