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Andrew Tretyakov, Engineering Partner at a16z crypto, made that point at ETHDenver 2026 while discussing the limits of today’s zero-knowledge (ZK) privacy infrastructure.
Many ZK applications depend on specialized circuits, which restrict composability and developer access. His proposal: move proving directly to consumer devices. The Jolt ZKVM demo generated a proof in about “two seconds” in a browser, with sizes “under 50 kilobytes.”
The structural takeaway:
✅ ZK proving could shift from servers to user devices
✅ Standardized virtual machines may replace custom circuits
✅ Privacy improves when data never leaves the device
✅ Developer accessibility expands via familiar programming stacks
If client-side proving becomes practical, privacy-preserving computation may become a default feature of everyday applications rather than specialized infrastructure.
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2026-03-10 12:35:10 UTCEvent JSON
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