Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit
Summary
Polygon Labs released Plonky3, an open-source zero-knowledge proving system for layer-2 blockchain. It aims to be more flexible than its predecessor, Plonky2, and is designed to empower ZK developers to build their own virtual machines based on ZK cryptography. The system creates proofs summarizing off-chain transactions for base blockchains like Ethereum. Polygon has fully embraced zero-knowledge technology, acquiring prominent teams and launching a zero-knowledge rollup in 2023. They plan to consolidate various prover libraries under one code base and framework.
