"Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) hardware acceleration" significantly enhances ZK-Rollup performance by slashing proof generation times, a key bottleneck in scaling Ethereum and similar blockchains. Traditional CPUs struggle with ZKP’s computational intensity, but hardware like GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs—pioneered by projects like Ingonyama and Cysic—can accelerate this 10-1000x. Ingonyama’s ICICLE GPU library cuts proving times for ZK provers, targeting broad adoption in DeFi and gaming, with a $20M valuation post-2023 seed round. Cysic’s ASIC-focused approach, backed by $12M in 2024, promises real-time proofs, hitting 2³⁰ MSM in under a second.