Kobi Gurkan (kobi)

Kobi Gurkan

applied crypto, security, experimental things. head of research @__geometry__, puzzler @__zkhack__, producing blocks @zkvalidator, cryptography @cLabs

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Fun fact: co-snarks are obtained from reversing the arrows on normal snarks

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catch up on the new result from Andrija and Liam on how to optimize pairings in snarks and on-chain verifiers, by removing final exponentiation and more it's applicable almost everywhere :) reach out to us to use it in your case https://x.com/__geometrydev__/status/1784930707267256659?s=46&t=YF3kWkl7OH0h7BYXOAJ8eg

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One thing I’ve seen in people coming from web2 is the lack of understanding for the desire for undeniable security and privacy “What’s the problem? The contract with the company legally guarantees it!” I get it - trustless verification and zk weren’t practical They are now

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catch up on the new result from Andrija and Liam on how to optimize pairings in snarks and on-chain verifiers, by removing final exponentiation and more it's applicable almost everywhere :) reach out to us to use it in your case https://x.com/__geometrydev__/status/1784930707267256659?s=46&t=YF3kWkl7OH0h7BYXOAJ8eg

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Fun fact: co-snarks are obtained from reversing the arrows on normal snarks

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Description: cryo code to find all the deployed contracts that use the pairing precompile Amount: 100 USDC @bountybot

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