🧠 The Rollup: A proposal for a new “zk-L2” for the ApeCoin community (and more) 👀

GM ZK enthusiasts 📩,

We are 3 weeks into the ZPrize competition, and the leading web3 companies and devs are off to the races building the future of privacy technology. The competition runs until February 2024, with submissions accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and register!

Also in this week’s edition of The Rollup:

• 🗞️ The latest in ZK news

• 🐦 ZK in the Twitterverse

• 💻 Opportunities to build the future of privacy

🗞️ ZK in the news

• 📕 Astar Network, which builds web3 solutions for enterprises, announces the launch of their zkEVM powered by Gelato’s zkRollup as a Service (zkRaaS)

• 📗 Officials in Buenos Aires introduce QuarkID, a zk-based system to help citizens organize and access personal documents

• 📘 OP Labs, the builders of Optimism, launch a fault proof system on testnet, paving the way for zk proofs on the network.

• 📙 Google Cloud’s Head of Web3 Engineering talks about the power of ZK proofs for financial services

• 🖥️ Solana launches its 1.16 upgrade, which includes the use of ZK proofs to enable confidential transactions

🧵 ZK in the Twitterverse

Spotted: Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal on the ApeCoin DAO forum. Nailwal initiated a proposal on the community forum, proposing a collaboration between Polygon Labs and ApeCoin to build a zero knowledge layer 2 (“zkL2”). Working name: ApeChain.

Web3 learning group The Phoenix Guild announces they’ll be at DevConnect in Istanbul with their own “Zero Knowledge Unleashed” event. Happening on November 14th, the event will focus on learning and networking, from the basics of zero knowledge to advanced insight.

The applications of ZK are nearly infinite. But if you want a specific idea to ponder, consider this: making the hassle of apartment searching a bit less annoying with ZK. 0xDesigner mocks up an interface for what a ZK-powered app to prove you meet rent requirements without revealing personal information could look like.

🧑‍💻 Build web3 privacy

Be sure to check out ZPrize Hub: your all-inclusive resource for opportunities to join the ZPrize DAO and build the future of the ZPrize competition.

• Aleo | Developer Relations Advocate

• Aleo | Software Engineer, Rust

• Axiom | Developer Advocate

• Axiom | Founding Smart Contract Engineer

• Axiom | Founding Zero-Knowledge Proof Engineer

• Axiom | Partnerships Manager

• Delendum | Senior Cryptography Engineer

• Ethereum Foundation | ZK Circuits Engineer

• Sismo | Smart Contract Engineer - Remote, Europe

• Sismo | Mobile Frontend Engineer - Remote, Europe

📜 The Rollup is brought to you by ZPrize: a collaborative effort across the blockchain industry dedicated to accelerating zero-knowledge cryptography.

You can expect to hear from us twice per month. In the meantime, follow us on Twitter, check out our website, and connect with ZK builders in Discord.

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