From White House reports to Wall Street: How ZK-proofs are taking over blockchain

The cryptographic math once dismissed as fringe is now shaping US policy and bank infrastructure. StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson said it’s only the beginning.

A technology once confined to academic papers is now being called out in US government reports and powering the settlement systems of global banks. Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) are cryptographic methods to verify data without revealing it, and they are quietly becoming the gold standard for blockchain security.

On the latest Clear Crypto Podcast, StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson sits down with hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth Jenkinson to explain why this once-niche math is “100%… the endgame for scaling the financial world.”

That confidence comes as zero-knowledge proofs move from cryptographic curiosity to a linchpin of mainstream blockchain adoption.

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