
Uma Roy
@pumatheuma
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Making ZKPs accessible to any developer @succinctlabs | Hiring https://t.co/MD9jXsOtQv
Joined February 2018
New @VitalikButerin blog post on replacing the EVM with RISC-V in the long-term. I am a huge fan of this direction for Ethereum's execution layer. Today, RISC-V zkVMs like SP1 are the clear endgame solution for "ZK-ifying" Ethereum and quickly becoming the de-facto solution for
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Isn't the most popular application on Solana literally a factory for creating valueless tokens?.
> Ethereum's modular approach is abundance mindset. It is a bet on developer creativity and infinitely many new applications. It is the future of crypto that I want to believe in. Weird way to spell “token”.
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The Solana mindset: You will eat bugs, you will live in a pod and you will deploy one of the 6 smart contracts that matter on a single chain. The Ethereum mindset: come to our ecosystem and build unstoppable applications with whatever customizations you want. Any VM, any.
the "it won't fit in a single computer" thesis is special . what's not going to fit in a single computer? what do you want to fit in the damn computer? 😂. different parts of the architecture handle different kinds of load, what if the entire load of a validator can indeed fit
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I finally understand @drakefjustin's native rollup vision, and I'm so fucking bullish Ethereum. Native rollups solve ETH value accrual and extend Ethereum L1 security to the entire rollup-centric roadmap. More details below ⬇️.
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By the way, the recent @VitalikButerin proposal around replacing the EVM with RISC-V was based on results we found in this paper about the 800x provability overhead of EVM in SP1. Some numbers from the paper:
Introducing vApps: Verifiable Applications at Internet Scale. vApp is a Rust-based development framework for applications to build on crypto rails with internet-grade performance. When implemented with a zkVM, benchmark results show consistently high performance:. • Up to 832×
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Very cool (and kinda crazy, in the best possible way) to see that real-time Ethereum proving (with zkVMs) is a key technical unblocker for scaling the L1 by 100x over the next few years. Screenshot from @dankrad's most recent comment on EIP-7938 exponential gas limit increase.
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Today someone showed me this chart of Euler TVL. A beautiful image to show how deep founders can dig. Serious respect for @euler_mab, chad 🫡
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In honor of meeting @pixnvm IRL, new Succinct PFP for the week. I love the Chief Prover jacket, ty pix ♥️. Succinct community has the most talented people fr
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If you want to come work with the best teammates, we're hiring! A few roles (feel free to DM directly):. - Head of Talent / Recruiting Lead.- Technical Product Manager (our first product hire)!.- Head of Solutions Engineering.- Rollup Tech Lead. and a bunch more.
At @SuccinctLabs, we’re surrounded by world-class talent. Last week, not one but two team members received their O-1 Visa — a testament to their extraordinary ability. We’re proud to be building an elite team in SF, and we’re still growing.
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Have heard that from a few folks that there is already a vibe-shift in the EF. Bullish the @tkstanczak and @hwwonx arc.
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OP Succinct Lite is audited ✅ . DM me if you're ZK curious and want to use ZK fault proofs for your chain 😉.
OP Succinct Lite has completed audits with @cantinaxyz. ZK Fault Proofs are now ready for prime time.
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"If there's one white-hot corner of crypto right now, it's zkVMs. The pace of progress is mind-blowing.". Going to be talking about SP1 and our progress towards real-time proving on the next eth proofs call. We're closer than many realize 😜.
@TrustlessState @BanklessHQ Here's my stance :). We can scale the canonical L1 EVM by 1,000x—from 10 TPS to 10K TPS—using zkVMs. The core idea: validators verify a SNARK for every EVM block, instead of re-executing it. I'll discuss this on @eth_proofs call #1, Fri Apr 25 at 2pm UTC. The founders of 17.
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We need to get the L1 to a spot where it is the obvious place to deploy something like the Hyperliquid bridge instead of Arb (where it currently is) or Base (probably top choice today). For this, ETH L1 needs:.- sub-cent transaction fees for deposit/withdrawal into protocol and.
Awesome to see a push to up the L1 gas limit to 300M (!!!). But imo SSF and lowering the block time is equally important and under emphasized rn. Would love to see those added to the roadmap with the same urgency.
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One of the biggest questions with ZKPs is "where will the demand come beyond ZK rollups"? vApps are the answer. What is "vApp"?. • A Rust SDK that lets devs write application logic in normal code but get verifiability out of the box (with SP1) + interop (with LZ).• Lets devs.
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Awesome to see a push to up the L1 gas limit to 300M (!!!). But imo SSF and lowering the block time is equally important and under emphasized rn. Would love to see those added to the roadmap with the same urgency.
@fede_intern "most prefer to dance kumbaya" is vibes, not reality. From where I'm standing, there's basically universal agreement among researchers that gas limit increase features are top priority for glamsterdam. @adietrichs and others in ER have this as their primary focus: delayed.
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If you show proof of vote for @SuccinctLabs, you might get an invite code 😉.
Nine new Pre-TGE projects to vote for, now live on the Yapper Launchpad!. Staked $KAITO voting also going live in 30 mins! 🔥. Simply connect your wallet(s) to get voting, and to play your role in guiding the growth of even more projects. The next step for Kaito Connect, many
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Top long: Succinct. Noise seems cool, does anyone have an invite code?.
I think there is a ton of insight to be had by the brand OI on @noise_xyz. This is how the users value the current level of "hype" around the supported projects. Top short: 0G.Top long: Succinct.Top vol: MegaETH
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Can confirm that @0xMert_ resurrected an old group chat in 5 seconds, signed us up for a premium RPC, and gave us the CLI command to use (all while on his phone). It worked first try and e2e from my tweet to successful deploy was < 1 hour. 🐐🐐🐐 thank you @heliuslabs.
4 happy customers building on Solana in the past day alone coming from EVM land. if you're building on Solana, pls just get in touch with me or @heliuslabs — our team will do whatever it takes to help you succeed
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If you're a cracked engineer that wants to build a ZK Camera to fight back against AI-generated deepfakes. >>> Apply to our hacker house at ETH Denver!.
@SuccinctLabs @pumatheuma @foamspace @ks_kulk looking for a cracked engineer to help, but why not let’s run it.
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We launched our ecosystem page on our website (link below) that shows off all the high quality teams that are using SP1 and our prover network. The diversity in ecosystems and use-cases show that ZK is universal in helping blockchains scale.
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People already do "real world"-connected airdrops with stuff like Privy + claim portal, where step 1 involves auth-ing to some real-world API secured by Privy and associating with an onchain address, and step 2 is claiming with that address. ZK TLS makes this process smoother +.
the team/ecosytem that perfects zktls airdrops, wallet spin ups and trusted recovery to onboard new users (+minimzies phishing) will be the next unicorn. it basically makes coins more relevant by helping them escape our echo chamber.
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SP1 isn’t just ZK infra. SP1 is a proving playground.
Thought SP1 was just rollup infra. Compress some blocks. Prove some state. Move along. Then someone ran a pixel editor in it. Like. Actually. Draw a little sprite → get a zero-knowledge proof. Not sure why that hit me. But it did. Proof of doodle. Proof. Of. Doodle. That’s
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Dear audience, . My insight for you today is that ZK will be very, very big and one must zoom out to see the big picture of the TAM.
Dear audience, . My insight for you today is that ZK will be very, very big and one must zoom out to see the big picture of the TAM. Early movers have technical advantages. Centralized approaches own customer relationships. web3 is beachhead. Verifiable computation is frontier.
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Told you guys that we’re closer to real-time proving that you might think 😉. Snarkify is bringing real-time proving in June witb SP1 Turbo + SOTA GPU acceleration.
1/. Snarkify is answering @eth_proofs call: prove every Ethereum block in real time. This June, we’re unlocking real-time proving — and kicking off a new era for ZK infrastructure. Ethereum first. Every other chain — right after. Here’s what that actually means 🧵
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Thanks for having me Hong Kong 🇭🇰 . Had a great time speaking about how SP1 + Succinct Network = ZK 2.0: a world where we can build all sorts of provable applications, from rollups to exchanges to identity and beyond. Next stop. Seoul 🇰🇷.
🎓Uma Roy, Co-Founder & CEO of Succinct @SuccinctLabs, is giving a speech on "Building Verifiable Applications with SP1" at #WSC2025. 🗓️Apr 8, 2025 | 09:30-17:30.📍STAGE 2, HK WEB3 FESTIVAL.🔗Livestream: #WSC2025 #Web3Festival #HK
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Incredibly well-written article on how to think about community from our CM @0xCRASHOUT . Got a chance to see firsthand some of the real friendships built in the Succinct community in IRL meetups across Seoul and Shanghai this past week.
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A deep dive into native rollups, including:.• what they are (getting into some technical weeds around the "execute" precompile).• why they matter for Ethereum + L2s (how this new product feature offers L2s better security properties).• why they matter for ETH value accrual (it.
LIVE NOW - The Future of Ethereum Scaling: Native Rollups Explained. Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode,. @pumatheuma (CEO of @SuccinctLabs) and @drakefjustin (@ethereumfndn researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how
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It's surreal that a legendary ZK team like @0xPolygon is using SP1. For so long I've looked up to all of the world-class ZK talent there, including @jbaylina @dlubarov @_bfarmer @bobbinth. ZKPs are the key technology enabling the AggLayer's fast finality and unified liquidity.
Polygon is using SP1. We’re thrilled to announce that Polygon Labs is using Succinct’s zkVM SP1 for building the AggLayer, their flagship interoperability protocol. Polygon accelerated development timelines with SP1's simple devex (just write Rust) and SOTA performance.
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We have a lot of TG groups with partners where most of the messages are highly technical Rust debugging or other ZK architectural questions. But the last message is always "Can I get a code pls" . 😂 we love this industry.
btw the best airdrop farm that no one is talking about is @SuccinctLabs . their tech is very good and their testnet is actually very fun to farm. in 1-2 years lots of crypto apps will be powered by them if I had to guess.
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Excited to be working with @0xPolygon in powering CDK's OP Stack offering with validity proofs from the @SuccinctLabs network.
📣 CDK goes multistack 📣. Aggregating web3 means meeting builders where they are – with more freedom and fewer limitations. We're thrilled to announce the newest addition to Agglayer: the CDK OP Stack configuration, with native Agglayer interop. A new way to build OP Stack
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SP1 looking good here.
My partners at @alignedlayer have created a webpage called ZK Benchmarks. A few days ago, I shared it, but now we've added several more results, and the results are fully reproducible with a Jupyter Notebook. We are adding every RISC-V zkVM, proving different examples, and
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Very exciting work by the LayerZero team that has huge implications for low latency, real-time proving for blockchains. Expensive merkleization results in slow blocks: Today, state root merkleization (with Ethereum's MPT) takes a significant proportion of processing a block. To
Introducing Quick Merkle Database (QMDB), a high-performance verifiable database optimized for blockchains. • 2.28M state updates per second, 1M TPS (benchmarked transfers per second). • Benchmarked with workloads up to 15B (10x Ethereum’s 2024 state) and proven capacity to
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Bhargav, our BEAST intern, regularly stayed at the Succinct office until 1AM (sometimes until 5AM) and shipped an insane amount of stuff:.• bn254 precompiles for optimized groth16 + plonk verification in sp1.• bls12-381 precompiles for optimized kzg operations + an efficient ZK.
We want to recognize our intern, "Bhargav the Great," for his relentless effort, tireless love for learning and unwavering dedication to building the sickest sh*t. Bhargav is heading back to Caltech to begin his sophomore year, where he’s majoring in Mathematics. We will truly
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ZK Hyperliquid proof of concept won ETH Global!. Exciting to see this meme spread.
Won the @SuccinctLabs track at @ETHGlobal Trifecta, and this is only the beginning. We’ve built #zkHyperliquid thats is powered by #SP1 zkVM (and @Agglayer will also be added in the future as App bridge📈). I want to share more about what we've built, but will do it properly,
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Cool to see a ZK verifiable image editor (built with SP1) win the @celestia Mammothon!.
🖼️ @provethemedia: A zero-knowledge proof image editor that verifies image transformations and provides provenance on @SuccinctLabs. 🖼️
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Great thread that ELI5 Succinct.
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The Succinct devs are actually ruining my productivity with their insanely fast shipping on the testnet 😂. This week: PROOF OF 2048 high score
Crisis of Trust: Weekly Refresh ⭐ . It's Tuesday. you know what that means. We've added a ton of new features to the Testnet for you to enjoy! Here's what's new:
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ZKPs are one of the most interesting technologies I've had a chance to work with and will upgrade all of blockchain infra. It's been a privilege to work with the legendary @paradigm team and all of @SuccinctLabs in accelerating ZK to its fullest potential.
1/ We're excited to announce we've raised $55M led by @Paradigm to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer. Succinct’s Prover Network & SP1 make general-purpose ZK performant and easily deployable w/o complex infra. Let’s build towards an era of truth, not trust.
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It's interesting to see the OP Stack and Arbitrum Orbit Stack diverge further and further. When they started, both teams were building a type-1 EVM rollup, but today their direction's are quite different. The OP vision: a cluster of chains, with shared standards (Ethereum DA,.
The OP Stack custom gas token beta feature has been deprecated. Beta features give developers access to early versions of highly requested features, allowing us to validate demand through usage data and user feedback.
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Jixu prove.
my feeds are predominantly english so it's helpful to periodolicly check the chinese CT mindshare arena to see what's trending . past week we are seeing.1/ @Sidekick_Labs .2/ @ethos_network .3/ @infinex_app .4/ @TheoriqAI .5/ @pumpdotfun / @SuccinctLabs . ethos joins as another
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Another wonderful part of coming to Seoul is meeting members of the Succinct community IRL! . @pixnvm is a really talented artist who created an entire Succinct hat PFP collection and has helped us with the art for many of the testnet games. It was an honor to meet her in person.
yesterday i got to visit @eth_seoul_ and meet @pumatheuma, @0xCRASHOUT, @goatsmith12!.irl hit way harder than i thought it would! thanks a million for these pics! 🩷. i was super nervous and shy but it was totally worth it! also huge thanks for the merch, i still can’t believe
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OP Stack x SP1 = OP Succinct. SP1 makes it possible to turn any OP Stack rollup into a full ZK rollup in < 1 hour. ✅ Fast finality (10s of mins instead of 7 day fault proof window).✅ Simple integration.✅ Excellent developer experience (can fully customize your rollup, in.
2/ INTRODUCING: OP Succinct. Over the past few months, we collaborated closely with the @OPLabsPBC team to build OP Succinct, a seamless way to upgrade any OP Stack chain to use ZKPs in 1 hour. The future of ZK rollups is here.
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ZK will make Ethereum win.
Hi, allow me to breakdown how bullish this is. A $2b optimism rollup on superchain is now able overnight upgrade to a zk rollup. That means base, unichain, optimism - everything can become zk rollup easily. That means chain fragmentation is ded. That means Ethereum will win.
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Increasingly believe that a team’s geographic diversity is especially important for crypto companies (and something we want to get better at, @SuccinctLabs). It’s easy to get disillusioned with crypto’s perceived “lack of utility” when you’re a very western/America centric.
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Can't be more proud of the @SuccinctLabs team for all the hard work over the past year that has led to this moment. With SP1, *any* developer can now use ZKPs. Write code not circuits. I used to think that it was not possible for a general-purpose zkVM to match the performance.
4/ SP1's precompile-centric approach shows, for the first time, that zkVMs can have performance comparable to, and sometimes better than, custom hand-rolled circuits. Development time with SP1 is *100x faster* and more maintainable compared to circuit-based approaches.
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gm Seoul 🇰🇷. excited to be doing a fireside chat with the legend herself @ekang426 this afternoon.
Ready for the 2nd @shefiorg Seoul Summit!🇰🇷 I will be moderating a fireside chat with @pumatheuma and a panel on building Asia ecosystem growth with @boratheworld @0xtonkatsu @0xHanMoon 💝 See you soon!
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Btw this is @CelestiaOrg . Already has SSF.1 second block times next year.Enshrined ZK verification (SNARK accounts) is ~enshrined zkVM.
Rumor is Eth 3.0 announcement this week will be a second merge into a new consensus targeting 1 second block times, SSF and native zkEVM. Native zkEVM in particular is huge. The gas limit can be eliminated entirely. Builders can build arbitrarily large blocks, since nodes only.
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Official Eth Research post from @drakefjustin about native rollups: Quote from the post: "A thorough design space exploration was instigated by recent zkVM engineering breakthroughs." 🔥. Awesome to see zkVMs pushing forward core Ethereum roadmap.
Background: For the past 2 years, Ethereum has been all-in the "rollup-centric" roadmap, where ETH gets locked in a bridge contract, execution happens offchain, and a proof of execution (either fault proofs or ZKPs) are used to verify the L2's state root and used for withdrawals.
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Every rollup will be a ZK rollup. And OP Succinct is leading the charge, as the only production-ready ZK solution for OP Stack rollups. Live today!. Since we announced OP Succinct 6 months ago, we've made great progress:.• Ran it in production for @PhalaNetwork, with trillions.
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Having worked with @matthuang and the Paradigm team, I've seen first-hand how deeply they care about crypto and the long-term view they take on the industry. Killer article.
For years I’ve asked @matthuang to let us feature him and @paradigm. Matt is the steadiest of hands in a very high vol asset class and world. He just said he’s more bullish on crypto than any time since 2018, so excited to share our profile with you all, on @joincolossus
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When Unichain x OP Succinct?
Just two weeks after shipping v4, we're thrilled to launch @unichain . At Uniswap, we aim to build the best possible experience for onchain markets. Unichain is the next big step ‒ an L2 designed for DeFi. Launching as a stage 1 rollup with 1 second blocktimes, it only gets.
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There are many reasons why ZK Hyperliquid makes sense, and can be a better product than Hyperliquid. To name a few: .• ZK verifiability = actually unruggable, not trusting 4 validators run by the team .• No overhead from consensus => "real-time" latency, much better UX. The.
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Super exciting to see that 2 of the best teams in the space are working together to fix rollups. I find Espresso's new framing of shared/unified sequencing as a marketplace quite interesting. And ZK is the only way that all of the L2s/rollups are going to truly scale and.
Espresso 🤝 AggLayer. @0xPolygon Labs and Espresso Systems are working to solve the biggest challenge facing Ethereum rollups and L2s:. Interoperability.
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