--- title: "#zk-snark articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 34 articles tagged #zk-snark on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/zk-snark" --- Tag # #zk-snark 34 posts · 17 followers [Hemanth KR](https://hashnode.com/@zk-dev) · [Jul 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-do-most-modern-zero-knowledge-proof-systems-convert-the-computations-to-polynomial-equations/6a5a27d6b89e574db52d8024) ### [Why do most modern zero knowledge proof systems convert the computations to polynomial equations ?](https://zk-dev-notes.hashnode.dev/why-do-most-modern-zero-knowledge-proof-systems-convert-the-computations-to-polynomial-equations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Let's get started : Assume we have a problem with five computations, now to verify these computations, the verifier will have to execute all those 5 computations and compare the computed value with th 4 min read · [zk-dev-notes.hashnode.dev](https://zk-dev-notes.hashnode.dev/why-do-most-modern-zero-knowledge-proof-systems-convert-the-computations-to-polynomial-equations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jay Makwana](https://hashnode.com/@jaymakwanacodes) · [Aug 3, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-and-tornado-cash-a-technical-deep-dive-created-for-educational-purpose/688f0585768682a86f931d69) ### [Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Tornado Cash: A Technical Deep Dive -created for educational purpose](https://jmakwana01.hashnode.dev/zero-knowledge-proofs-and-tornado-cash-a-technical-deep-dive-created-for-educational-purpose?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Imagine you’re at a party and someone claims they know the password to the WiFi. Instead of just telling everyone the password (which would defeat the purpose), they prove they know it by successfully connecting their phone. They’ve proven their know... 8 min read · [jmakwana01.hashnode.dev](https://jmakwana01.hashnode.dev/zero-knowledge-proofs-and-tornado-cash-a-technical-deep-dive-created-for-educational-purpose?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [zkevm](https://hashnode.com/@utxo) · [May 1, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/exploiting-the-zkevm-uncovering-soundness-and-composition-vulnerabilities-in-zk-circuits/6813092117a9d37520761e95) ### [Exploiting the zkEVM: Uncovering Soundness and Composition Vulnerabilities in ZK Circuits](https://blog.zkevm.dev/exploiting-the-zkevm-uncovering-soundness-and-composition-vulnerabilities-in-zk-circuits?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Circuit-Level Attacks: A Key Vector for Ethereum Layer 2 (zkRollups) 8 min read · [blog.zkevm.dev](https://blog.zkevm.dev/exploiting-the-zkevm-uncovering-soundness-and-composition-vulnerabilities-in-zk-circuits?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Giovanni Di Siena](https://hashnode.com/@giovannidisiena) · [Jan 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-brief-introduction-to-risc-zero-steel/6794cf9c820cee5a68925f19) ### [A Brief Introduction to RISC Zero & Steel](https://surfing-solodit.com/a-brief-introduction-to-risc-zero-steel?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 2025 is the year of privacy-preserving tech. Here’s a succinct overview of RISC Zero. RISC Zero The RISC Zero zkVM is an implementation of the RISC-V architecture as an arithmetic circuit. Specifically, the zkVM implements RV32IM which is the 32-bit ... 11 min read · [surfing-solodit.com](https://surfing-solodit.com/a-brief-introduction-to-risc-zero-steel?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mansoor Butt](https://hashnode.com/@MansoorEth) · [Jan 20, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-cave-of-secrets-debunking-zk-proofs-part-i/678e0ac2c485fb8fc54f86b8) ### [The Cave of Secrets ( Debunking ZK-Proofs) Part-I](https://mansoor-eth.hashnode.dev/the-cave-of-secrets-debunking-zk-proofs-part-i?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Discover the magic of ZK-Proofs with Alice's adventure in the Cave of Secrets. Learn how to prove without revealing 3 min read · [mansoor-eth.hashnode.dev](https://mansoor-eth.hashnode.dev/the-cave-of-secrets-debunking-zk-proofs-part-i?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Legos Light](https://hashnode.com/@legos) · [Jan 9, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/quadratic-arithmetic-program-qap-interactive-demo-vn/677fbc8202e8095e72d6523b) ### [Quadratic Arithmetic Program (QAP) - Interactive Demo \[VN\]](https://legos.hashnode.dev/quadratic-arithmetic-program-qap-interactive-demo-vn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Rank-1 Constraint System (R1CS) & Quadratic Arithmetic Program (QAP) 7 min read · [legos.hashnode.dev](https://legos.hashnode.dev/quadratic-arithmetic-program-qap-interactive-demo-vn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Legos Light](https://hashnode.com/@legos) · [Jan 7, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/rank-1-constraint-system-r1cs-demo-vn/677d1a672bc5eb5a9552607b) ### [Rank-1 Constraint System (R1CS) - Interactive Demo \[VN\]](https://legos.hashnode.dev/rank-1-constraint-system-r1cs-demo-vn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Demo for Rank 1 Constraint System - zkSNARKs 8 min read · [legos.hashnode.dev](https://legos.hashnode.dev/rank-1-constraint-system-r1cs-demo-vn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Amaan Sayyad](https://hashnode.com/@AmaanSayyad) · [Dec 18, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/mina-protocol-worlds-lightest-blockchain-for-dapps/67632d03280dfb15e6e0e537) ### [From Scalability to Privacy: Mina Protocol - World’s Lightest Blockchain for Dapps](https://nosanablog.hashnode.dev/mina-protocol-worlds-lightest-blockchain-for-dapps?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Do you believe Scalability and Accessibility are challenges in Web 3.0? Introducing, Mina Protocol that offers a transformative solution by redefining how blockchain state representation works, positioning itself as the world’s lightest blockchain. L... 6 min read · [nosanablog.hashnode.dev](https://nosanablog.hashnode.dev/mina-protocol-worlds-lightest-blockchain-for-dapps?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Pranav Bawgikar](https://hashnode.com/@pranavbawg) · [Oct 8, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-hot-take-on-zero-knowledge-proofs/6704eeebf89fe83737d132b2) ### [My hot take on Zero-Knowledge Proofs](https://pranavbawg.hashnode.dev/my-hot-take-on-zero-knowledge-proofs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) \[20\] ZKPs are one of the most powerful tools cryptographers have ever devised, but unfortunately they are relatively poorly understood. I have been studying ZKPs and their uses and, although I am not an expert in them, I thought I would share what I ... 6 min read · [pranavbawg.hashnode.dev](https://pranavbawg.hashnode.dev/my-hot-take-on-zero-knowledge-proofs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Traiano](https://hashnode.com/@Traiano) · [Sep 27, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-types-of-rollups-exist-on-ethereum/66f6b6db21f1644005259ce3) ### [What types of rollups exist on Ethereum?](https://traiano.hashnode.dev/what-types-of-rollups-exist-on-ethereum?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The four major Ethereum rollups: Optimistic, ZK, Optimium, Validium - mechanisms, trade-offs, and key codebases 4 min read · [traiano.hashnode.dev](https://traiano.hashnode.dev/what-types-of-rollups-exist-on-ethereum?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)