Succinct is making waves as one of the most hottest infra protocol. Yet, @SuccinctLabs is still a mystery to many. Here’s your 30-second, easy-to-grasp breakdown. Let’s jump in 🧵 ... — 📌 WTH is Succinct? Before we go to Succinct, let's get some refreshment on Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) work. ZKP is a cryptographic method that allows one party (the prover) to prove to another party (the verifier) that a statement (e.g.: sending assets, swap, etc.) is true (proof generation), without revealing any additional information beyond the fact that the statement is true. However implementing ZKP on blockchain is challenging mainly due to: ➢ Computational complexity ➢ Verification costs ➢ Significant hardware and storage requirements ➢ Development complexity ➢ Interoperability and standards Succinct aims to solve this by building: ➢ SP1 SP1 is a high-performance, Rust-based open-source zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM). It verifies program execution, enabling developers to write standard code (with Rust support) and generate cost-effective, fast zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP). A recent integration with OP Stack via OP Succinct allows Optimism-based rollups to transition into ZK rollups, providing rapid finality and reduced costs. Many prominent projects are already developing their applications using SP1 (see ecosystem section). ➢ Succinct Network A decentralized prover network, a permissionless global pool of provers—hardware teams and infrastructure operators—who compete via auctions to generate ZKP for SP1 program execution. ➢ Verifiable Applications (vApps) vApps recently introduced in partnership with @LayerZero_Core as a new way to create cryptographically verifiable Rust-based applications without using Solidity or EVM. They offer web3 security with a web2-like experience by simplifying proving, interoperability, and settlement. Under the hood, each vApp uses Succinct’s decentralized prover network and the SP1 zkVM, while the SDK manages on-chain proof verification, state commitments, and off-chain proof generation. So in essence, Succinct is rallying global resources to supercharge ZKP and ZK ecosystem, making it accessible for both users and developers. ... — 📌 Why Build on Succinct? Creating ZKP systems used to be a nightmare—complex, requiring cryptography experts, and integrating them was a real hassle. The combination of SP1 and the Succinct Network offers: ➢ Seamless application development through SP1, making it as simple as plug-and-play for developers with Rust-maintainability, effectively removing previous hurdles building on ZK dependent system. ➢ A wide range of use cases, including rollups, off-chain processors, light clients, machine learning, interoperability protocols, decentralized identities, privacy and beyond. ➢ Exceptional speed and cost-efficiency, costs are adapting to market value through an auction-based approach. ➢ A scalable network responsive to shifts in demand and supply. ➢ Verifiable and censorship resistant ZKP, allowing any third party to carry out automatic, trustless verification. ... — 📌 Succinct Ecosystem Many projects already utilizing SP1 to many use-cases, from secure DA production, token bridge, powering interop, even migrating from OP rollups to ZK rollups. Here are the protocols: ➢ @celestia ➢ @Calderaxyz ➢ @alt_layer ➢ @AutomataNetwork ➢ @AvailProject ➢ @babylonlabs_io ➢ @AlpenLabs ➢ @Alchemy ➢ @conduitxyz ➢ @cosmos ➢ @eigenlayer ➢ @ElectronZK ➢ @Galxe ➢ @gelatonetwork ➢ @HerodotusDev ➢ @hyle_org ➢ @kroma_network ➢ @LidoFinance ➢ @Mantle_Official ➢ @MorphLayer ➢ @nebrazkp ➢ @nubit_org ➢ @PhalaNetwork ➢ @0xPolygon ➢ @Scalerize_XYZ ➢ @sovereign_labs ➢ @taikoxyz ➢ @Terminaxyz ➢ @twinexyz ... — 📌 Wrap-Up Succinct unifies the proof supply chain, serving as the foundational layer for ZKP generation. It offers highly available and cost-effective proof generation infrastructure for applications like rollups, coprocessors, and other ZKP-dependent systems. Currently in the testnet phase and planned to have mainnet launch after phase 2 of testnet completed, Succinct testnet is considered one of the most engaging testnets, featuring a gamified interface that has attracted significant community interest. Moreover, Succinct's broader infrastructure, particularly OP Succinct, has demonstrated impressively low proving costs, ranging from 0.61 to 1.34 cents per transaction. These costs are expected to decrease by 5–10x by the end of 2025, with planned SP1 and Kona optimizations. Are you ready for the new era of ZK?