The evolution of cryptography (deciphered) Cryptography is the backbone of our current digital society, but how did it become so important? Interestingly, the systematic study of cryptography as a science (and perhaps as an art) started only during
Zero-Knowledge Proofs Proving Knowledge of a Hash Pre-Image with ZoKrates In this blog we implement a problem that's very typical in blockchain use-cases: proving the knowledge of a pre-image for a given SHA-256 digest. We will begin demystifying this machinery by computing the
Distributed Ledgers Why is classification important? Distributed ledger technology (DLT), blockchain technology, cryptographic assets, cryptographic currencies, cryptographic tokens — all of these terms are related. However, since the industry is not yet fully developed, there is a general lack of
Zero-Knowledge Proofs Introduction to zk-SNARKs (Part 1) OverviewIn this series of posts, we will look at zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs): a family of probabilistic protocols, first described by Goldwasser, Micali and Rackoff in 1985, which has garnered increased popularity with the
Distributed Ledgers Why Decentralize? Why do people protest against nuclear power? It’s clean, it’s cheap, and it doesn’t smell. Perhaps it is because of the risk attached to this source of electricity. In case
Distributed Ledgers Why We Do Research in Crypto Nation? Though distributed ledger technology (DLT) is an innovative breakthrough, the financial market for cryptographic assets built on DLT is currently far from completely explored. In order to take a further step toward professionalism
Investing Who beats the crypto market? Everything is relative and open to comparison. Comparison to a benchmark is a vital part of the evaluation of most companies’ operations. Generally speaking and simplifying a bit, a benchmark is an index
