ZK Proofs, EVM Internals,
and Institutional-Grade Infrastructure.
We operate at the intersection of zero-knowledge cryptography, EVM execution, and production blockchain infrastructure. Our research isn't academic: it ships as Zilkworm, Caplin, and Erigon 3, and directly informs the standards being written by the Ethereum Foundation today.
Research Partners
Ethereum Foundation
Core R&D Partner
Erigon collaborates directly with the Ethereum Foundation on the ZK proof standards and infrastructure needed to realize Justin Drake's Gigagas vision. As the only C++/EVMOne-based proof system, Zilkworm provides the genuine client diversity that the Ethereum Foundation needs for protocol safety.
- →Collaborating on zkEVM proof standards and attestation formats
- →Contributing to the EthProofs initiative and verification infrastructure
- →Research into Beam Chain and the Lean Ethereum vision
- →Delivering the C++ alternative to the Rust monoculture in proving
Gnosis Chain
Erigon 3 Chain Partner
Erigon 3 provides first-class support for Gnosis Chain, one of Ethereum's longest-running and most decentralized sister chains. Through the Gnosis DAO partnership, Erigon delivers the high-performance execution client that Gnosis validators and infrastructure providers depend on.
- →Official Erigon 3 support for Gnosis Chain mainnet
- →Validator and full node infrastructure optimization
- →Gnosis DAO collaboration on chain parameters and upgrades
- →Research into Gnosis-specific MEV protection mechanisms
Shutter Network
MEV Protection Partner
Erigon integrates Shutter Network's threshold encryption protocol directly into the execution client, delivering native frontrunning protection at the mempool level, without relying on external middleware or off-chain relays.
- →Native encrypted mempool integration via threshold encryption
- →Frontrunning and sandwich attack prevention at the protocol level
- →MEV protection research for Gnosis Chain via Erigon
- →Decentralized keyper network for transaction decryption
Research Areas
ZK Proof Systems
STARK-based proofs, SNARK verification, recursive proof composition. Building the prover infrastructure for the Gigagas era.
RISC-V Execution
Optimizing EVM execution on RISC-V architecture. The foundation of Zilkworm's performance advantage in ZK proving pipelines.
Single Slot Finality
Research into SSF for Ethereum consensus. Reducing finality time from minutes to seconds while maintaining decentralization.
Stateless Clients
Historical proofs data model enabling clients that don't need to store the full state. Reducing the cost of Ethereum participation.
MPC & Threshold Cryptography
Multi-party computation research for distributed key management and privacy-preserving protocols.
Enterprise ZK Applications
Applied research into ZK proofs for financial settlement, compliance attestation, and cross-institutional data sharing.
Read Our Research
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