About ZPrize

ZPrize is an annual competition focused on promoting the use and development of zero-knowledge cryptography. The competition is designed to facilitate public goods funding for this emerging technology and to ensure that the best open-source "baseline" is capable and practical for real-world applications.

All winning submissions become open-source libraries for the benefit of all. This foundation aims to support the next generation of decentralized protocols and applications to enable secure, interoperable, and scalable applications for the next-generation web.

🧭 Vision

Accelerate the technology and adoption of Zero Knowledge Cryptography
Promoting public goods funding for zero-knowledge cryptography
Ensuring that the best open-source "baseline" is reasonably capable
Promote use of this technology by making applications more practical

🗺 Mission

ZPrize DAO exists to coordinate and lead the advancement of zero knowledge technology, while building the next phase of the internet.

🗓 Key Dates

31st July 2023: Applications open
- Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis even after the competition kickoff on 1st September.
15th September 2023: Competition kickoff
- Registered participants will receive prize specifications and test harness
15th September 2023 - February 2024: Competition period
- Monthly office hours will be conducted during the competition period for Competitors to seek guidance from Architects of each prize category
Februrary 2024: Judging period
March 2024: Announce winners
March 2024: Winner showcase at The Future is Private Summit at EthDenver

🏆 Prize Categories

Prize category 1	Prize category 2	Prize category 3
Beat the Best” (FPGA/GPU) - Cysic	Beat the Best” (WASM) - DemoX	High Throughput Signature Verification - zkSecurity
Leo Fan, co-founder, Cysic	Evan, CTO, Demox Labs	David Wong, co-founder, zkSecurity
leofan3215	evanm	cryptodavidw

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