by Jay
2025-12-28
10 min read
How Does BLS Signature Aggregation Actually Reduce Gas Cost When Batching Groth16 Proofs on Ethereum?
Short summary: Since Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade (May 7, 2025) added BLS12‑381 precompiles, you can replace many on‑chain Groth16 verifications (multiple expensive BN254 pairings and heavy calldata) with a single BLS aggregate signature check
by Jay
2025-12-28
11 min read
What Impact Does Migrating From Single-Proof Verification to Batched Proof Aggregation Have on Auditability and Compliance?
Description: Moving from one-proof-per-statement to aggregated or recursive proofs can slash verification costs and latency—but it also changes your evidence model. Here’s a concrete, regulator-ready playbook for preserving auditability and
by Jay
2025-12-28
10 min read
If I Migrate My Rollup From Single Proof to Continuous Aggregation, How Do I Keep Auditability and Instant Finality?
Summary: Moving from “one batch → one proof” to continuous proof aggregation cuts L1 costs and unlocks higher proving throughput. Here’s a concrete, 2026‑ready playbook to preserve end‑to‑end auditability and keep sub‑second UX finality whi
by Jay
2025-12-28
13 min read
How Do Upgrade Paths Typically Work When Moving From Single-Proof Verification to Aggregated Proofs on the Same Contract?
Short description: A practical, engineering-first playbook for upgrading an existing on-chain verifier from single-proof checks to aggregated proofs on the exact same contract address—covering ABI patterns, storage/versioning, gas math post
by Jay
2025-12-28
11 min read
What’s the Cleanest Design Pattern for a Rollup That Can Swap Proof Formats Later Without Redeploying Everything?
Summary: A durable way to future‑proof your rollup is to keep the state machine and bridge immutable while routing all proof verification through a tiny Verifier Proxy + Adapters + Verification‑Key Registry. This pattern lets you move from
by Jay
2025-12-27
13 min read
Is There a Way to Future-Proof My Protocol So It Can Swap in New Proof Formats Without Redeploying the Verifier?
> Summary: Yes—with the right architecture you can swap in new ZK proof formats without redeploying your main verifier contract. This post lays out concrete, production-ready patterns (router registries, proxy upgrades, zkVM wrappers, recur
by Jay
2025-12-27
13 min read
Which Frameworks Let Me Add Support for New Proving Schemes Like HyperPlonk Without Redeploying My Entire Verifier?
> Summary: If you want to add support for a new proving scheme like HyperPlonk without redeploying your whole verifier, use one of three patterns: (1) an on-chain “verifier gateway/router” that stays at a stable address while new verifier i
by Jay
2025-12-26
12 min read
How Hard Is It to Build a Verifier That Accepts Both Groth16 and Plonk Proofs on Ethereum?
> Summary: Building a single Ethereum verifier that accepts both Groth16 and Plonk proofs is very doable in 2026 if you scope it correctly: target BN254 precompiles for lowest gas, route by proof type with strict field/length checks, and ex
by Jay
2025-12-26
12 min read
How Do Modern Proof Aggregation Layers Keep Latency Low When Batching Mixed Plonk and STARK Proofs?
> Summary: The fastest proof aggregation stacks keep latency low by recursively compressing STARKs, using accumulation schemes to defer Plonk verifier work, and wrapping everything in a tiny, EVM‑friendly SNARK—while engineering the queues,
