2026-01-14 13:50:15

It’s not actually difficult to completely hide information; the real challenge lies in—how to make others believe you without revealing all the data?

This is the core of practical privacy technology. You don’t need to tell others who you are, but you must be able to prove "you meet certain conditions." It sounds abstract, but in reality, there are countless examples: when applying for a loan, you don’t have to hand over all your financial statements, just prove that you meet the lending criteria; when buying a house, you don’t need to disclose all assets, just show proof of funds.

Cryptography has endowed Web3 with the same possibilities. Through technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, users can gain trust while remaining anonymous. This is not only the future direction of privacy protection but also a new paradigm for on-chain identity verification.

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MemeCurator

· 17h ago

Zero-knowledge proofs are basically a way for me not to tell you who I am but still make you believe me. Sounds a bit mystical, haha.

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LowCapGemHunter

· 01-14 14:20

Zero-knowledge proofs sound fancy, but basically it's just flipping the KYC process upside down. Cool.

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SquidTeacher

· 01-14 14:19

This thing, to put it simply, is "I won't tell you who I am, but I can prove that I have money," sounds pretty impressive haha Zero-knowledge proofs should have been popularized long ago, but right now on-chain we're still just running naked In real scenarios, it's been used this way for a long time, Web3 has actually been slow by many years --- This is the correct way to open up privacy, not hiding or concealing, but smart verification --- Wow, this logic suddenly becomes clear. Why are regulators still entangled? --- It sounds good, but zero-knowledge proofs are so costly, can ordinary users afford to use them? --- The balance point between privacy and trust has finally been found. This time, Web3 might really be on the right track

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gas_fee_therapist

· 01-14 14:18

Zero-knowledge proof is basically "I have money but won't tell you how much." It sounds cool but doesn't seem very useful.

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Rugpull幸存者

· 01-14 14:15

Yes, this idea is indeed brilliant. If zero-knowledge proofs are perfected, they can truly change the game.

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BrokenYield

· 01-14 14:15

ngl, zero-knowledge proofs sound nice on paper but the real systemic risk is who validates the validator... seen this movie before during the defi summer collapse

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GrayscaleArbitrageur

· 01-14 14:08

Zero-knowledge proof is essentially the cryptographic version of "I have money but won't tell you my account password." Clever, isn't it?

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