by Jay
2025-12-28
11 min read
The Best Design Pattern for a Rollup That Lets You Change Proof Formats Without Starting Over
**Summary:** A solid approach to future-proofing your rollup is by keeping the state machine and bridge unchanged, while managing all proof verification through a small Verifier Proxy, along with Adapters and a Verification-Key Registry. This setup allows you to transition seamlessly from
by Jay
2025-12-27
13 min read
Can I Future-Proof My Protocol to Swap in New Proof Formats Without Having to Redeploy the Verifier?
**Summary:** Absolutely! If you have the right architecture in place, you can easily plug in new ZK proof formats without needing to redeploy your main verifier contract. In this post, we’ll dive into some solid, production-ready patterns, including router registries, proxy upgrades, zkVM wrappers, and more.
by Jay
2025-12-27
13 min read
How Can I Add Support for New Proving Schemes Like HyperPlonk Without Having to Redeploy My Entire Verifier?
> Summary: Looking to integrate a new proving scheme like HyperPlonk without having to redeploy your entire verifier? Check out one of these three approaches: (1) create an on-chain “verifier gateway/router” that maintains a consistent address, while new verifiers can be deployed as needed.
by Jay
2025-12-26
12 min read
How Difficult Is It to Create a Verifier That Works with Both Groth16 and Plonk Proofs on Ethereum?
> Summary: Creating a single Ethereum verifier that can handle both Groth16 and Plonk proofs is totally feasible by 2026, as long as you plan it out right. Focus on targeting the BN254 precompiles to keep gas costs low, and be sure to route based on proof type while enforcing strict field and length checks.
by Jay
2025-12-26
12 min read
How Do Today’s Proof Aggregation Layers Keep Latency Low with Batching Mixed Plonk and STARK Proofs?
> Summary: The quickest proof aggregation stacks manage to keep latency at bay by compressing STARKs in a recursive way, using some clever accumulation schemes to push off the Plonk verifier tasks, and bundling it all up in a compact, EVM-friendly SNARK. Plus, they’re smart about how they handle the queues.
by Jay
2025-12-25
11 min read
How Do We Settle Thousands of Groth16 Proofs into One Aggregated Proof On-Chain?
A hands-on guide for decision-makers that breaks down how Groth16 proof aggregation (like SnarkPack) alters what gets posted to a chain. We'll cover how your verifier contract functions after implementing Pectra and dive into the real costs in terms of gas and latency.
by Jay
2025-12-25
11 min read
How Aggregated Proofs Lower Gas Fees and Speed Up Rollups
**Summary:** Proof aggregation has become a major player in cutting down both rollup settlement costs and confirmation times on Ethereum. Thanks to Dencun’s blobs (EIP-4844), Pectra’s improvements in blob throughput (EIP-7691), and the new calldata repricing (EIP-7623), we're seeing some exciting developments!
by Jay
2025-12-25
12 min read
How Can Proof Aggregation Help Reduce Gas Costs for My Rollup Launch?
**Summary:** Proof aggregation allows you to combine several ZK proofs into one verifier call. While it might take a little extra time to generate those proofs, you'll significantly reduce your L1 gas costs, leading to much more consistent expenses. So, if you're planning to launch a rollup in 2026, think about mixing recursion and wrapping with some smart public integration strategies.
by Jay
2025-12-25
13 min read
Gas-Efficient Batching of Groth16 Proofs on Ethereum for High-Throughput Rollups: Actual Gas Savings Benchmarks
**Summary:** In this post, we break down the process of batching and verifying a whole bunch of Groth16 proofs on Ethereum. We’ll cover detailed gas models and provide solid, decision-grade benchmarks. Plus, we’ll highlight the savings you can get by looking at different approaches--like naive, on-chain batch, recursive/aggregated, and external methods.
