Episode Details

** This episode uses visual aids and slides throughout, you may want to check out the video version here**

In this week’s episode, Anna and Nico Mohnblatt from Geometry Research host a ZK Jargon Decoder episode. Based on Nico’s ZK Jargon Decoder Website, they discuss some of the confusing terms and concepts commonly used by the ZK community. The session aims to be digestible for those still in the early stages of their ZK learning journey, but it does take a dive into the depths of detail every now and again!

This episode uses visual aids and slides throughout, so you may want to check out the full video version of this discussion over on the ZK Podcast YouTube channel. This ZK Jargon Decoder Session is also very well complimented by the ZK Whiteboard sessions. Nico specifically references sessions 1, 4, 5 and 6.

Here’s some additional links for this episode:

• ZK HACK IV - ZK Jargon Decoder
• ZK Jargon Decoder GitHub
• ZK Hack IV Sessions Playlist
• ZK-WALDO: A Simple Zero Knowledge Proof
• ZK Whiteboard Sessions: What is a SNARK? With Dan Boneh
• ZK Whiteboard Sessions: SNARKs vs. STARKs with Bobbin Threadbare and Brendan Farmer
• PLONKish Arithmetization - ZK Jargon Decoder Description
• ZK Whiteboard Sessions: PLONK and Custom Gates with Adrian Hamelink
• Oracles - ZK Jargon Decoder Description
• FRI Summary 1 - Contextualizing STARKs, ALI, FRI, and DEEP by RISC Zero Study Club
• R1CS - ZK Jargon Decoder Description
• ZK Whiteboard Sessions: Lookup Arguments for Performan