According to @GracyBitget, a short video clearly explains zero-knowledge proofs in the first three minutes, making the concept accessible for traders who want a fast grasp of ZK fundamentals; source: @GracyBitget on X. Zero-knowledge proofs let one party prove a statement without revealing underlying data, a cryptographic primitive that powers ZK-rollups and trust-minimized privacy features; source: Ethereum Foundation. ZK-rollups aim to scale Ethereum by moving computation off-chain and posting succinct proofs on-chain, inheriting L1 security while improving throughput and fees, which directly affects on-chain activity and user costs relevant to trading ecosystems; source: Ethereum Foundation. Active ZK ecosystems include Polygon zkEVM with the MATIC token, zkSync with the ZK token, Starknet with the STRK token, and Mina Protocol with the MINA token, all of which implement zk-SNARK or zk-STARK technology; sources: Polygon Labs, zkSync Foundation, Starknet Foundation, Mina Foundation.

According to @1HowardWu, when regulators step back, technology must provide trust guarantees, and zero-knowledge proofs are built for this purpose. source: Howard Wu on X (Aug 15, 2025) For traders, this centers the ZK narrative around networks where validity proofs secure computation and privacy, including zkSync (ZK), StarkNet (STRK), and Mina (MINA). source: zkSync official documentation; StarkNet official documentation; Mina Protocol documentation Liquidity, volume, and TVL are standard activity gauges for these ecosystems that traders use to assess participation. source: DeFiLlama data; Electric Capital Developer Report ZK proofs enable mathematical verification without revealing underlying data, supporting trustless settlement without reliance on regulatory intermediaries. source: zkSync official documentation; Mina Protocol documentation