Simanta Gautam joined Brink engineers to discuss SNARKS, ZK Rollups, and BitVM2 in the context of Bitcoin.
In his presentation, he discussed:
- Alpen Labs’ work on Bitcoin and verifiable computing
- Utilizing Bitcoin for verifiable compute using SNARKS
- Two-way pegs, bridges, and trust minimization
- Bitcoin as a state machine
- Sovereign ZK rollups as a meta protocol on Bitcoin
- How BitVM2 can enable rollup two-way pegs
- Use cases for rollups
- Q&A with audience
This discussion was recorded on February 14, 2025.
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