Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private AI Payments
The EF and Open Anonymity's new zkAPI lets you prepay for AI and other APIs on Ethereum, then spend with ZK proofs so usage isn't tied back to you.
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Introducing zkAPI: private usage credits for any API
tl;dr: zkAPI lets you pay for a metered API without being known. Deposit credits into an Ethereum vault once, then authorize bounded usage with...
Entering the era of lattice SNARKs – with a faster, post-quantum Jolt
Today we are releasing Lattice Jolt, a new version of our open source zkVM (zero knowledge virtual machine).
Allocation Update - Q2 2026
Q2 2026 carried forward our focus on advancing Ethereum’s resilience and capabilities, supporting key work in zero-knowledge proofs, client...
How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Were Invented (ft. Co-Inventor and Turing Award Winner Shafi Goldwasser)
Turing Award winner Shafi Goldwasser tells the origin story of zero-knowledge proofs, from mental poker and interactive proofs to SNARKs,...
Allocation Update - Q1 2026
Q1 2026 continued our focus on strengthening Ethereum’s foundations, with sustained investment in core domains like cryptography, zero-knowledge...