Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) – Milestones
Key milestones and important events in Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP)'s history.
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1985
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2016
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31 yrs
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Showing 2 milestones for Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP)
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1 Oct 2016
Zcash mainnet launches with zk-SNARK-based shielded transactions
Launch of the Zcash mainnet, the first large-scale deployment of zk-SNARK-based shielded transactions on a public blockchain.
electriccoin.co/blog/zcash-sprout-launch/19851 milestone
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1 Dec 1985
Formal introduction of zero-knowledge proofs
Publication of Goldwasser, Micali, and Rackoff's paper "The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof-Systems," which formally introduced zero-knowledge proofs.
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/22145.22178