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Mastering Ethereum, by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood
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zero-knowledge proofs - for Glosary? #20

Closed fjrojasgarcia closed 6 years ago

fjrojasgarcia commented 6 years ago

zero-knowledge proofs typically require a trusted setup: they must be initialized by some trusted authority because in practice it means that the authority could produce fake “proofs.” These fake proofs could lead to uncontrolled and undetectable inflation.

fjrojasgarcia commented 6 years ago

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/how-bulletproofs-could-make-bitcoin-privacy-less-costly/