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High-level articles

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Privacy in Cryptocurrencies: An Overview⁠

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Privacy in Cryptocurrencies: Mixing-based Approaches⁠

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Zeth & Nightfall: the differences in approach⁠

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Blockchain Research Newsletter: Zether and ZEXE⁠

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In-depth overview of Privacy in Bitcoin⁠

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Privacy and Cryptocurrency, Part 1: How Private is Bitcoin?⁠

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Privacy and Cryptocurrency, Part 2: Bitcoin Wallets⁠

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Privacy and Cryptocurrency, Part 3: Should You Use a Privacy Coin⁠

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General introduction

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Zero-Knowledge Proofs Starter Pack⁠

: alternative introductory list for beginners (more videos).

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Zero Knowledge Proofs: An illustrated primer by Matthew Green⁠

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Demystifying zero-knowledge proofs⁠

(

video⁠

) (math-heavy, awesome introduction into underlying cryptography)

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Introduction to SNARKs/STARKs by Eli Ben-Sasson⁠

(YouTube)

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On Interactive Proofs and Zero-Knowledge: A Primer⁠

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A Hands-On Tutorial for Zero-Knowledge Proofs by Shir Peled (StarkWare):

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Part I⁠

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Part II⁠

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Part III⁠

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Appendix⁠

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Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Engineers (Dark Forest)

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Part I⁠

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Part II⁠

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More complete curated list of implementations and scientific resources:

https://zkp.science⁠

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Talks and Lectures

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Alessandro Chiesa on Zerocash at CESC2017⁠

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Bitcoin and Anonymity⁠

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Satoshi has no clothes: failures in on-chain privacy⁠

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The state of Privacy in Cryptocurrencies⁠

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Zero-Knowledge Proofs

2011 — first paper to coin the term zk-SNARKs (Succinct Non-interactive Arguments of Knowledge)

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[Bit+11]⁠

(by Nir Bitansky and Ran Canetti and Alessandro Chiesa and Eran Tromer)

2013 — first to make zk-SNARKs applicable for general computing

The “Pinocchio” paper

[PHGR13]⁠

(by Bryan Parno and Craig Gentry and Jon Howell and Mariana Raykova)

2016 — made zk-SNARKs really efficient and the standard that is still used today

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Groth16⁠

(by Jens Groth)

Learn about Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/01/05/rollup.html⁠

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Vitalik Buterin's blog series on SNARKs:

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Part 1: Quadratic Arithmetic Programs: from Zero to Hero⁠

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Part 2: Exploring Elliptic Curve Pairings⁠

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Part 3: Zk-SNARKs: Under the Hood⁠

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The Sapling protocol with some differences

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https://medium.com/hackernoon/a-primer-on-zero-knowledge-proofs-892e6e277142⁠

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ZK Primers

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https://medium.com/hackernoon/a-primer-on-zero-knowledge-proofs-892e6e277142⁠

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Videos from the Simons Institute’s semester-long program on SNARKs and blockchains:

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Workshop Schedule | Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing 81⁠

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ZKPs Explained from ultimate beginner to expert

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGdb1CTu5c⁠

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High-level articles

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Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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