Correcting some SNARK misconceptions | Justin Thaler, a16z crypto research

The open source implementation of Jolt, the most performant zkVM to date, is based on a new design paradigm. Here, a16z crypto Research Partner Justin Thaler, explains some of the core concepts behind the technology: including, the sumcheck protocol, instruction sets, and curve-based commitment schemes.
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