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#32 | Universal proof market with Fermah
In this episode, we spoke with Vanishree Rao, founder of Fermah, about building a universal proof marketplace designed for speed, cost-efficiency, and real-world ZK adoption. Main topics we discussed:
- The vision behind Fermah: solving ongoing hurdles in proof generation
- What defines a proof market and why universality across proving systems matters
- How Fermah matches proof requests with machines using tailored mechanism design
- Trade-offs between decentralization and efficiency—and why Fermah prioritizes the latter
- Challenges of client-side proving and how Confidential Proving Delegation (CPD) addresses them
- The tech stack behind CPD, including MPC, CIRCOM, and GPU acceleration via ICICLE
- Fermah’s roadmap: moving from testnet to mainnet and onboarding major rollups
- Thoughts on company-building, working with A16Z’s CSX, and staying lean
Links
Fermah Website: https://www.fermah.xyz/
Fermah X/Twitter: https://x.com/fermah_xyz
Vanishree's X/Twitter: https://x.com/vanishree_rao
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk
GitHub: https://github.com/ingonyama-zk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama
Join us: https://www.ingonyama.com/career
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By IngonyamaIn this episode, we spoke with Vanishree Rao, founder of Fermah, about building a universal proof marketplace designed for speed, cost-efficiency, and real-world ZK adoption. Main topics we discussed:
- The vision behind Fermah: solving ongoing hurdles in proof generation
- What defines a proof market and why universality across proving systems matters
- How Fermah matches proof requests with machines using tailored mechanism design
- Trade-offs between decentralization and efficiency—and why Fermah prioritizes the latter
- Challenges of client-side proving and how Confidential Proving Delegation (CPD) addresses them
- The tech stack behind CPD, including MPC, CIRCOM, and GPU acceleration via ICICLE
- Fermah’s roadmap: moving from testnet to mainnet and onboarding major rollups
- Thoughts on company-building, working with A16Z’s CSX, and staying lean
Links
Fermah Website: https://www.fermah.xyz/
Fermah X/Twitter: https://x.com/fermah_xyz
Vanishree's X/Twitter: https://x.com/vanishree_rao
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk
GitHub: https://github.com/ingonyama-zk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama
Join us: https://www.ingonyama.com/career