Cysic Enhances Zero-Knowledge Infrastructure

Cysic, a firm specializing in zero-knowledge infrastructure, has announced its integration with the Succinct Prover Network to enhance its real-time ZK proof capabilities. By joining as a multi-node prover, Cysic is deploying a GPU cluster tailored for high-volume, production-grade workloads, aimed at meeting the surging demand for ZK applications in diverse fields. Leo Fan, co-founder of Cysic, stated, "ZK is expanding beyond crypto and into the real world. Institutions are beginning to understand the significance of zero-knowledge proving, and maintaining this growth requires dependable, institutional-grade infrastructure." As ZK applications like age verification gain traction on platforms like Google Wallet, infrastructure providers face mounting pressure to scale quickly. The Succinct Prover Network functions as a decentralized marketplace for ZK proof generation, managing requests via its SP1 zkVM, an open-source virtual machine optimized for proving. Cysic will enhance the network's performance with its vertically integrated stack, featuring a ZK-specialized ASIC chip capable of executing 1.33 million Keccak functions per second. John Guibas, CTO of Succinct, remarked that Cysic's onboarding reflects the increasing momentum surrounding decentralized ZK systems. Cysic's testnet, currently in its final phase, has attracted over 118,000 provers and 200,000 verifiers. Founded in August 2022, Cysic raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Polychain Capital in February 2023.