Vitalik Buterin Introduces Circle STARKs: Revolutionizing Blockchain Security and Efficiency

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced a new cryptographic protocol called Circle STARKs, promising to enhance blockchain security and efficiency. In his latest post, Buterin explains that this technological leap utilizes smaller fields like Mersenne31 to significantly improve proving speed without compromising security measures. “The most important trend in STARK protocol design over the last two years has been the switch to working over small fields,” Buterin notes. Traditional Scalable Transparent ARguments of Knowledge (STARKs) operate over 256-bit fields, which, while secure, are often inefficient. Circle STARKs, however, leverage smaller fields, resulting in reduced computational costs and faster proving speeds.

Source: CryptoIntelligence