zkRollup research library

This research library contains resources I will be using to inform a report on zkRollups that I am producing as part of the Human Rights Foundation's ZK-Rollup Research Fellowship. Pull requests adding related and useful resources are appreciated!

Other research libraries

Zero knowledge, from proofs to rollups https://github.com/thecryptofruit/education/blob/master/zk-proofs-rollups.md

Scaling the Ethereum network https://github.com/jpitts/eth-community-discussions/blob/master/proposals-to-scale.md

Docs

2013-08-19: Really Really ultimate blockchain compression: CoinWitness https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277389.0

2018-10-03: Roll_up / roll_back snark side chain ~17000 tps https://ethresear.ch/t/roll-up-roll-back-snark-side-chain-17000-tps/3675

2019-01-03: Introducing Matter Testnet (Proposal: Multi-operator model) https://blog.matter-labs.io/introducing-matter-testnet-502fab5a6f17

2019-01-23: Validity Proofs vs. Fraud Proofs https://medium.com/starkware/validity-proofs-vs-fraud-proofs-4ef8b4d3d87a

2019-07-10: Trustless Two-Way Bridges With Side Chains By Halting https://ethresear.ch/t/trustless-two-way-bridges-with-side-chains-by-halting/5728

2019-11-04: Optimistic vs. ZK Rollup: Deep Dive https://blog.matter-labs.io/optimistic-vs-zk-rollup-deep-dive-ea141e71e075

2019-11-06: The “Why”s of Optimistic Rollup https://medium.com/@adlerjohn/the-why-s-of-optimistic-rollup-7c6a22cbb61a

2019-12-05: Validity Proofs vs. Fraud Proofs Strike Back https://medium.com/starkware/validity-proofs-vs-fraud-proofs-strike-back-4d0bf90eed15

2019-12-11: Commentary on Greg Maxwell's analysis of zkSync https://twitter.com/jadler0/status/1204880693731495936

2020-01-23: Fighting censorship attacks on smart contracts https://medium.com/offchainlabs/fighting-censorship-attacks-on-smart-contracts-c026a7c0ff02

2020-07-17: Rollups improve scalability vs Rollups increase throughput https://twitter.com/_prestwich/status/1284174488247009281

2020-10-03: SNARKs and the future of blockchains https://medium.com/@RubenSomsen/snarks-and-the-future-of-blockchains-55b82012452b

2020-10-08: The Optimistic Rollup Dilemma https://medium.com/starkware/the-optimistic-rollup-dilemma-c8fc470ca10c

2022-01-13: RSK scalability https://medium.com/iovlabs-innovation-stories/rsk-scalability-c44252f05a4b

2022-01-22: A Token Model for Layer-2 Block Production https://fuel-labs.ghost.io/token-model-layer-2-block-production

2022-02-16: Pay Attention To Celestia https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/pay-attention-to-celestia

2022-03-01: Introducing AnyTrust Chains: Cheaper, Faster L2 Chains with Minimal Trust Assumptions https://medium.com/offchainlabs/introducing-anytrust-chains-cheaper-faster-l2-chains-with-minimal-trust-assumptions-31def59eb8d7

Interviews

2020-11-04: The Blockchain Debate Podcast https://blockdebate.buzzsprout.com/767033/6210781-motion-zk-rollup-has-a-better-set-of-security-scalability-tradeoff-than-optimistic-rollup-alex-gluchowski-vs-john-adler-co-host-james-prestwich

2020-10-14: John Adler on Optimistic vs ZK Rollup and the data availability problem https://zeroknowledge.fm/151-2

2021-04-23: Ethereum Layer 2 Rollup Debate: Optimism, Starkware, Arbitrum and zkSync https://thedelphipodcast.podbean.com/e/ethereum-layer-2-rollup-debate-optimism-starkware-arbitrum-and-zksync

Presentations

2019-03-15: Scalable blockchains as data layers https://yewtu.be/watch?v=mOm47gBMfg8

2019-06-24: ZK Rollup - Ethereum Scalability with ZKPs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QyM9qdFKsEA

2021-10-20: Rollups and Data Availability - Building a Modular Blockchain Stack https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PaSa6vvbeRk

Misc

Cross-rollup zk-transfers: https://github.com/ConsenSys/liszt