Zero-knowledge proofs were born in 1985, and for the past 40 years, they have been mocked as the mysterious technology of "moon math." However, now they are stepping out of the laboratory and into the forefront of the digital economy. Looking back at the development trajectory of the entire ZK track, a clear conclusion can be drawn: ZK is no longer an optional privacy patch but the trust foundation of the next generation of the internet. This year, many ZK-related projects have emerged, and brothers might categorize them all as ZK track projects, but I want to say that their subdivisions are more refined than we imagine. Taking the lifecycle from proof generation → batch verification → cross-chain confirmation as a division, Sunccinct and Boundless are positioned in the proof generation stage. However, there is a structural problem in this track, which is the verification bottleneck. Recently, zkVerify @ZKVProtocol has provided some solutions in this regard. zkVerify is a project launched by @HorizenLabs, which has introduced the first privacy application chain on the Base ecosystem, and zkVerify is the first dedicated proof verification chain. What does the significance of verification efficiency mean? It's like the BMW factory in Tiexi, Shenyang; although the production capacity is impressive, the logistics can't keep up, so they can't quickly deliver the 3 Series and 5 Series to users. In the end, they built a direct railway from the factory area to the port within Shenyang. For the ZK track, it also needs to improve the productivity of the "logistics system." If we only hype concepts, people may not understand how serious the performance issues faced by verification are. Let's put it this way: verifying a Gorth16 proof on Ethereum can cost up to 60U at peak times. In 2024 alone, ZK protocols burned 55 million Gas on Ethereum, and what's worse is that Ethereum can only process a maximum of 15 proof verifications per second. So how can the industry develop? As the world's first dedicated proof verification chain, zkVerify supports various proof systems such as STARKs, Plonky2, and SP1 through compatibility, which can directly reduce costs by 90%. Its core design decouples proof generation from proof verification, and this design is truly born for the current ZK ecosystem. In the future, those who specialize in proof generation can focus on that, while others can handle verification. As an emerging verification system, zkVerify is also exploring a grander narrative, which is the integration of AI x ZK. There are countless projects talking about AI now, and I think one valuable aspect of zkVerify is that they place great importance on the developer community, genuinely doing practical work. I took a look at their updates over the past year on their blog and YouTube, sharing many collaboration stories, which shows how they have built themselves step by step. Next week, on September 30, they will have their TGE. From the token economics, we can also see the team's intentions; all verification proof fees generated by the project will be paid in $VFY, and the community share of 37.31% is also the highest. There is still an opportunity to participate; they have created a game called ZK Space Invaders, and the rewards earned in the game can be exchanged for the mainnet token $VFY on TGE day. As a dedicated proof chain born for verification and designed for AI models, if we compare Succinct and Boundless to the power plants of ZK, I believe zkVerify is the power grid of ZK, which will truly open up the ceiling for ZK.