Episode 404 - Point not found - Morning ramblings lead to deep-tech rabbit hole about Trusted Setups

Good morning! This morning I start out with my usual ramblings and then end up exploring zero knowledge proofs, SNARKs, STARKs, Solidity vs Cairo, and the Trusted Setup Ceremony.

Sources:

https://www.quant.network/pr-announcements/overledger-2-1-7-release?utm_content=buffercd9b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://coincodecap.com/snarks-vs-starks-difference

https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1488788039895814144

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoTechnology/comments/a738am/understanding_trusted_setup_with_zksnarks/

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-crazy-security-behind-the-birth-of-zcash#toggle-gdpr

https://www.coinbureau.com/education/zcash-ceremony/

https://blockonomi.com/zero-knowledge-proofs/

https://minezcash.com/zcash-trusted-setup/

https://www.cairo-lang.org/cairo-for-blockchain-developers/

https://medium.com/yagi-fi/provable-vs-composable-computation-or-why-cairo-will-supersede-solidity-6b00e69bfc9e

https://github.com/l-henri/starknet-cairo-101