Interpreting the Cross-Chain Infrastructure Golden Gate: Hybrid Virtual Machine, ZK Precompiled, Costs Will Be Significantly Reduced

Source: Golden Gate

Golden Gate (GGX) as a new type of cross-chain infrastructure protocol addresses the challenges of cross-chain communication and liquidity conversion that plague Web3.0 Layer1 and Layer2.

Its solution mainly involves two core aspects:

1) Protocol-agnostic communication, enabling the transmission of mainstream standard messages, including standards like IBC, XCMP, and LayerZero.

2) An embedded hybrid virtual machine, making Golden Gate (GGX) a programmable Layer 0 specifically designed for cross-chain applications, supporting all tools it accommodates, such as EVM and WASM.

The hybrid virtual machine of Golden Gate (GGX) is crucial for unlocking native cross-chain applications as well as new zero-knowledge applications and infrastructure. Currently, the public test network of Golden Gate (GGX) is open to developers of native cross-chain applications.

Hybrid Virtual Machine + Protocol-Agnostic Communication Use Cases

Thanks to the inherent programmability of Golden Gate (GGX) and its protocol-agnostic cross-chain communication, innovative DeFi applications that were previously difficult to implement in other ecosystems can now be seamlessly deployed across chains to Golden Gate (GGX). Combining these two features will have a more positive impact on applications built on Golden Gate (GGX). Currently, some development teams are leveraging this advantage to create innovative DeFi applications, which will be supported by the cross-chain characteristics and programmability of Golden Gate (GGX).

Of course, the innovations of Golden Gate (GGX) will not stop here. With the hybrid virtual machine of Golden Gate (GGX) inherently supporting zero-knowledge proof programs, applications on Golden Gate (GGX) can now achieve even more innovation.

Zero-Knowledge Precompilation: Key Infrastructure

The hybrid virtual machine optimized for Golden Gate (GGX) includes precompilations for zero-knowledge proof systems based on EVM. Specifically, the virtual machine contains precompilations for the Groth16 and Plonk proof systems, which are the most widely used and tested zero-knowledge proof primitives.

The native support for zero-knowledge proofs in Golden Gate (GGX) means that zero-knowledge programs can be efficiently deployed on-chain, potentially reducing Gas costs by up to 1000 times. By reducing Gas costs by three orders of magnitude, Golden Gate (GGX) makes on-chain zero-knowledge verification feasible, akin to a Layer 1 blockchain focused on zero-knowledge, while inheriting the interoperability of a protocol-agnostic architecture. In addition to the next-generation cross-chain DeFi applications mentioned above, the ZK precompilation of Golden Gate (GGX) may also unlock more possible application scenarios.

Zero-knowledge technology is an important part of cryptographic research and development, and it is crucial for the future development of encrypted networks, primarily reflected in two aspects: scalability and privacy.

Scalability and Privacy

Scalability has always been one of the biggest obstacles faced by blockchain, and zero-knowledge technology has made verifiable off-chain computation—Zk-Rollup—a reality. In recent years, many Zk-Rollups have received funding and have been successfully developed. Moreover, due to the inherently open nature of permissionless blockchains, addresses and their transaction behaviors are transparent, exposing the flaws of a lack of privacy mechanisms. While zero-knowledge technology can now achieve scalable and private computation, helping systems and applications overcome these limitations, Ethereum and EVM were built after the development of zero-knowledge technology, at a time when it was not foreseen to integrate proof systems as part of EVM, leading to high Gas consumption when using zero-knowledge proofs.

To address these limitations, Golden Gate (GGX) natively supports zero-knowledge functionality in its virtual machine, making it easier to natively deploy various zero-knowledge use cases on Golden Gate (GGX), including Zk-Rollups, decentralized privacy trading platforms, voting, and other privacy-preserving technologies.

Zero-knowledge precompilation and the protocol-agnostic architecture of Golden Gate (GGX) open up new use cases, such as cross-chain dark pools and broader interoperability between zero-knowledge applications. As Golden Gate (GGX) gains more recognition, it creates opportunities for using zero-knowledge Rollups to expand networks and build specific Layer 2 applications with Golden Gate (GGX) attributes. Golden Gate (GGX) supports messaging standards for numerous protocols, including IBC, LayerZero, and XCMP, which also makes it unique, as it eliminates developers' concerns about being limited to a specific protocol when doing cross-chain.

Golden Gate (GGX) has grasped the major trends in the development of new blockchain technologies: interoperability, programmability, and zero-knowledge verification, which will further enhance the value positioning of the increasingly developing ecosystem of Golden Gate (GGX).

About Golden Gate (GGX)

Golden Gate (GGX) is a cross-chain infrastructure that provides protocol-agnostic cross-chain communication and liquidity routing, with a complete security architecture. Golden Gate (GGX) is delivering the next generation of programmable Layer 0, featuring an embedded hybrid virtual machine and advanced DeFi orchestration capabilities, providing critical infrastructure for the emerging "blockchain internet" of Web3.0. The Golden Gate (GGX) team has helped build key components of the industry's first generation of fragmented infrastructure and is now fulfilling its mission of "bringing seamless composability and enhanced security standards to Web3.0."

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