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a16z Crypto Managing Partner Chris Dixon announced on the X platform that Eddy Lazzarin has been promoted to General Partner at a16z Crypto.Lazzarin joined a16z Crypto in 2019 as a data scientist and investment partner, and from 2023, he has served as Chief Technology Officer, leading the engineering, data science, research, and security teams, driving the development of the open-source zero-knowledge virtual machine Jolt. Lazzarin has developed a clear theoretical framework in token design and classification, helping to establish standards for understanding token operations, value accumulation, governance, and incentive mechanisms.As the new General Partner, he will focus on portfolio and token strategies, as well as identifying, evaluating, and supporting emerging crypto networks and companies, including the investment work for a16z Crypto's recently announced fifth crypto fund.

According to The Block, a16z Crypto criticized the colloquial use of the term "ZK" in certain developer environments in a blog post about its Jolt zkVM. The article pointed out that most zkVMs do not actually possess zero-knowledge properties unless expensive "wrapping" programs are applied. The author also mentioned that "zk" often becomes synonymous with "conciseness," meaning "short proofs that verify quickly," rather than true zero-knowledge privacy.As the community's focus on privacy grows, the misuse of this terminology is becoming a real issue. a16z's open-source Jolt zkVM launched a major upgrade on Tuesday, natively supporting zero-knowledge proofs. Jolt employs the NovaBlindFold folding scheme to create blinded proofs to prevent information leakage, making it suitable for privacy applications, with the zero-knowledge proofs generated after the upgrade only increasing by about 3 KB compared to the original non-ZK proofs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. July JOLTs job openings were 7.181 million, expected to be 7.378 million, and the previous value was revised from 7.437 million to 7.357 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Space and Time announced a partnership with a16z crypto to accelerate the development of Jolt through the implementation of its Dory polynomial commitment scheme. As the standard high-performance implementation of Dory, its codebase now supports zero-knowledge protocols.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, the U.S. April JOLTs job openings are 7.391 million, expected to be 7.1 million, and the previous value has been revised from 7.192 million to 7.2 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, the U.S. November JOLTs job openings are 8.098 million, expected to be 7.7 million, and the previous value has been revised from 7.744 million to 7.839 million.

ChainCatcher news, a16z stated that several improvements have been made to the performance and usability of its zkVM Jolt, with validator costs significantly reduced, dropping from several MB proof sizes in April to about 200 KB, and can be further reduced to 25 KB; the prover is expected to accelerate by 3 times; supports the Rust standard library, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. September JOLTs job openings are 7.443 million, expected to be 8 million, and the previous value has been revised from 8.04 million to 7.861 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. August JOLTs job openings are 8.04 million, expected to be 7.655 million, and the previous value was revised from 7.673 million to 7.711 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, data shows that the U.S. July JOLTs job openings were 7.673 million, expected to be 8.1 million, and the previous value was 8.184 million.After the data was released, U.S. short-term interest rate futures jumped, and the U.S. dollar index DXY fell 15 points in the short term, currently reported at 101.42.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, a16z Crypto has released a zkEVM solution called Jolt to provide a framework for EVM-compatible Rollups using SNARK.a16z Crypto stated: "In addition to the increased speed, Jolt is based on a new design paradigm that makes it easier for developers to scale and easier to audit, thereby enhancing security."

ChainCatcher news, Andreessen Horowitz's cryptocurrency division a16z crypto has launched two new SNARK-based technologies, Lasso and Jolt, providing a more efficient approach to SNARK design that could make it faster and easier for developers to understand, potentially facilitating the development of ZK-rollups in Layer 2.The article states that Lasso employs a "lookup parameter" mechanism, which is beneficial for faster zero-knowledge proofs. Jolt is a framework specifically designed for Roll-ups compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine. It is described as a novel method that utilizes Lasso to build a SNARK VM (a virtual machine executing through SNARK proofs).