Equilibrium Labs’ Post

🚄 Equilibrium Labs Infra Bulletin #29 covers Pre-confirmations, RiscZero's zkVM 1.0, Privacy in Blockchains, and more… Let's dive in! 🤿 Highlight of the week 🔍 Preconfirmations are promises (but not guarantees) of future execution or inclusion. They aim to increase the user experience in cases where final execution might take longer. There are many ways to implement them though in blockchains and each one inhibits tradeoffs. The article by Longhash offers a comprehensive overview of the current space. Research, Articles & Other Things of Interest 💡 - Privacy in blockchains - what, why, how - Can blockchains and ZK help humanity survive? - RISC Zero launched their production-ready zkVM and published performance benchmarks. -  Tradeoffs with zkVM design Personal Recommendations From Our Team 🤌 📚 Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties - Tom O’Neill 🎧 Harpists have 7 pedals - one for each note 💡 Joining an "AI" startup Link to the newsletter in the comments - thanks for reading! 🙏