Phase 1 — Core ZK Pool L2

Objective: Build the base infrastructure for ZKPool execution, proving system, and minimal functionality of private transactions.

🔧 Technical Deliverables

• ZK Pool architecture design (state tree structure, nullifier logic, proof construction)

• Implementation of:

  • deposit commitments

  • nullifier enforcement

  • private transfers

• GPU-based Prover v1 (Groth16 / Plonk / STARK hybrid)

• ZK Sequencer MVP:

  • batch builder

  • deterministic ordering

  • batch → prover → L1 verification pipeline

• L1 settlement smart contracts (Ethereum mainnet)

🧪 Testing & Internal Milestones

• Internal devnet with 3–5 whitelisted testers

• Local prover clusters benchmarking (under 1 second per circuit)

• State tree synchronization tests (up to 1M leaves)

🌐 Ecosystem Milestones

• First 3 partner projects onboarded for testing:

  • private wallet prototype

  • private swap test

  • private staking test