zkFold is a project focused on wrapping Plutus scripts for Cardano with zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). Their product, zkWrapper, takes any Untyped Plutus Core (UPLC) script as input and generates a zero-knowledge version. Key features and benefits of zkWrapper include:

No script length limit: Bypasses the Cardano transaction size limit. No CEK execution budget limit: The original script runs off-chain, and the on-chain wrapper script only verifies the proof of execution.

No redeemer or datum size limit: The actual data is represented through short polynomial commitments, reducing transaction size. However, public data critical for smart contract state is not hashed, maintaining the trust model.

Private Smart Contracts: zkWrapper allows for the creation of private smart contracts since the original script isn’t submitted on-chain.

The zkFold team began the project in early May. Since then, they have:

• Selected the tools, frameworks, and algorithms for the project and formulated a detailed development plan.
• Produced an early prototype of the circuit for verifying CEK machine executions.
• Created a tool to convert a UPLC program's execution trace into ZKP witness data.
• Initiated documentation of their ZKP protocol and UPLC arithmetization.

You can find out more at https://zkFold.io

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