BTC ZK-Rollups without the compute overhead on Surge and Gevulot
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Surge provides a platform for launching high-performance, customizable, general purpose or application-specific Rollups on Bitcoin, significantly reducing their time to market. It is a modular Bitcoin Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) with a decentralized verifier network and MPC-TSS bridge. This collaboration is set to provide Surge with cost-efficient computing 6x cheaper than centralized providers to expand the BTC L2 ecosystem.
The primary goal of Surge is to tackle three critical issues in the Bitcoin ecosystem. First, it provides a highly secure Layer 2 bridge leveraging Bitcoin's security. Second, it enhances liquidity through advanced integrations and seamless interoperability. Third, it advances ecosystem development by offering robust tools for rapidly deploying existing decentralized applications (dApps).
Surge achieves these objectives with a novel "Superstack" layer, an intermediate, foundational Proof-of-Stake (PoS)-based layer. The Superstack includes the MPC TSS Bridge, a two-way peg bridge powered by decentralized Threshold Signature Schemes. The ZKP Verifier with Proof Inscription involves a network of decentralized nodes validating rollup proofs and inscribing Merkle state roots and transaction data onto Bitcoin or any other Data Availability (DA) Layer. Additionally, it offers utilities such as oracles, indexers, and potential bridges for Runes and Ordinals to Rollups, currently under exploration.
Gevulot stands out as the universal proving infrastructure for the ZK stack, offering ZkCloud— an internet-scale ZK cloud network. ZkCloud’s versatility spans the entire ZK Stack, from other prover networks, zkVMs, or even Surge’s Superstack. By supporting any proof system, Gevulot aggregates proving workloads across the industry, dramatically amortizing compute costs that have held back ZK technologies from flourishing.
The blockchain industry is rapidly moving towards integrated systems, with Surge’s Rollups as a Service (RaaS) leading the charge in collaboration with its partners. The integration of Gevulot’s ZkCloud into this ecosystem simplifies ZK-rollup development through massive startup cost reductions in overhead compute. Together, Surge and Gevulot are setting a new standard for flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency in the modular ZK-rollups domain. This partnership is not just about lowering costs; it’s about unlocking new possibilities and driving innovation across the market.
“Zk-rollups are closer to being real than other stacks to scale Bitcoin. We are glad to be collaborating with Gevulot to power us as one of the core infrastructure partners.” - Yash Belavadi, Co-founder and CEO of Surge
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Gevulot offers the first universal proving infrastructure for ZK. With a focus on proof supply chain abstraction, Gevulot’s ZkCloud is a decentralized prover layer optimized for zero-knowledge proof generation. It supports all proof systems, aggregating workloads to significantly reduce costs of proving and verification. We're expanding our network of trusted partners to achieve this vision.
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