Research discussions on ethresear.ch and Delving Bitcoin.
In briefOpen questions and next steps on zero-knowledge proofs (Ethereum Research forum thread)
SummaryThis is a technical discussion thread on the Ethereum Research forum, with a Japanese-language title about open questions in zero-knowledge proofs. The author deleted the topic, so no discussion content remains.
In briefFinalisCore update: deterministic BFT finality and confidential UTXOs from genesis, with open questions
SummaryThe author reports on FinalisCore, a Bitcoin-related blockchain project whose testnet-2 has run since 24 October 2026 with leader VRF moved to RFC 9381; mainnet has not launched. The author requests independent critique of core claims: at most one transition finalizes per height, confidential transactions cannot create value, and committee, checkpoint and reward derivation uses only finalized history. Reviewing guidance and security reporting instructions are provided in the repository.
