Aleph Zero Launches EVM-Compatible Privacy Layer zkOS

Aleph Zero, a privacy-enhanced public blockchain running on the Substrate stack, has announced the launch of zkOS, an EVM-compatible privacy layer that generates zero-knowledge proofs on consumer devices in less than a second, which is now live on the testnet. Aleph Zero was developed by Polkadot developer Parity Technologies, and according to the team, "zkOS allows for private transactions and dApp interactions without revealing the underlying data. zkOS uses Halo2 with KZG promises to generate proofs faster, and provides the ZkOS uses Halo2 with KZG promises to generate proofs faster and provides zkToolkit to simplify integration for developers. According to benchmarks, zkOS can execute proofs in 600-800 milliseconds on a MacBook. zkOS is designed to be faster, more user-friendly, and easier for developers to integrate into Ether applications."