zkDaily - 2026-02-12

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Thu

02.12

2026

Zero: The Decentralized Multi-Core World Computer

News

https://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/2021336132047294898

LayerZero_Core Real-time proving

@LayerZero_Core released Zero, a decentralized multi-core world computer using ZK proofs to decouple execution from verification, enabling a heterogeneous architecture with lightweight validators and aiming for 2 million TPS per Zone.

Notes

Claimed to have proven one month of Ethereum blocks in 30s
Zero decouples execution from verification via ZK proofs, eliminating redundant replay.
Heterogeneous architecture: lightweight validators + high-performance producers using Jolt prover.
Targets 2M TPS per Zone, addressing state storage and parallel compute bottlenecks.
Atomicity Zones enable horizontally scalable concurrent execution.
Aims to replace centralized cloud with decentralized infrastructure.

Collected by @icerdesign

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Thu

02.12

2026

How does Zero’s “multi-core world computer” fundamentally differ from traditional blockchains?

Traditional blockchains use a single-threaded, homogeneous model where every validator re-executes all transactions. Zero decouples execution from verification via ZK proofs, enabling role specialization and parallel multi-core execution.

How do Atomicity Zones differ from traditional L2s or sharding?

Zones are not sovereign chains or externally controlled L2s. They are parallel execution environments under a single unified protocol and governance layer, sharing security and avoiding centralized sequencers.

How do QMDB, FAFO, Jolt Pro, and SVID jointly enable 2M TPS?

QMDB delivers high-throughput storage, FAFO enables automatic parallel scheduling, Jolt Pro provides real-time high-speed ZK proving, and SVID handles scalable data availability. Together they remove storage, compute, proving, and networking bottlenecks.

Prompted by @icerdesign