Zero-Knowledge-Mastery
This repository contains list of resources to aid your journey of mastering Zero Knowledge Proofs. If you find any resource missing, you can create a pull request and be a contributor of the project.
Last updated Jul 7, 2026
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Zero Knowledge Mastery
A comprehensive list of resources to master Zero Knowledge Proofs
Content
- Introduction
- Mathematical Knowledge
- Courses
- Programming languages
- Libraries
- Layer1 and Layer2
- Puzzles
- Books
- Papers
- Application and Use Cases
- Opensource Projects
- Tools
- Tweets
- Communities
- Writeups
- Security
Introduction
- An approximate introduction to how zk-SNARKs are possible
- zk-SNARK Concepts Explained Like You’re 15
- Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
- How To Create a ZK Smart Contract
- What Is Zero-knowledge Proof and How Does It Impact Blockchain?
- Introduction to Zero Knowledge Proofs : Youtube
- What to know about Zero Knowledge
- A beginner's intro to coding zero-knowledge proofs
- ZKPs for Engineers: Introduction
- Zero Knowledge Proofs: An Illustrated Primer by Matthew Green
- Understanding ZKPs Through Illustrated Examples
- Vitalik Buterin
Mathematical Knowledge
- ZK Primer
- Polynomials 101
- Mathematics for ZK : Youtube
- Quadratic Arithmetic Programs: from Zero to Hero : Vitalik Buterin
- Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography%20-%20Hoffstein%2C%20Pipher%2C%20Silverman.pdf)
- A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography
- Modern Computer Algebra
- Algebraic Number Theory
- Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra
- Lattice Cryptography
- The Mathematics behind zkSNARKS
Courses
- Zero Knowledge Proofs MOOC Videos
- ZKP WhiteBoard Sessions
- ZK Learning
- Zero Knowledge Canon
- ZK Battleship sCrypt
- A Practical Guide To Building Zero Knowledge dApps
- Getting Started with zkSnarks on ZoKrates
- ZK AUDITING FELLOWSHIP - yacademy
- 0xPARC learning group
Programming Languages
Programming Languages in ZKP
Libraries
- Libsnark
- Bulletproofs
- gnark
- Bellman
- libSTARK
- jellyfish
- Arkworks
- Circomlib
- DIZK
- plonky
- Spartan
- wasmsnark
- libiop
- Nova
- SnarkyJS
- DIZK
- halo2-lib
Layer1 and Layer2
Layer 1
Layer 2
- Aztec
- StarkNet
- ZEXE on Plasma
- zkSync
- Scroll
- Twilight
- Polygon Zero
- Polygon Miden
- Taikocha
- Radius
- Orbis
- Nightfall
Puzzles
- Let's Hash It Out
- Sudoku
- Battleship
- Incomplete Information Games on Bitcoin
- Dark Forest
- Zordle
- Lottery
- zkAutoChess
- GoL2
- Cachebox
- Exgrasia
- Crypto Maze
Books
- Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge
- A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography
- The MoonMath Manual to zk-SNARKs
Papers
- Why and How zk-SNARK Works
- zk research
- A simplified polynomial protocol for lookup tables
- Dandelion: Redesigning the Bitcoin Network for Anonymity
Application and Use Cases
- Checks and balances: Machine learning and zero-knowledge proofs
- ZK Machine Learning: truly private machine learning, with zk-SNARKs and blockchain
- Reinventing Vulnerability Disclosure using Zero-knowledge Proofs
- Zero Knowledge Proof and its Applications in Bitcoin
- Zcash: Privacy-Protecting Digital Currency
- Awesome Privacy on Blockchains
- A Flexible Network Approach to Privacy of Blockchain Transactions
- Quisquis: A New Design for Anonymous Cryptocurrencies
- Pinocchio: Nearly Practical Verifiable Computation
- Waku: a suite of privacy-preserving, peer-to-peer messaging protocols
- StealthDrop: Anonymous Airdrops using ZK proofs
- zk-NftMint: Mint an NFT if you know a secret
- Loopring zkRollup Exchange
- zk-SQL: Self-sovereign SQL queries
- Hyper Oracle: Programmable zkOracle network
- Foundation's Proof Market
- Integrating Zerocash on Ethereum
Opensource Projects
Tools
Tweets
- I spent the past week reading hundreds of resources
- Solidity devs do you want to get into ZK but don't know where to start?
- ZK Fundamentals: What is proof aggregation, recursion, and composition?
- Explain ZK Proofs to someone new to web3
- Simplifying zkEVM for a 10year old
- ZK rollup categorization
- About zk
- Here are the best released (and unreleased) ZK projects to keep your eye on
- ZK setup process
- A question on ZK circuit development
- ConsenSys zkEVM is such a giant leap forward for the Ethereum ecosystem, and here’s why…
- zk rollups
Communities
- ZK Hack : Discord Server
- Zero-knowledge podcast
- ZK Tech : Reddit
- 0xPARC : Supporting the next generation of cryptography-enabled applications.
- ZKProof : Open-Industry academic initiative
Writeups
Security
- zk Bug Tracker - Github
- Circom-Pairing: A Million-Dollar ZK Bug Caught Early
- ZK privacy landscape > Zero-knowledge privacy-enhancing solutions
- DeFi security Summit 2023 - Session 12: Vulnerabilities & Exploits - Dmitry Khovratovich
