Technology & Security Concerns - Centralized fraud detection systems are perceived as surveillance engines due to their reliance on hoarding user data for judgment [1] - The current system operates on a "guilty until proven innocent" premise, raising privacy concerns [1] - Existing systems are seen as invasive "dragnets" rather than mathematically valid systems [3] Proposed Solution: STARKs & Decentralization - STARKs offer an alternative where users run checks locally instead of shipping data to a centralized entity [2] - The inference pipeline shifts to the client, and the alerting service becomes a verifier [3] - Users generate a proof of compliance instead of submitting the actual data [4] - The proposed system aims to make centralized data storage obsolete [1] Benefits of the Proposed System - Validity is ensured mathematically, reducing the need for invasive data collection [3] - User privacy is enhanced as data is not shared with a central authority [4]

Product Launch - Brevis launches ProverNet mainnet beta, a decentralized marketplace for zero-knowledge proof generation [1] - Smart contracts have been deployed, but BREV token staking and payments are not fully enabled during the Beta phase [1] Technology & Migration - Brevis is migrating workloads to the marketplace, starting with Ethereum block proofs from ETHProofs org [1]

Cryptocurrency & Privacy - Zcash shielded transactions appear as random bytes with a zero-knowledge proof [1] - Sender, recipient, amount, and balances are end-to-end encrypted in Zcash transactions [1] - Zcash focuses on providing privacy through encryption [1]

ROBESONIA, Pa., Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BLAQclouds, Inc. (OTC: BCDS), a leading Web3 infrastructure company, today announced the official launch of ApolloCASH, a revolutionary zero-knowledge settlement protocol designed to connect global cash payment platforms with blockchain-based liquidity. ApolloCASH introduces a new financial standard built on its core architecture: Autonomous Protocol for One-Time Liquidity & Ledger Operations using CASH Rails ApolloCASH enables users across the world to ins ...

Privacy & Security - ZK Passport module enables private, verifiable participation [1] - Users can prove eligibility without sharing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) [1] Technology & Innovation - Aztec Network designed the ZK Passport module [1] - zkPassport was used for verification in the AZTEC Genesis sale [1] - The industry sees a future in Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology [1]