Helsinki, Finland, December 5th, 2024,
Chainwire
Gevulot, a leading zero
knowledge (ZK) innovator building the ZkCloud, announces the launch
of Firestarter, the first production-ready universal proving
network. Designed to simplify and accelerate ZK proof generation,
Firestarter reduces costs by over 95% while doubling performance,
empowering developers and organizations to scale affordably and
reliably. To celebrate this milestone, Gevulot is launching the
"Not-A-Node-Sale", an initiative allowing participants to
fractionally rent GPUs for as little as $160/month, contribute to
proof generation, and earn rewards while supporting the ZK
ecosystem.
Firestarter is engineered to handle
large-scale workloads while delivering seamless user experiences.
Built on insights from over 300 organizations and independent
developers who have tested Gevulot’s Devnet since its launch in
March 2024, Firestarter reimagines ZK proof generation with
DevOps-inspired simplicity. Developers can deploy provers as
containerized Linux VMs – similar to Docker – removing the
complexity of traditional tooling. By orchestrating thousands of
prover nodes in parallel, Firestarter ensures optimized workloads
for lightning-fast proof generation and minimal computational
overhead.
“Firestarter represents a monumental leap forward in
the ZK space,” said Teemu Päivinen, CEO and Co-founder of Gevulot.
“By cutting costs by over 95%, we are laying the groundwork for ZK
becoming the go-to technology for scaling in 2025. This launch,
along with the "Not-A-Node-Sale", creates a clear path for
sustainable ZK ecosystem growth, ensuring that the future of
cryptographic computing is accessible and scalable for
all.”
With Firestarter, users only pay for
the computing power they need through a Cosmos SDK-based chain that
handles credits, workload allocation, and activity monitoring.
Unlike traditional hyperscalers like AWS, where costs can reach
$8.14/hour under a retainer model that locks users into spending
the full amount regardless of actual usage, Firestarter offers a
pay-as-you-go model at just $0.84/hour – or $0.084 for 10 minutes
of usage. This drastically reduces costs and eliminates capital
expenditure from idle time, which is a significant drawback for
companies relying on hyperscalers like AWS, GCP, and other major
cloud providers.
Firestarter supports both CPU - and
GPU-based proofs, accommodating a wide range of use cases. Users
can select from pre-deployed provers such as Risc0, SP1, Aztec,
ZKSync, and Polygon, or deploy their own custom solutions. As part
of Gevulot’s comprehensive ZkCloud ecosystem, this infrastructure
prioritizes speed, performance, and affordability so that
implementing ZK proofs can be easier than ever before.
“With strong backing from major industry players like
StarkWare, Alchemy, and Gelato, Gevulot is poised to accelerate the
next stage of ZK ecosystem development,” Päivinen added. “Both
Firestarter and the "Not-A-Node-Sale" reflect our commitment to
making ZK proofing accessible, efficient, and
future-proof."
For more information about Firestarter, users can visit docs.gevulot.com/gevulot-docs.
To learn more about the "Not-A-Node-Sale" users can visit
gevulot.com/not-a-node-sale.
About Gevulot
Gevulot is building
ZkCloud, the first universal proving infrastructure for ZK.
Generate ZK proofs for any proof system at a fraction of the cost.
Fast, cheap, and decentralized. For more information, gevulot.com
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