Can I ask you, why your description of zk-Snarks in the whitepaper looks like it was plagiarized from zcash website?
Sidera implements a novel form of zero-knowledge cryptography. The strong privacy guarantee of Sidera is derived from the fact that shielded transactions in Sidera can be fully encrypted on the blockchain, yet still be verified as valid under the networks consensus rules by using zk-SNARK proofs.
The acronym zk-SNARK stands for Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge, and refers to a proof construction where one can prove possession of certain information, e.g. a secret key, without revealing that information, and without any interaction between the prover and verifier.
https://z.cash/technology/zksnarks.htmlZcash is the first widespread application of zk-SNARKs, a novel form of zero-knowledge cryptography. The strong privacy guarantee of Zcash is derived from the fact that shielded transactions in Zcash can be fully encrypted on the blockchain, yet still be verified as valid under the networks consensus rules by using zk-SNARK proofs.
The acronym zk-SNARK stands for Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge, and refers to a proof construction where one can prove possession of certain information, e.g. a secret key, without revealing that information, and without any interaction between the prover and verifier.
