[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  ALTF4 [@0xALTF4](/creator/twitter/0xALTF4) on x 74.3K followers Created: 2025-07-20 10:01:44 UTC People keep talking about ZK as the future, but no one wants to talk about the bottleneck: proof generation. It’s slow, expensive, and centralized af. @cysic_xyz isn’t just building another proving layer they’re solving the real issue with a new paradigm: Proof-of-Compute. This flips the model on its head. Instead of mining blocks, you “mine” ZK proofs and get rewarded for providing compute to the network. It’s like PoW, but actually useful. Here’s why this matters: • Proof generation is compute-heavy and getting worse as zkApps grow • Current prover networks are centralized or limited to specific VMs • Cysic opens the door to decentralized hardware networks: GPUs, ASICs, even laptops • You can earn by plugging in and generating real cryptographic proofs • Rewards come from real zk demand, not some fake inflation It also ties directly into consensus the more compute you contribute, the more weight you have. Not through pure staking, but through verifiable effort. Cysic’s model = secure like PoW, scalable like PoS, but purpose-built for zk. It’s not a narrative play. It’s a new layer of infrastructure crypto hasn’t priced in yet. Proof-of-Compute is coming. @cysic_xyz already shipping it.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [af](/topic/af) [blocks](/topic/blocks) [mining](/topic/mining) [zk](/topic/zk) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xALTF4/status/1946873147245863039)
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ALTF4 @0xALTF4 on x 74.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-20 10:01:44 UTC
People keep talking about ZK as the future, but no one wants to talk about the bottleneck: proof generation. It’s slow, expensive, and centralized af.
@cysic_xyz isn’t just building another proving layer they’re solving the real issue with a new paradigm: Proof-of-Compute.
This flips the model on its head. Instead of mining blocks, you “mine” ZK proofs and get rewarded for providing compute to the network. It’s like PoW, but actually useful.
Here’s why this matters:
• Proof generation is compute-heavy and getting worse as zkApps grow • Current prover networks are centralized or limited to specific VMs • Cysic opens the door to decentralized hardware networks: GPUs, ASICs, even laptops • You can earn by plugging in and generating real cryptographic proofs • Rewards come from real zk demand, not some fake inflation
It also ties directly into consensus the more compute you contribute, the more weight you have. Not through pure staking, but through verifiable effort.
Cysic’s model = secure like PoW, scalable like PoS, but purpose-built for zk.
It’s not a narrative play. It’s a new layer of infrastructure crypto hasn’t priced in yet.
Proof-of-Compute is coming. @cysic_xyz already shipping it.
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