December - February 2026

5 articles in this issue
Featured zkao: Security That Compounds

Zkao: Security That Compounds

Today we're launching zkao, a product by zkSecurity that makes AI security research work the way fuzzing works: not as a one-shot event, but as something you run continuously until coverage compounds.

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Lean4 formalization of

Lean4 Formalization of "a Simplified Round-by-round Soundness Proof of FRI"

A Lean4 formalization of the paper "A Simplified Round-by-round Soundness Proof of FRI" by Albert Garreta, Nicolas Mohnblatt, and Benedikt Wagner, completed using Harmonic's Aristotle agent and Claude Code. Welcome to the strange world of machine-led formalization of cryptography.

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Archetype x zkSecurity - Proof is in the Pudding: Privacy in Payment Networks

Archetype X zkSecurity - Proof Is in the Pudding: Privacy in Payment Networks

In Session 08 of "Proof is in the Pudding," we explore how different networks have approached privacy over the years. From E-Cash and Monero to MobileCoin and Zether, we break down blind signatures, Pedersen commitments, stealth addresses, ring signatures, and more. This session provides a comprehensive tour of the techniques used to break linkability, hide addresses, and obscure transaction data in the name of privacy and safety.

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New Challenge Alert: Complete Both to Join zkSecurity

New Challenge Alert: Complete Both to Join zkSecurity

Think you have what it takes to join zkSecurity? We're raising the bar with a second challenge! Now candidates must complete both zkBank and our new Curve Machine challenge to prove their skills across the full spectrum of ZK security. Are you ready to take on both challenges?

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