# A global competition to speed up the SNARK prover — $100k+ prize pool

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 9, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432 "2019-05-09T18:36:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sonya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/sonya/32/9518_2.png) [@sonya](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/sonya)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432/1 "2019-05-09T18:36:29Z")

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More details here: [https://coinlist.co/build/coda](https://coinlist.co/build/coda)

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**Author:** ![Zcashletsgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3be4f8/32.png) [@Zcashletsgo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Zcashletsgo)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432/2 "2019-05-11T08:27:46Z")

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scalability and privacy to blockchains?? Privacy? are you sure?

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**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432/3 "2019-05-14T03:16:37Z")

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Yep pretty sure, 20 characters

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**Author:** ![Zcashletsgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3be4f8/32.png) [@Zcashletsgo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Zcashletsgo)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432/4 "2019-05-15T05:07:10Z")

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And how does it work then?

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**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-global-competition-to-speed-up-the-snark-prover-100k-prize-pool/33432/5 "2019-05-15T11:08:01Z")

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> **[How It Works | Zcash](https://z.cash/technology/)**
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> Zcash is a digital currency with powerful privacy features. It is built on highly scrutinized science and is managed via blockchain, so it is attack- and censorship-resistant. At the core of the protocol are zero-knowledge proofs — zK-SNARKs — which...