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How "mental poker" led to zero-knowledge proofs

Aug 11, 2026 · 0:02:44
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  • Mental poker inspired the concept of zero-knowledge proofs.
  • Shafi Goldwasser explains proving claims without revealing underlying information.
  • Proofs can be interactive and tolerate extremely small error rates.

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