About Succinct
Succinct is a decentralized prover network and zkVM platform that brings high-speed, verifiable zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to developers across the Web3 space. With its flagship product, SP1, Succinct delivers the world's fastest RISC-V zkVM, enabling any developer to build, prove, and verify cryptographic proofs using simple Rust code. Succinct is making zero-knowledge accessible without compromising performance or decentralization.
Powering over $4B in TVL across 35+ integrated partners including Polygon, Celestia, and Avail, Succinct provides critical infrastructure for rollups, ZK bridges, verifiable computation, identity, interoperability, and beyond. Whether you're building ZK rollups, machine learning agents, or decentralized identity systems, Succinct empowers developers with powerful tools for integrating ZKPs into any application stack.
Succinct is redefining how developers engage with zero-knowledge technology by offering a decentralized, high-performance zkVM and Prover Network designed for real-world usage. At the heart of its infrastructure is SP1, the fastest and most feature-complete RISC-V-based zkVM, optimized for developers who prefer writing maintainable and readable Rust code. With SP1, developers can write a ZK circuit in Rust, generate proofs at light speed, and verify them anywhere—from Ethereum to Solana to mobile devices.
The Succinct Prover Network decentralizes proof generation, offering a scalable and reward-driven system for provers. Users can stake the $PROVE token to provers and earn a share of network revenue, creating a robust incentive layer for compute contribution. This network has proven itself in production with integrations into systems like Polygon AggLayer, Celestia's Blobstream, and Avail's DA bridges.
Succinct’s modular architecture supports a wide array of use cases:
- Rollups: Generate validity proofs of state transition functions for ZK rollups with OP Succinct or OP Succinct Lite.
- Coprocessors: Offload complex calculations on historical or consensus data for increased efficiency.
- Identity: Create ZK-based attestations for private voting and onchain privacy features.
- Machine Learning: Integrate provable ML models into Web3 applications with trusted execution layers.
- Interoperability: Perform cryptographic operations not natively supported in the EVM, such as elliptic curve pairings and signatures.
The platform is also being used by prominent infrastructure projects such as Across Protocol (ZK-native bridging), AltLayer (rollup-as-a-service), Celo (ZK fault proofs), and Lido (ZK coprocessors for their Accounting Oracle). These integrations showcase the versatility and production-readiness of SP1 and Succinct’s infrastructure stack.
Compared to other zkVM providers like zkSync, Polygon zkEVM, and Scroll, Succinct stands out with a fully decentralized proving network, open developer tooling, and a broad spectrum of supported use cases—making it a foundational layer for the next generation of verifiable software.
Succinct delivers groundbreaking features that power the decentralized proving economy:
- SP1 zkVM: The world’s fastest zkVM for developers, built in Rust and optimized for performance and maintainability.
- Decentralized Prover Network: A distributed system that allows provers to generate proofs and earn rewards through staking.
- Multi-Chain Proof Verification: Supports proof verification on Ethereum, Solana, L2s, mobile, and beyond.
- Modular Use Cases: Easily integrate ZKPs into rollups, identity, machine learning, cross-chain operations, and more.
- OP Succinct: Drop-in upgrade to transform any OP Stack rollup into a zkRollup with faster finality and lower proving costs.
- Production-Proven: Trusted by top-tier ecosystems like Polygon, Celestia, Avail, and Celo.
Succinct makes it easy for developers to start building with zero-knowledge proofs and join the decentralized proving ecosystem:
- Visit the Official Website: Head to the Succinct homepage to explore the Prover Network, SP1, and documentation.
- Install SP1: Follow the installation guide to run SP1 locally on Linux or macOS.
- Clone the Project Template: Use Succinct’s boilerplate to get started quickly with your first SP1-powered zkVM project.
- Generate Proofs: Learn to write and prove a simple program (like Fibonacci) using SP1 in minutes.
- Join the Network: Stake $PROVE tokens to a prover and earn rewards while contributing compute to the network.
- Integrate Proofs: Use SP1 proofs in your application stack—on Ethereum, rollups, or cross-chain environments.
Succinct FAQ
SP1 is designed to eliminate the steep learning curve traditionally associated with ZK development. Built entirely in Rust, it allows developers to write and maintain code just like any standard program. Rather than learning custom DSLs or manually designing circuits, developers can use Succinct’s SP1 zkVM to build applications in familiar syntax and generate ZKPs with minimal configuration. This dramatically accelerates zero-knowledge app development while maintaining production-level performance. Learn more at Succinct.xyz.
The Succinct Prover Network introduces a decentralized approach to generating cryptographic proofs, contrasting with traditional centralized prover systems that rely on single providers or custodial compute. By decentralizing computation and rewarding participation through the $PROVE token, Succinct ensures redundancy, transparency, and resilience. Anyone can become a prover or stake to one, earning a share of protocol revenue while contributing compute power to the ZK ecosystem. Explore the network at Succinct.xyz.
With OP Succinct and SP1, developers can convert any OP Stack chain into a zkRollup in hours—not weeks. Succinct abstracts away the complexity of cryptographic circuit design, offering drop-in solutions where Rust-based rollup logic is automatically compiled into efficient ZK proofs. This removes the need for in-house cryptography teams or custom zkDSLs, allowing Web3 teams to enjoy the benefits of ZK—faster finality, cheaper bridging, stronger proofs—immediately. Learn more at Succinct.xyz.
Yes, Succinct is built for multi-environment proof verification. Proofs generated by SP1 can be verified across major platforms including Ethereum, L2s, Solana, and even on mobile or web apps. This makes Succinct uniquely suited for cross-chain interoperability, on-chain AI, verifiable identity, and consumer apps. With low proof sizes and fast verification, developers can embed zk-verifiability anywhere. Start building at Succinct.xyz.
$PROVE is the core token that powers the Succinct Prover Network. It’s used for staking to provers, earning rewards from proof generation, and incentivizing compute contributors across the ecosystem. As Succinct expands to support more rollups, zkApps, and coprocessors, demand for decentralized compute will rise—giving $PROVE token holders increasing influence over which provers receive traffic and rewards. By staking, users participate in governance and network security, aligning economic incentives with protocol growth. Stake now at Succinct.xyz.