Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake stated that real-time zero-knowledge proving is essential to scaling Ethereum Layer 1, securing rollups without governance, and enabling unified network composability.

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First, it enables us to scale the Layer 1 using ZK validators and ZK execution clients. Second, it allows for more secure rollups that don't rely on multisigs or governance — what we call native rollups. And third, it opens the door to shared sequencing and synchronous composability, paving the way for a more unified Ethereum — where network effects at the Layer 1 can scale across the entire ecosystem, including its Layer 2s.

Real-time proving is a massive unlock for Ethereum — for three key reasons," Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake commented on the broader significance of the tech.