Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity launch zkAPI on mainnet
Image: Crypto BriefingThe Ethereum Foundation and the Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet. The system lets users pay for AI and other API calls with zero-knowledge proofs. The authorization is designed to be unlinkable to a specific deposit or identity. Users deposit funds into an Ethereum vault smart contract, and a gateway validates proofs. The design traces to February work by Vitalik Buterin and Davide Crapis.
Key points
- The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet.
- zkAPI lets users pay for AI and API services without linking requests to the paying wallet.
- Users deposit funds into an Ethereum vault smart contract and authorize payments with zero-knowledge proofs.
- The zkAPI design traces to February work by Vitalik Buterin and Davide Crapis.
Why it matters
zkAPI gives Ethereum users a way to pay for AI and other API services without tying payments to their identity. The Foundation identified additional uses including VPN access payments and autonomous agent transactions.
What's unclear
It is unclear whether ETH deposits are converted to USDC credits, as one report says the vault holds deposits as USDC credits while another says ETH and USDC are accepted.
Price context · ETH
At publication
$2,755.92
Now
$2,748.22
Change since
−0.28%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 3 publishers
Blockonomi
Tier 3
Ethereum Foundation Rolls Out zkAPI for Anonymous AI Payments
CoinCentral
Tier 3
Ethereum Foundation Brings Private AI Payments to Mainnet
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Confirmed by Blockonomi
- CryptoVideos brief published
- 1 more publisher added to sources
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