Introducing zkAPI: private usage credits for any API
tl;dr: zkAPI lets you pay for a metered API without being known. Deposit credits into an Ethereum vault once, then authorize bounded usage with zero-knowledge proofs instead of an identity. The provider sees the requests, and the payment layer sees the spend. Neither learns the link between them. The...
What happened
tl;dr: zkAPI lets you pay for a metered API without being known. Deposit credits into an Ethereum vault once, then authorize bounded usage with zero-knowledge proofs instead of an identity. The provider sees the requests, and the payment layer sees the spend. Neither learns the link between them. The...
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- Ethereum FoundationPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Introducing zkAPI: private usage credits for any API ↗
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- Introducing zkAPI: private usage credits for any API Observed
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