BitcoinOS Claims First Zero-Knowledge Proof Verified on Bitcoin Mainnet

BitcoinOS can enable rollups for unlimited scaling and functionality on Bitcoin while keeping the base layer decentralized, secure, and “boring,” devs say.

Bitcoin may have passed a revolutionary technical milestone this week—one developers say will let them upgrade the network without needing to fork its code.

Coders at BitcoinOS claim they have successfully verified a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) on the Bitcoin mainnet for the first time in history. This was performed in a series of on-chain transactions on Tuesday, with the final verification occurring at Bitcoin block 853626, Decrypt was told.

The team will also present this feat in front of a live audience at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville on Thursday to prove that the grandfather blockchain can already do what was long dismissed as impossible.