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Hardware-Accelerated ZK Circuit Solutions

We design and optimize zero-knowledge circuits specifically for GPU, FPGA, or ASIC acceleration, delivering sub-second proof times for latency-sensitive Web3 applications.
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CORE SERVICE

Smart Contract Development

Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3-native engineers.

We architect and deploy custom smart contracts that are secure, gas-optimized, and tailored to your business logic. Our development process ensures robustness from day one, reducing post-launch vulnerabilities and costly re-audits.

Deliver a secure, auditable foundation for your token, DeFi protocol, or NFT project.

Our development stack and process:

  • Languages & Frameworks: Solidity 0.8+, Hardhat, Foundry with OpenZeppelin libraries.
  • Security-First: Adherence to industry best practices and comprehensive unit/integration testing.
  • Deliverables: Production-ready source code, deployment scripts, and technical documentation.
  • Audit-Ready Code: We structure contracts for seamless review by top security firms like CertiK or Quantstamp.

Typical engagements include:

  • Token Contracts: Custom ERC-20, ERC-721, or ERC-1155 with minting, vesting, and governance modules.
  • DeFi Primitives: Automated Market Makers (AMMs), staking pools, yield aggregators, and lending protocols.
  • Utility & Governance: Multi-signature wallets, DAO frameworks, and custom access control systems.
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A FOUNDATIONAL APPROACH

Architecting for Hardware from Day One

We design your ZK circuits with hardware acceleration as a first-class constraint, not an afterthought. This ensures maximum performance, cost efficiency, and scalability from the first line of code to production deployment.

01

Hardware-Aware Circuit Design

We structure your ZK circuits (e.g., Plonk, Halo2) to maximize parallelization and minimize memory bottlenecks, directly translating to faster proving times on FPGAs and GPUs.

10-100x
Proving Speedup
ASIC-Ready
Design Path
02

Prover Performance Benchmarks

We deliver concrete performance data for your specific circuit on target hardware (AWS EC2 F1, NVIDIA GPUs), providing predictable cost models and scaling forecasts.

< 1 sec
Target Prove Time
Predictable
Cost per Proof
03

Multi-Backend Compatibility

Your circuit logic is architected to be portable across proving backends (Gnark, Halo2, Plonky2), protecting your investment against hardware ecosystem shifts.

3+
Backend Targets
Future-Proof
Design
04

End-to-End Optimization

Our architecture optimizes the entire pipeline—from witness generation to proof aggregation—eliminating serial bottlenecks that negate hardware gains.

90%
Pipeline Efficiency
Full Stack
Ownership
benefits
DELIVERING TANGIBLE ROI

Business Outcomes: Speed, Scale, and Cost Efficiency

Our hardware-accelerated ZK circuit solutions translate directly into measurable business advantages. We focus on delivering concrete improvements to your bottom line and competitive edge.

01

Sub-Second Proof Generation

Accelerate your application's throughput with our FPGA/ASIC-optimized ZK circuits. Achieve near-instant proof generation for high-frequency DeFi, gaming, and trading use cases.

Key Benefit: Eliminate user wait times and unlock real-time on-chain interactions.

< 1 sec
Proof Generation
1000x
Faster than CPU
02

Radical Gas Cost Reduction

Our optimized circuits produce smaller, more efficient proofs, dramatically lowering on-chain verification costs. Pass significant savings directly to your users or improve your protocol's profit margins.

Key Benefit: Cut L1 verification gas costs by up to 90% compared to standard implementations.

Up to 90%
Gas Savings
$0.01
Target Cost per Tx
03

Enterprise-Grade Scalability

Designed for high-volume production environments. Our infrastructure scales horizontally to handle millions of daily proofs, ensuring consistent performance as your user base grows.

Key Benefit: Support mass adoption without performance degradation or cost spikes.

1M+
Proofs/Day Capacity
99.9%
Uptime SLA
04

Faster Time-to-Market

Leverage our battle-tested ZK circuit libraries and development frameworks. We provide production-ready components for common primitives (Merkle trees, signatures, hashes) to accelerate your build.

Key Benefit: Deploy complex ZK-powered features in weeks, not months.

2-4 weeks
Prototype to MVP
50+
Pre-built Circuits
06

Reduced Operational Overhead

Our managed proving service handles infrastructure, maintenance, and upgrades. Eliminate the complexity of managing GPU/FPGA clusters, proof batching, and node orchestration in-house.

Key Benefit: Focus your engineering resources on core product innovation, not infrastructure.

24/7
Infra Monitoring
Zero Maintenance
Client Burden
The Infrastructure Decision for ZK Scaling

Build vs. Buy: Accelerated Circuits vs. Standard Implementation

A detailed comparison of the time, cost, and risk involved in developing hardware-accelerated ZK circuits in-house versus leveraging Chainscore's production-ready solution.

Key FactorBuild In-HouseChainscore Accelerated Solution

Time to Production

6-18 months

4-8 weeks

Initial Development Cost

$300K - $1M+

$50K - $200K

Core Expertise Required

ZK Cryptographers, FPGA/ASIC Engineers, Solidity Devs

Your Application Logic

Security Posture

High Risk (Custom, Unaudited Circuits)

Low Risk (Audited, Battle-Tested Circuits)

Hardware Optimization

Your R&D (NVIDIA, AWS, Custom Silicon)

Pre-optimized for AWS EC2 F1 & G5 Instances

Ongoing Maintenance

Full-time team for updates & optimizations

Included with optional SLA

Performance (Proving Time)

Variable (6-24 months to optimize)

Sub-Second for Common Operations

Supported Protocols

Custom Implementation Only

Plonk, Groth16, Halo2, Custom Circuits

Total Cost of Ownership (Year 1)

$500K - $1.5M+

$75K - $250K

Best For

Large Enterprises with Dedicated ZK Research Labs

Startups & Scale-ups Needing Market Speed

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FROM ARCHITECTURE TO DEPLOYMENT

Our Hardware-Aware Development Methodology

We design ZK circuits with the end hardware in mind, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency from day one. This methodology eliminates costly re-architecture and delivers production-ready solutions faster.

01

Architecture & Feasibility Analysis

We evaluate your zero-knowledge proof requirements against target hardware (GPU, FPGA, ASIC) to define the optimal circuit architecture, constraints, and performance envelope before a single line of code is written.

2-4 weeks
Design Phase
> 40%
Cost Reduction
02

Circuit Design & Constraint Optimization

Our engineers write custom ZK circuits (Circom, Halo2) with hardware constraints as first-class citizens, minimizing prover overhead and maximizing parallelization for your specific deployment target.

10-100x
Speedup Potential
Circom/Halo2
Framework
03

Hardware-Specific Prover Integration

We integrate with and optimize for leading hardware acceleration platforms (e.g., Ulvetanna, Cysic, Ingonyama) to achieve the lowest proving times and operational costs for your application.

Sub-second
Proving Time
$0.01-0.10
Cost per Proof
05

Security-First Development Lifecycle

Every circuit undergoes formal verification, automated testing, and peer review using industry-standard tools (ECne, Picus) to ensure correctness and resilience against cryptographic attacks.

100%
Test Coverage
Formal Verification
Methodology
06

Deployment & Continuous Optimization

We manage the full deployment pipeline, from circuit compilation and trusted setup to prover server orchestration, with ongoing monitoring and optimization based on real-world usage.

< 4 weeks
To Production
99.9% SLA
Prover Uptime
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HIGH-PERFORMANCE USE CASES

Applications Demanding Sub-Second Proofs

Our hardware-accelerated ZK circuits unlock new product categories by delivering proof generation in under one second. These are the applications where speed is a non-negotiable feature.

01

High-Frequency On-Chain Trading

Enable sub-second proof generation for DEX limit orders and automated market makers (AMMs). Achieve finality faster than block times for competitive arbitrage and liquidation strategies.

< 800ms
Proof Generation
zkEVM & zkSync
Supported L2s
02

Real-Time Gaming & NFTs

Power instant in-game asset minting, provable fair randomness, and live leaderboard updates. Move game logic on-chain without compromising user experience.

60+ FPS
On-Chain State Updates
ERC-1155/6551
Asset Standards
03

Institutional-Grade Payments

Process thousands of private transactions per second with instant settlement proofs. Built for fintechs and enterprises requiring Visa/Mastercard-level throughput with blockchain security.

10k+ TPS
Private Transactions
SOC 2 Type II
Compliance Ready
04

Decentralized Identity & Credentials

Issue and verify ZK-based credentials (like passports or KYC) in real-time. Enable instant, privacy-preserving access control for DeFi, DAOs, and enterprise portals.

< 500ms
Credential Verification
W3C VC Standard
Protocol
05

Cross-Chain Bridges & Messaging

Secure asset transfers and message passing between heterogeneous chains (EVM, Cosmos, Move) with near-instant cryptographic guarantees, eliminating long withdrawal delays.

< 1 sec
Validity Proof
IBC & CCIP
Protocol Support
06

AI/ML Inference Verification

Provide verifiable proofs for off-chain AI model inferences in under a second. Essential for decentralized AI networks, prediction markets, and authenticated content generation.

FPGA Accelerated
Hardware
ONNX Runtime
Framework Support
Technical Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions on Hardware Acceleration

Get clear answers on how our hardware-accelerated ZK solutions deliver performance, security, and cost advantages for your protocol.

A standard implementation from circuit design to production-ready deployment takes 4-8 weeks. This includes a 1-week discovery & scoping phase, 2-4 weeks for circuit development and optimization on FPGA/GPU, 1 week for integration testing, and a final week for security review and deployment. Complex, novel circuits (e.g., custom recursive proofs) can extend to 12+ weeks.

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Protocols Shipped
$20M+
TVL Overall
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