2025-12-19 06:38:49

Setting aside the hype and public opinion, from a return on investment perspective, that AI versus human competition actually provided some projects with an unexpected opportunity.

These high-profile competitive events fundamentally demand extremely strict requirements for "verifiable computation, data trust, and privacy protection" — every step must be transparent and tamper-proof, and every result must be verified. Teams working on verifiable computation, in turn, have essentially gained a perfect validation opportunity in real-world scenarios without spending much on publicity.

Rather than calling this a form of entertainment marketing, it's more like a natural testing ground for technological applications. Projects dedicated to zero-knowledge proofs and on-chain data verification suddenly found their technical directions with the most direct commercial application — and under the spotlight of the entire internet. Such opportunities cannot be bought with money.

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CryptoMotivator

· 12-22 06:38

Ha, this is like a pie falling from the sky, the zk-SNARKs people are dying of laughter.

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AlphaWhisperer

· 12-20 20:45

Wow, this is real free marketing. Getting free exposure across the entire internet while also validating technology—this deal is too awesome.

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BrokenDAO

· 12-19 14:08

Well... to put it simply, it's just borrowing a hot topic testing ground. But don't celebrate too early—these kinds of "divine opportunities" often mark the beginning of the next voting power distortion.

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SeeYouInFourYears

· 12-19 07:05

Damn, this is truly a black swan event. The zero-knowledge proof folks are probably laughing their heads off, freeloading the entire internet's hype to verify their technology—no one does it like this.

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BlockBargainHunter

· 12-19 07:00

Really, these zero-knowledge proof projects suddenly took off, riding the wave of online hype for validation.

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ProposalManiac

· 12-19 06:56

Oh, this is a classic example of mechanism design reverse benefits. In simple terms, transparency requirements drive technological adoption; it's not marketing but a necessity.

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HashBard

· 12-19 06:53

yo this is lowkey genius tho... like the whole thing reads as accidental marketing goldmine for zk projects. they literally got free real-world testnet while everyone's eyes glued to the screen. no paid sponsorship, just pure narrative alignment. that's the kind of serendipity markets don't price in until it's too late

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GateUser-6bc33122

· 12-19 06:47

Haha, this time we really lucked out, as the zero-knowledge proof team directly gained traffic effortlessly.

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BearMarketBuilder

· 12-19 06:44

This wave is indeed interesting, essentially giving away a full network live broadcast stress test, and the zero-knowledge proof folks have profited.

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