Helsinki, Finland, December 5th, 2024, Chainwire

Gevulot, a leading zero knowledge (ZK) innovator building the ZkCloud, announces the launch of Firestarter, the first production-ready universal proving network. Designed to simplify and accelerate ZK proof generation, Firestarter reduces costs by over 95% while doubling performance, empowering developers and organizations to scale affordably and reliably. To celebrate this milestone, Gevulot is launching the “Not-A-Node-Sale”, an initiative allowing participants to fractionally rent GPUs for as little as $160/month, contribute to proof generation, and earn rewards while supporting the ZK ecosystem.

Firestarter is engineered to handle large-scale workloads while delivering seamless user experiences. Built on insights from over 300 organizations and independent developers who have tested Gevulot’s Devnet since its launch in March 2024, Firestarter reimagines ZK proof generation with DevOps-inspired simplicity. Developers can deploy provers as containerized Linux VMs – similar to Docker – removing the complexity of traditional tooling. By orchestrating thousands of prover nodes in parallel, Firestarter ensures optimized workloads for lightning-fast proof generation and minimal computational overhead.

“Firestarter represents a monumental leap forward in the ZK space,” said Teemu Päivinen, CEO and Co-founder of Gevulot. “By cutting costs by over 95%, we are laying the groundwork for ZK becoming the go-to technology for scaling in 2025. This launch, along with the “Not-A-Node-Sale”, creates a clear path for sustainable ZK ecosystem growth, ensuring that the future of cryptographic computing is accessible and scalable for all.”

With Firestarter, users only pay for the computing power they need through a Cosmos SDK-based chain that handles credits, workload allocation, and activity monitoring. Unlike traditional hyperscalers like AWS, where costs can reach $8.14/hour under a retainer model that locks users into spending the full amount regardless of actual usage, Firestarter offers a pay-as-you-go model at just $0.84/hour – or $0.084 for 10 minutes of usage. This drastically reduces costs and eliminates capital expenditure from idle time, which is a significant drawback for companies relying on hyperscalers like AWS, GCP, and other major cloud providers. 

Firestarter supports both CPU – and GPU-based proofs, accommodating a wide range of use cases. Users can select from pre-deployed provers such as Risc0, SP1, Aztec, ZKSync, and Polygon, or deploy their own custom solutions. As part of Gevulot’s comprehensive ZkCloud ecosystem, this infrastructure prioritizes speed, performance, and affordability so that implementing ZK proofs can be easier than ever before.

“With strong backing from major industry players like StarkWare, Alchemy, and Gelato, Gevulot is poised to accelerate the next stage of ZK ecosystem development,” Päivinen added. “Both Firestarter and the “Not-A-Node-Sale” reflect our commitment to making ZK proofing accessible, efficient, and future-proof.”

For more information about Firestarter, users can visit docs.gevulot.com/gevulot-docs.

To learn more about the “Not-A-Node-Sale” users can visit gevulot.com/not-a-node-sale.

About Gevulot

Gevulot is building ZkCloud, the first universal proving infrastructure for ZK. Generate ZK proofs for any proof system at a fraction of the cost. Fast, cheap, and decentralized. For more information, gevulot.com

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