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Feb 12 2023

Binance Announces Upgrade to Proof-of-Reserves Verification

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance made an important announcement regarding an upgrade to its proof-of-reserves verification system on February 10. The company stated that it would now incorporate zk-SNARKs, a cutting-edge technology that, according to Binance, will enable the company to verify its reserves in a manner that is both more secure and transparent.

After the failure of FTX in 2022, the verification of proof-of-reserves became an essential component of the cryptocurrency sector. This is because it helps to validate that cryptocurrency exchanges really own the assets they assert they have. Binance was one of the first exchanges to implement the system, and it did it in the beginning utilizing the more conventional forms of encryption. However, its latest update to add zk-SNARKs is expected to dramatically increase the verification process’s level of security and openness.

The Chief Executive Officer of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, indicated that the zk-SNARKs improvement, which was first proposed by the creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, would give “greater privacy and security.” He claims that this is a significant advancement in PoR technology. Everyone in the business sector is welcome to take use of our open-source PoR solution, which enables us to offer all users with the confidence they need to experience SAFU.

Zk-SNARKs is an acronym that stands for “zero-knowledge A method known as “succinct non-interactive argument of knowledge” is a sort of cryptography that enables one party to demonstrate to another that they own a certain quantity of assets without disclosing any other information in the process. This apparently makes it a better option for certifying Binance’s reserves, since it enables the exchange to establish the existence of its assets while keeping sensitive information hidden. Consequently, this supposedly makes it a better solution for validating Binance’s reserves.

In the wake of the FTX crisis, many notable cryptocurrency exchanges, including OKX, Bybit, and Crypto.com, among others, including Binance, developed a Merkle tree-based proof-of-reserves system. This was done in an effort to promote transparency. In spite of these efforts, there are still some experts who have doubts about how successful the system is.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Paul Munter, acting chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, expressed concerns that proof-of-reserve reports do not provide sufficient evidence for stakeholders to determine the financial stability of a company. Munter is concerned that stakeholders rely on these reports to determine a company’s financial stability. Binance and other exchanges continue to move ahead with their commitments to increase openness in the cryptocurrency business, despite the accusations that have been leveled against them.

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