My take from the podcast between @vanishree_rao and @jaxxdwyer from OG labs ZK Is Coming for the Whole Internet, Not Just Web3 Zero-Knowledge (ZK) tech isn’t just reshaping Web3,it’s climbing up the stack, reaching into Web2, and setting its eyes on the entire internet. Let’s be real: ZK sounds like something Gen-Z would hype up (and hey, it does have that vibe). But behind the hype, generating ZK proofs is actually one of the hardest problems in computing right now. Why? Because the machines doing these computations are intense. They consume a lot of power, take serious time, and for developers, it’s a major bottleneck. But here’s the magic of ZK: instead of repeating heavy computations over and over, it does the hard part once, and compresses all that work into a tiny proof. That proof becomes like a cryptographic receipt, a permanent memory that says, “Yes, this was done correctly.” Now, when someone else wants to verify that work, they don’t need to redo it. They just check the proof. Fast, light, and secure. Proof Systems & What You Want to Prove In ZK, the user chooses the proof system based on what they’re trying to prove and where it will be verified (e.g., which blockchain or app environment). Imagine a simple example: A guy wants to enter a club but doesn’t want to hand over all his personal info to the bouncer. So, he flashes a ZK proof. It only proves he’s over 18—nothing more, nothing less. The bouncer sees that, confirms it, and lets him in. No ID, no oversharing, just verified truth. Enter @fermah_xyz : The Middle Layer Fermah acts as the middleman between demand and supply. On one side, you’ve got users or apps who need computations verified but without burning a hole in their pocket. On the other side, you’ve got powerful GPUs and provers ready to do the heavy work. Fermah bridges the two by collecting proof jobs, then splitting them into smaller tasks using parallel GPU computation. This makes the whole process faster, cheaper, and scalable so developers don’t have to stress over time or cost. ZK is not just a feature—it’s a revolution in how we prove truth without revealing everything. And protocols like Fermah are laying down the pipes to make it usable, affordable, and scalable for everyone—from the Web3 dev to the next-gen internet builder.