Labs

Posts tagged "labs".

Scaling distributed systems: Eiger and Equilibrium Labs unite

May 19, 2026

Eiger and Equilibrium Labs are merging to form Equilibrium — a unified team advancing the infrastructure that powers the decentralized web.

ZAIR: Zero-Knowledge Selective Disclosure for Zcash Notes

April 21, 2026

Imagine proving you hold Zcash without revealing which note, how much, or anything else. That's no longer hypothetical. Here's how we built the first end-to-end selective disclosure tool for Sapling and Orchard

State of Verifiable Inference & Future Directions

May 28, 2025

Verifiable inference enables proving the correct model and weights were used, and that inputs/outputs were not tampered with. This post covers different approaches to achieve verifiable inference, teams working on this problem, and future directions.

Can Blockchains And Cryptography Solve The Authenticity Challenge?

February 18, 2025

As gen-AI models improve, it's becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between AI- and human-generated content. This piece dives into whether cryptography and blockchains can solve the authenticity challenge and help restore trust on the Internet

9 + 1 Open Problems In The Privacy Space

November 7, 2024

In the third (and final) part of our privacy series, we explore nine open engineering problems in the blockchain privacy space in addition to touching on the social/regulatory challenges.

Aleo Mainnet Launch: Reflecting On The Journey So Far, Our Contributions And Path Ahead

October 15, 2024

Equilibrium started working with Aleo back in 2020 when ZKPs were still mostly a theoretical concept and programmable privacy in blockchains was in its infancy. Following Aleo's mainnet launch, we reflect on our journey and highlight key contributions.

Do All Roads Lead To MPC? Exploring The End-Game For Privacy Infrastructure

August 12, 2024

This post argues that the end-game for privacy infra falls back to the trust assumptions of MPC, if we want to avoid single points of failure. We explore the maturity of MPC & its trust assumptions, highlight alternative approaches, and compare tradeoffs.

Working on Aptos: Insights into Mutation Testing and Specification Assurance

August 1, 2024

How mutation testing strengthens Move smart-contract specifications on Aptos. We introduce move-mutator and move-spec-test, two tools for finding weak spots the Move Prover misses.

Equilibrium brings Move to Polkadot

July 23, 2024

We have completed the Move-on-Substrate integration: a pallet that lets any Substrate chain execute Move smart contracts, making Move parachains on Polkadot possible.

Releasing Lumina.rs - Directly verify Celestia in your browser

July 23, 2024

We're excited to release Lumina. Go to https://lumina.rs/ and run a Celestia light node in the browser. By running Lumina you synchronize with the network, sample data availability, directly verify correctness and contribute to the network health

What Do We Actually Mean When We Talk About Privacy In Blockchain Networks (And Why Is It Hard To Achieve)?

June 12, 2024

An attempt to define what we mean by privacy, exploring how and why privacy in blockchain networks differs from web2, and why it's more difficult to achieve. We also provide a framework to evaluate different approaches for achieving privacy in blockchain.

Will ZK Eat The Modular Stack?

April 9, 2024

Modularity enables faster experimentation along the tradeoff-frontier, whereas ZK provides stronger guarantees. While both of these are interesting to study on their own, this post explores the cross-over between the two.

Equilibrium is taking over responsibility for Beerus Starknet Light Client

January 16, 2024

Equilibrium is taking over development of Beerus, a Starknet light client. Our roadmap: sync from a proven root, header caching, confidence levels, and broader testing.

Nebula for Soroban: Simplifying Contract Execution

January 16, 2024

Nebula is an Equilibrium tool that simplifies building Soroban smart contracts on Stellar. An introduction to Stellar, Soroban, and what Nebula does for contract development.

Enhancing Rust RPC Client and Nodes for Celestia Network

December 14, 2023

A case study on the Rust RPC client and nodes we built for Celestia's data-availability network, and how they simplify developer interaction with the chain.

Introducing the MoveVM Substrate Pallet

December 11, 2023

We built a Substrate pallet that runs Move smart contracts on Substrate-based chains. How the MoveVM pallet works and what it opens up for developers.

Unveiling the Zcash UniFFI Library

October 23, 2023

Using Mozilla's UniFFI, we generated foreign-language bindings for Zcash's Rust libraries, so developers can build Zcash apps in Ruby, Python, Kotlin, or Swift without switching to Rust.

Overview of Privacy Blockchains & Deep Dive Of Aleo

October 5, 2023

Programmable privacy in blockchains is an emergent theme. This post covers what privacy in blockchains entail, why most blockchains today are still transparent and more. We also provide a deepdive into Aleo - one of the pioneers of programmable privacy!

Securing cross-chain communication from Ethereum to the Internet Computer with an on-chain Light Client

September 18, 2023

How we ported an Ethereum light client to the Internet Computer, hardening cross-chain communication for high-value applications that rely on ICP's HTTPS outcalls.

Elusiv: Bringing Privacy To Solana

September 4, 2023

A look at Elusiv, a zero-knowledge privacy protocol on Solana, and our year of work building its decentralized compliance tooling and the Warden network.

Engineers' thoughts: Fireblocks SI partnership

July 31, 2023

Three of our engineers discuss the Fireblocks Systems Integrator training, the challenges of implementing custody technology, and why the partnership matters.

Introducing OpEVM: The Next Generation Optimistic EVM Rollup

July 25, 2023

Introducing OpEVM, a sovereign, EVM-compatible optimistic rollup built on Avail and Polygon Edge — a collaboration between Avail and Equilibrium Group.

Equilibrium Becomes the First Accredited Systems Integrator for Fireblocks

June 7, 2023

Equilibrium is the first company accredited as a Fireblocks Systems Integrator. What an SI partnership involves, and how our team helps institutions adopt Fireblocks safely.

2022 Year In Review

March 12, 2023

If you’re reading this, you already know that 2022 was a tumultuous year for the blockchain industry, and we see little value in rehashing it. But you probably also agree with us that despite many challenges, there’s been a tremendous amount of progress.