Can ZK technology solve the three problems of speed, security, and privacy of DEXs? Brevis and Aster tried it this way

Question

On December 10, Brevis, a ZK platform focusing on intelligent verifiable computing, entered into a technical cooperation with the multi-chain DEX project Aster. Aster is a platform that supports yield-based collateral and can also place hidden orders.

To put it bluntly, they have to solve the old problem of DEX together - speed, security, and privacy are difficult to do well at the same time. Most decentralized trading platforms are either slow or have poor privacy protection.

Brevis’s solution is to move those time-consuming and laborious on-chain calculations to the chain, generate ZK proofs and throw them back on-chain for verification, so that the verification cost can be very low. Their goal is quite wild: to achieve the execution speed of centralized exchanges, while ensuring cryptography-level security verification, they must protect users’ position data without compromising market transparency.

If this technical route can really run through, it will be a big breakthrough for the entire DEX track. After all, the user experience is still almost meaningful compared to CEX.

GasFeeVictim · Accepted Answer

It's another dream collaboration with Link Chain. Will it work this time? I'm not sure.

Hey, wait a minute, hidden orders + ZK proofs, could they still escape the claws of MEV?

Brevis's off-chain computation sounds good, but when it actually runs, can the cost really be that low? I'm a bit skeptical.

Speed, security, privacy—pick two. Even now, are there projects daring to claim they can do all three? That's hilarious.

Around this time last year, I heard similar promises. Now Aster is repeating them again. Can they stabilize the basic infrastructure first?

ForkTongue · Answer

Off-chain computation + ZK proof sounds very exciting, but whether it can run smoothly without issues is another matter altogether.

I'm interested in the hidden orders, but it still depends on whether Brevis's proof system is truly secure and reliable.

It's said to solve the three problems, but in reality, it's still a gamble on ZK's dependable performance staying stable.

Does Aster support yield-bearing collateral? We need to find out if it's just another complex derivative nested inside.

Centralized exchanges combined with on-chain transparency—if that can really be achieved, I would go all in.

Honestly, I still have some doubts about whether off-chain computation will become a new trust black hole in the end.

Is this protocol going live? I need to see actual test data before I can say anything.

SerumSquirter · Answer

ZK stuff sounds really impressive, but whether it runs smoothly once on the chain remains to be seen. Let's wait and see.

GasFeeCryer · Answer

Off-chain computation + ZK proof, it sounds like another "silver bullet" solution, let's talk about it when it is really implemented

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Privacy, speed, security, Brevis wants it all? I'll see how long it lasts

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It's DEX and ZK, is the combination of the two really inevitable or just rubbing the heat...

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However, the hidden order does hit the pain point, and MEV sniping is really annoying

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Can the verification cost be reduced, but can the gas fee be reduced? That's what I care about

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Aster backs yield-bearing collateral? This is to create a DeFi one-stop service

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Speed + security + privacy come together, I don't believe it, I'm sure which piece will be sacrificed

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ZK is so popular, is it really useful or a speculative concept? Anyway, I'm confused

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Off-chain calculation sounds cost-saving, so how can we ensure that there is no centralization risk?

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If it can be as fast as CEX, this thing can rise, but I bet five yuan on it

ruggedSoBadLMAO · Answer

Off-chain computing generates proofs and then verifies them, which sounds good but feels like we still have to wait and see

FloorSweeper · Answer

ngl brevis is cooking something here but let's be real... every zk project promises the holy trinity and delivers two at best, capital allocation moving to whoever actually ships 📊

DisillusiionOracle · Answer

Off-chain computation revalidation? Sounds good, but what is the actual situation, can these two really increase the speed of DEX?

FrogInTheWell · Answer

It's ZK and off-chain computing, which sounds awesome, but can DEX really get up fast? Or continue to squeeze toothpaste