Vitalik Buterin Proposes New Efficiency Metric for ZK and FHE: Transparency Boosts Crypto Development

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged developers to adopt a time ratio metric over throughput figures for zero-knowledge (ZK) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) technologies. This shift, aiming to increase transparency in cryptographic efficiency, has garnered market interest. By comparing the time required for encryption against original computations instead of simply measuring throughput, Buterin aims to create clearer benchmarks and promote better cost modeling. This proposal could impact Ethereum’s ecosystem by improving privacy solutions and scalability.