Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a groundbreaking protocol called the Goldwasser-Kalai-Rothblum (GKR) to accelerate blockchain verification. This new method enables faster and more efficient computation for analyzing complex transactions on the Ethereum network. The GKR protocol simplifies the process by looking only at starting data and results, thereby eliminating unnecessary calculations. This shift allows routine hardware like laptops or consumer GPUs to handle verification tasks previously requiring specialized setups. It has been implemented in various applications such as analyzing large datasets or handling encrypted information. 10/20/2025