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Have you ever wondered how to make others believe you without revealing all your cards?
Here's a simple example: proving you can drive without reenacting the entire driving test. Show your driver's license, and they will believe you. They know you passed the exam but don't know where you learned or who taught you—that's the core idea of zero-knowledge proof.
Now, this logic has been applied to blockchain financial verification. For example, when you want to make a payment, the traditional method requires revealing your entire account balance, leaving no privacy. What if we change the approach? The system only needs to confirm one thing: that your balance is sufficient to complete this transaction. It's like a banknote verifier—it cares about whether the banknote is genuine, not its serial number.
The beauty of this approach is that it breaks an old dilemma—either all transaction data is fully transparent or it's completely anonymous and hard to manage. Now, there's a third way: verification and privacy can coexist.
Enterprise users especially appreciate this advantage. Two companies engaged in long-term procurement cooperation need to keep contract prices confidential, but both sides need to ensure the agreement is truly enforceable. In this model, price information is encrypted and protected, while key terms can be reliably verified. Everyone can be at ease.
Most thoughtfully, the entire process doesn't require users to understand any mathematical principles. Just like you don't need to understand communication technology to pay with your phone, enjoying privacy protection doesn't require diving into complex algorithms. The technology works behind the scenes, while security is maintained at the front end.