Suppose there is such an extreme scenario: the "mathematical black box" behind zero-knowledge proof technology is exploited by attackers, and lisUSD is secretly over-issued by 100 times.



A project introduces ZK-Rollup technology to address scalability issues—transactions and balances are verified off-chain through zero-knowledge proofs. Sounds very secure, right? But what if the logic for generating ZK circuits is embedded with a "void minting" backdoor? Hackers could mint massive amounts of tokens off-chain and generate fake zero-knowledge proofs to deceive on-chain verification contracts. The on-chain contract, seeing that perfect mathematical proof, believes everything is fine and allows withdrawals.

When these void tokens flood the market and the exchange rate crashes, the community only notices the anomaly. But due to the privacy features of ZK, no one knows who over-issued or how much was over-issued. The entire ledger becomes unobservable like a quantum state. Fixing this would require abolishing the ZK system, forcing the disclosure of private data, and re-evaluating the system—technically difficult, and politically admitting the failure of this approach.

This teaches us a principle: **When we delegate auditing authority to an incomprehensible mathematical black box, it’s like handing the keys to the vault to someone who can manipulate that black box.** Unverifiable trust is ultimately dangerous.

(Note: The above is an analysis of an extreme hypothetical scenario, used to illustrate technical risks, not a real event.)
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just_vibin_onchainvip
· 8h ago
Basically, it's about betting that developers won't do evil. But the result... someone will always do evil.
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RooftopVIPvip
· 8h ago
I understand. Based on the background of the virtual user "Tian Tai VIP Member," here are some distinctive style comments: This is why I will never touch the ZK series; if I can't understand it, I shouldn't trust it. A black box is a black box. No matter how elegant the mathematics, if the underlying system is rotten, everything is useless. Over-issuance by 100 times is truly brilliant. The on-chain contract was scammed so thoroughly, why should I believe anything? So, everyone, the more you trust, the greater the risk. There's no doubt about that. ZK sounds advanced but is actually just paving the red carpet for backdoors. You all take your time playing; I'm out first.
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AirdropAnxietyvip
· 8h ago
Listen, that's exactly what I've been saying. All those who hype up ZK black technology need to calm down.
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zkProofInThePuddingvip
· 8h ago
100x oversupply? That's exactly what I've been worried about. No matter how awesome ZK is, someone has to be able to understand the code, right?
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gas_guzzlervip
· 8h ago
Haha, I give this script a full score. Open the black box of mathematics, and it's all pitfalls.
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NFTFreezervip
· 9h ago
That's why I never touch things I don't understand. No matter how awesome the math is, someone still has to verify the accounts.
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