# Succinct and the ZK Podcast Release Inaugural ZK Industry Report

*Author: William M. Peaster*
*Published: Oct 28, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/succinct-and-the-zk-podcast-release-inaugural-zk-industry-report*

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Zero-knowledge proofs are graduating from crypto research into everyday infrastructure, according to the new [2026 ZK Industry Report](https://www.succinct.xyz/2026-zk-industry-report) released Wednesday (Oct. 28th) by the Zero Knowledge Podcast and prover company Succinct. 

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# **What’s the Scoop?**

- **Speed check:** By the report’s count, ZK proofs now cover 99% of blocks on Ethereum mainnet in less than 10 seconds, though proving everyday computation remains “orders of magnitude” pricier than just running the code. 

- **Rollups turn ZK:** Per the authors, the three biggest optimistic rollups are each moving toward ZK proofs. Base’s Azul upgrade, for instance, trimmed withdrawal waits from a week to roughly a day. 

- **Banks and big tech:** The adoption map now stretches well past crypto. KeyCorp, Huntington, and M&T are among seven U.S. regional banks working on a tokenized deposit network atop ZKsync’s Prividium, while Google has shipped ZK-powered age checks in Google Wallet. 

- **Who made it:** Anna Rose’s Zero Knowledge Podcast co-produced the free report with Succinct, which builds the SP1 zkVM, and Stanford cryptographer Dan Boneh wrote the foreword. 

- **Big picture: **A shift has occurred from “can ZK work?” to “who’s actually using it?” That includes privacy coins, too. Timed nicely with Zcash’s 10th birthday, the report says about 30% of ZEC’s supply now sits in shielded pools, versus 8% in early 2024, an interesting data point alongside this week’s [dev fund debate](https://www.bankless.com/read/zcashs-dev-fund-has-a-success-problem). The open question the report leaves us with is whether the market ultimately picks proofs over trusted operators.
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