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Mina Protocol Architecture

How Does it Work?

Check out this short video explaining how the Mina protocol works:

Timestamps

  • 1:50 - What is Mina?
  • 2:40 - Current cryptocurrency landscape
  • 3:53 - The life of a full node
  • 6:09 - The root problem - the verification mechanism
  • 7:28 - Toward a solution
  • 8:45 - zk-SNARks: Unforgeable certificates
  • 15:31 - Recursive composition of SNARKs
  • 18:50 - Upshots: decentralization & scalability
  • 20:45 - Conclusion
  • 21:20 - Q&A