ZPRIZE is an open-source competition dedicated to advancing zero-knowledge cryptography through public-goods funding and community-driven benchmarks. ZPRIZE's Twitter Score is 29 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #34,003 (top 10%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
ZPRIZE was founded by Alex Pruden and runs as an annual contest that challenges teams to push the boundaries of zero-knowledge proof technology. The inaugural competition drew over 22 teams across 12 categories, with more than 220 participants competing for over $7 million in prizes and delivering an average performance improvement exceeding 5x. The 2023 edition launched on September 15, 2023, offering up to $1.5 million in prizes across tracks covering FPGA and GPU acceleration, WASM acceleration, and high-throughput signature verification, with winners announced on May 7, 2024, receiving prizes in both Aleo Credits and USD.
ZPRIZE has drawn backing from notable sponsors in the zero-knowledge ecosystem. Aleo, Aztec, and Trapdoor each served as sponsors for the 2023 competition. A steering committee was also formed for the 2023 cycle to administer the competition and begin laying the groundwork for a ZPrize DAO. ZPRIZE has accumulated 2,843 followers as of August 2026 and published 662 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 28 accounts, totaling 111 mentions.
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The accounts that follow ZPRIZE include 112 founders, 41 angel investors, 24 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are Eric Wall, John Wang, Jesse Walden, Zooko, Zmanian and Agentyoda.