# If Knowledge is Power, What is Zero Knowledge? An Intro to zkVMs with Eric

- Channel: [Ethereum Denver](https://streameth.org/ethereum-denver)
- Date: 2023-10-07
- Duration: 10:49
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-mzJRUvcUcas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJRUvcUcas

## Description

In the past decade, we have seen the rise in popularity of zero-knowledge proof systems along with terminologies that are used to describe them such as STARK, SNARK, PLONK, etc. But what sorts of applications does zk tech actually enable? This talk aims to illuminate what is possible today through zkVM’s and what it means to write programs for them. The focus of this presentation is to describe the features of a zkVM and how developers can use it to build applications on blockchains and beyond!