ZKsync co-founder responds to Canton: Zero-knowledge proofs are not only secure but also feature multi-layer defense and isolation mechanisms.

Wu learned that, in response to the statement made by the founder of Canton claiming that “zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) pose systemic risks to institutional finance due to their complexity,” ZKsync co-founder Alex Gluchowski wrote a lengthy article to refute each point. Alex pointed out that any complex critical system (such as aviation, nuclear power control) will have vulnerabilities, and the core of its security lies in “redundancy (multiple independent defenses)” and “isolation (limiting the explosion radius).” He noted that the Canton architecture relies on a single operator trust mechanism, which poses a single point of failure risk; while a ZKP-based architecture has multiple independent defenses and can effectively limit the explosion radius of vulnerabilities. At the same time, he stated that the open-source stress testing of the Ethereum EVM is far more secure than the closed proprietary language of Canton.