ETHPrague 2026

ETHPrague 2026

Kristian Kostal

Kristian Kostal is leading the Blockchain & FinTech research group at Faculty of Informatics, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. He is a Slovak representative in the European Blockchain Partnership (European Commission). He is very active in research-driven development, mainly in interoperability and usage of ZKPs in blockchains.


Session

05-09
16:00
55min
SNARK-ification
Ivan Homoliak, Kristian Kostal, Martin Bok, Filip Rezabek, Josef Gattermayer

This talk explores the evolving foundations of scalable, secure, and decentralized blockchains through the lens of SNARK‑ification, quantum‑resistant design, Layer‑1 scalability, and novel consensus ideas such as proof‑of‑useful‑work.

ZeroKnowledge proofs & Cutting edge
ETHRes