ON · 2026-11-12 14:38 UTC

The Evolution of Databases: From SQL to zkDatabase

The article traces database evolution from SQL's relational model of the 1970s, which brought ACID reliability but relies on implicit trust with no cryptographic proof of data integrity. It describes the NoSQL era (2005–2015), which solved horizontal scaling and flexible schemas but often accepted eventual consistency and likewise cannot prove correctness. The article positions zkDatabase as the next phase, aimed at verifiable, privacy-preserving data infrastructure for AI, finance, supply chains and tokenization.

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