Michael
Zhu

Engineering

Michael is a research engineer for a16z crypto, writing open-source code in collaboration with the research team and helping portfolio companies on all things smart contract-related. Prior to joining a16z crypto, Michael led protocol development at 0x Labs, architecting smart contracts to facilitate peer-to-peer trading on multiple blockchains. Before that, he was a student at Stanford University, where he received BS and MS degrees in Computer Science.

Latest
4.9.24 / articles
Building Jolt: A fast, easy-to-use zkVM

Michael ZhuSam Ragsdale
10.3.23 / videos
Lasso + Jolt: An engineering overview

Sam RagsdaleMichael Zhu
10.3.23 / videos
Visualizing Lasso: A fast new lookup argument for SNARKs

Michael Zhu
8.10.23 / articles
Understanding Lasso and Jolt, from theory to code

Sam RagsdaleMichael ZhuJustin Thaler
6.2.23 / videos
The theory and practice of web3 auctions

Michael ZhuScott Duke Kominers
5.24.23 / articles
Building Cicada: Private on-chain voting using time-lock puzzles

Michael Zhu
2.25.23 / articles
Through the looking glass: A cross-chain sealed-bid auction using Aztec Connect

Michael Zhu
12.15.22 / articles
A few of the things we’re excited about in crypto (2023)

Michael BlauJoseph BonneauNoah CitronValeria NikolaenkoCarra WuGuy WuolletMichael Zhu
11.16.22 / articles
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Sneaky Solidity Implementation of a Sealed-Bid Auction

Michael Zhu
10.7.22 / articles
On Paper to On-Chain: How Auction Theory Informs Implementations

Michael Zhu
podcast: web3 with a16z

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