Research Publications

Formal Specifications & Cryptographic Papers.

Open-access research papers detailing the mathematical foundations and cryptographic verification algorithms of ZeroLayer protocols.

ZL-WP-2026-01August 2026 • ZeroLayer Research Team

Deterministic State Settlement via Fast Attestation Channels

This paper presents a formal framework for sub-second atomic settlement over EVM-based state channels, providing mathematical bounds on optimistic finality.

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ZL-WP-2026-02July 2026 • ZeroLayer Cryptography Lab

Cross-Domain Burn/Mint Verification with Zero Knowledge Proofs

We introduce a recursive SNARK circuit designed for lightweight verification of CCTP message payloads across heterogeneous blockchain consensus models.

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ZL-WP-2026-03June 2026 • ZeroLayer AI & Security

Autonomous Agent Authorization: EIP-712 Delegated Enclave Keys

An architectural specification for sandboxed AI agent key delegation, enforcing deterministic balance caps and multi-sig fail-safes.

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