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DeepSeek is an AI company and a family of large language models based in Hangzhou, China. It was founded in 2023 and funded by High-Flyer, a well - known quantitative asset management giant. DeepSeek is dedicated to developing advanced large language models and related technologies. It has released several models, including DeepSeek LLM, DeepSeek Coder, DeepSeekMath, and DeepSeek - VL. The latest version, DeepSeek - V3, which was launched in December 2024, has 67.1 billion parameters and was trained on a dataset of 14.8 trillion tokens. It uses FP8 training and open - sources the native FP8 weights. Benchmark tests show that it outperforms Llama 3.1 and Qwen 2.5 while matching GPT - 4O and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. In addition, DeepSeek - R1, which was officially released on January 20, 2025, performs on a par with OpenAI O1 in terms of mathematics, code, and natural language reasoning tasks. DeepSeek's models have a wide range of applications, such as chat and coding scenarios, multilingual automatic translation, image generation, and AI painting. With their high performance and low cost, DeepSeek's models have quickly gained popularity. For example, on February 2, 2025, the DeepSeek app climbed to the top of the download charts in 140 countries on the Apple App Store and also topped the Android Play Store in the United States

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a16z Crypto Unveils Twist and Shout for Enhanced zkVM Performance

a16z Crypto introduces Twist and Shout, innovative memory-checking arguments designed to improve zkVM performance by ensuring accurate handling of memory operations.

by Rebeca Moen
Jan 24, 2025

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Enhancing SNARKs: Overcoming Bugs for Better Scalability and Security

Exploring solutions to improve SNARKs, focusing on scalability and security. Learn about the latest developments and future roadmap for Jolt and zkVMs, according to a16z crypto.

by Caroline Bishop
Nov 21, 2024

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Binary Fields and SNARKs: Exploring Cryptographic Efficiency

This article delves into the role of binary fields in SNARKs, highlighting their efficiency in cryptographic operations and potential future advancements.

by Rebeca Moen
Sep 25, 2024

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A16z Crypto Introduces Jolt zkVM for Blockchain Scaling

Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) Crypto has introduced Jolt, a zero-knowledge solution that integrates SNARKs, enabling faster SNARK-based Layer 2 solutions and enhanced security for developers.

by Zach Anderson
Apr 11, 2024

DEEPSEEK

a16z Crypto Unveils Twist and Shout for Enhanced zkVM Performance

Enhancing SNARKs: Overcoming Bugs for Better Scalability and Security

Binary Fields and SNARKs: Exploring Cryptographic Efficiency

A16z Crypto Introduces Jolt zkVM for Blockchain Scaling

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