Compact Shielded CSV: Post-Quantum, Private, Lightweight Client-Side Validation Blockchain

arXiv:2609.32015 · cs.CR · Submitted 2026-09-25 · Read on arXiv

cs.CR

Submitted: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-09-25

Code: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips

Project page: https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2017/11/09/starks_

Terminology

Core — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Verification — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Abstraction — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Aggregation — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Client Side Validation — 2× in this paper
Computational overhead — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Verifier — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Actor — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
National Institute of Standards and Technology — 1× in this paper
Pruning — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

Quantum Disruption: An SOK of How Post-Quantum Attackers Reshape Blockchain Security and Performance

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