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By concealing validator identities while still verifying eligibility, zk-SNARKs mitigate the targeted attacks and coercion that identity exposure would otherwise invite.

The use of zk-SNARKs thus ensures that SPoS maintains a transparent yet private validator ecosystem, mitigating risks such as targeted attacks or coercion that could arise from identity exposure

Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025), Privacy and Anonymity
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Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296

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