zkRail
Trustless Rails for Real-World Payments
Created on 7th December 2024
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zkRail
Trustless Rails for Real-World Payments
The problem zkRail solves
ZKrail: The Ultimate UPI-Crypto Payment Protocol
🌐 What is ZKrail?
Make any fiat payment with crypto - a revolutionary protocol enabling smart contracts and AI agents to programmatically send money through traditional payment systems.
🔑 Key Innovation
No bank accounts, no KYC, no centralized bridges - just pure, programmable financial infrastructure.
💡 How It Works
Payment Flow
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Taker: Submits payment details
- UPI QR code
- Bank account information
- Proof specification to network
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Intent Solver Network
- Bidding period
- Lowest bid wins competitive execution
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Transaction Mechanism
- Taker locks tokens in secure vault
- Solver executes fiat payment
- Zero-knowledge proofs verify transaction integrity
Verification Process
- Leverages existing bank API frameworks:
- Account Aggregator (AA) in India
- PSD2 in European Union
- Plaid in United States
- ZK proofs validate payment occurrence
- Vault confirms proof and releases funds
🛡️ Economic Security Model
Stake-Based Protection
- Taker locks 150% of payment amount
- Solver stakes funds upfront
- Fraud prevention through economic incentives:
- If taker frauds: Solver proves payment, receives entire locked amount
- If solver fails: Loses stake, taker receives stake + locked tokens
🚀 Diverse Use Cases
- Systematic crypto withdrawals
- AI agents executing real-world payments
- Cross-border invoice settlements
- Privacy-preserving fiat bridges
- Programmable bank payment contracts
🔍 Potential Limitations
- Payment proof availability varies by financial rail
- Requires solver network liquidity
🌟 Mitigation Strategies
- Dynamic economic security mechanisms
- Stake-slash protocols
- Liquidity incentive structures
💎 Core Philosophy
ZKrail is the *universal fiat primitive
Challenges we ran into
Time Management: Due to the project complexity we had to manage our time well to complete it in the time period
Tracks Applied (10)
Best Scaffold-ETH2 entry
BuidlGuidl.eth 🏰 🔥
AI X Crypto
Polygon
Most Innovative Use of CDP SDK
Coinbase Developer Platform
Crypto x AI Prize
Coinbase Developer Platform
Consumer Crypto Prize
Coinbase Developer Platform
CDP SDK
Coinbase Developer Platform
Build Innovative Consumer Apps on Base
Base
Best zk Dapp on Polygon zkEVM
Polygon
EigenLayer Bounties
EigenLayer
AI track
Huddle01
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