BASEFOLD: EFFICIENT FIELD-AGNOSTIC POLYNOMIAL COMMITMENT SCHEMES FROM FOLDABLE CODES (1 HOUR READ)

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BaseFold is a system that leverages Foldable Linear Codes for an enhanced approach to Polynomial Commitment Schemes. Offering a more balanced tradeoff between prover time, proof size, and verifier time, BaseFold outperforms other systems like FRI and Brakedown on varying metrics based on the complexity of the polynomials. It maintains performance across a wider variety of field choices and allows for faster prover times in specific applications.