Vitalik: SNARK could hit under 10x overhead this decade

This projection is significant because it quantifies the feasibility of advanced cryptographic primitives becoming practical for widespread use. If SNARKs achieve under 10x overhead, it could lower the barrier for privacy-preserving and verifiable computations, potentially impacting scalability solutions and data integrity in tokenized assets. The 60% probability suggests a credible pathway, but the 33% chance of near-zero overhead indicates uncertainty remains. What matters is whether real-world implementations can match these theoretical cost estimates, as energy and amortized compute costs are decisive factors for adoption.