Mina Protocol Architecture

How Does it Work?

Check out this short video explaining how the Mina protocol works:

Timestamps

• 1:50 - What is Mina?
• 2:40 - Current cryptocurrency landscape
• 3:53 - The life of a full node
• 6:09 - The root problem - the verification mechanism
• 7:28 - Toward a solution
• 8:45 - zk-SNARks: Unforgeable certificates
• 15:31 - Recursive composition of SNARKs
• 18:50 - Upshots: decentralization & scalability
• 20:45 - Conclusion
• 21:20 - Q&A