# Mina

> Mina: Succinct blockchain. Technology: zero-knowledge proofs.

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## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy project
- Category: Succinct blockchain
- Technology: Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK)
- Website: https://minaprotocol.com
- Tags: ZK, L1, recursive proofs
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/mina

## Overview

Mina keeps the entire blockchain small enough to verify on a phone, using recursive zero-knowledge proofs so that a constant-size proof stands in for the whole chain history. It is one of the most elegant applications of recursive proving anywhere, and it makes verification genuinely accessible rather than something only well-resourced nodes can do. Its smart contract layer, written in TypeScript, is a distinctive developer story. Privacy on Mina comes from what applications choose to prove rather than from shielded state by default.

## About Zero-knowledge proofs

One party proves a statement about hidden data is true without revealing the data the statement is about. Compared side by side with the other approaches at https://www.sodalabs.xyz/taxonomy.

## Sources

- [Website](https://minaprotocol.com)
- [Docs](https://docs.minaprotocol.com/)
- [Whitepaper](https://minaprotocol.com/wp-content/uploads/technicalWhitepaper.pdf)
- [Source](https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina)
- [Explorer](https://minascan.io/)

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