According to @1HowardWu, the widespread adoption of zero-knowledge (ZK) technology in crypto hinges on the development of dedicated hardware acceleration. He draws a parallel to Intel's integration of cryptographic units into CPUs, which made HTTPS practical at scale, emphasizing that the current bottleneck for ZK is not theoretical but hardware-driven. For traders, this suggests that companies innovating in ZK hardware could be pivotal for the next wave of blockchain scalability and privacy solutions, impacting token valuations in the ZK ecosystem and potentially driving new hardware-backed investment opportunities (Source: @1HowardWu, Twitter, May 8, 2025).