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What is Mina?
**Mina** is the worldās lightest blockchain, powered by participants. With its elegant design, Mina is the first Layer-1 enabling easy programmability ofĀ zero knowledge Ā smart contracts, zkApps. The unique privacy and security features and ability to connect to any website via itsĀ **zkApps** enable a more secure and private Web3āpaving the way to the democratic future we all deserve. Mina is stewarded by the Mina Foundation, a public benefit corporation headquartered in the United States.
What are zkApps?
zkApps ("zero-knowledge apps") are Mina Protocolās smart contracts powered by zero-knowledge proofs, specifically using zk-SNARKs.
zkApps use anĀ off-chain executionĀ and mostlyĀ off-chain stateĀ model. This allows for private computation and state that can be either private or public.
zkApps can perform arbitrarily-complex computations off chain while incurring only a flat fee to send the resulting zero-knowledge proof to the chain for verification of this computation, as opposed to other blockchains that run computations on chain and use a variable gas-fee based model.
How do I get started on building zkApps?
What languages do I need to know in order to write zkApps?
zkApps are written in TypeScript using SnarkyJS. SnarkyJS is a TypeScript library for writing smart contracts based on zero-knowledge proofs for the Mina Protocol. It is included automatically when creating a new project using the Mina zkApp CLI.