# Recursive SNARKs at the core of Mina Protocol

Source: https://x.com/SoorajKSaju/status/1769719298874904874
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Recursive-SNARKs-at-the-core-of-Mina-Protocol?index=0x6750adab58fcb470e2eb64064ebc9821bcb3b6d08280f6be37f415ffd18e2e3c87ba5be9
Submitted by pfedprog.eth on 2024-12-04 UTC, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

Recursive SNARKs are at the core of Mina's design,

underpinning its ability to prove the computational integrity of the whole blockchain with a 22 KB snapshot.

Why is this important & how does this work?

Here's a thread on recursive SNARKs🧵👇