# Succinct has signed exclusive partnership with Tandem (Arbitrum's VC)

Source: https://x.com/0xJaehaerys/status/1960353845407617249
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Succinct-has-signed-exclusive-partnership-with-Tandem-Arbitrums-VC?index=0x68aecf468698de4c2237a853a42473df025adf1a84dc9ee6b6748a78b02e4fd9b9bc3a44
Submitted by auditless.eth on 2025-08-27 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments

## Summary

Succinct has signed an exclusive partnership with Tandem, the venture arm of Arbitrum's ecosystem, to bring ZK proving to Arbitrum chains. Succinct co-founder Uma Roy (@pumatheuma) says every rollup will become a ZK rollup, and the article says ZK proofs would cut withdrawal and settlement times from 7 days to minutes. The article states that more than 40 Arbitrum chains, including Robinhood and Converge, will be able to choose ZK proving, and that SP1 zkVM is already used by more than 35 projects.

## Article

Arbitrum embraces ZK 

Succinct has signed exclusive partnership with Tandem (@offchain’ venture arm) to bring ZK proving to Arbitrum chains.  

@pumatheuma:  

“Every rollup will become a ZK rollup. We gave OP Stack that option with OP Succinct; now Arbitrum’s massive ecosystem gets it too.” 

What changes for users 

- Finality: withdrawals and settlements go from 7 days to minutes. 
- Capital efficiency: funds are no longer locked during week-long challenge periods. 
- User experience: bridges become smoother, safer, and significantly faster. 
- Security: execution is enforced by ZK proofs at L1, reducing dependence on sequencer honesty.

@sgoldfed:  

“Using ZK proofs brings the network closer to something like Stage 2 decentralization — security enforced at L1, not just by trusting the sequencer.”

What changes for the ecosystem 

- Flexibility: more than 40 Arbitrum chains, including projects like Robinhood and Converge, will be able to choose ZK proving. 
- Modular design: Succinct provers integrate without requiring a rewrite of the stack. 
- Governance: Arbitrum One itself is DAO-governed and will not flip overnight, but the stack now supports ZK from the ground up. 
- Hybrid paths: optimistic and ZK approaches can coexist, giving teams cost and latency trade-offs.

 What it means for Succinct 

- SP1 zkVM is already used by 35+ projects including Across, Avail, Celestia, Mantle, Polygon. 
- Succinct Prover Network, secured and powered by the PROVE token, expands beyond OP Stack chains to cover Arbitrum. 
- The addressable market effectively doubles. Monetizing even a fraction of Arbitrum’s L2 value could mean hundreds of millions in revenue distributed to provers, stakers, and partners.  

The ZK era is upon us