# what we prove is secret

> What We Prove Is Secret is a personal journal about building verifiable systems: AI, cryptographic proofs, identity, and coordination, while living inside the tension between what must be shown and what must remain constrained. It’s written from experience across finance, crypto, community, and engineering, where narratives fail unless they’re backed by something harder.

This isn’t a product blog.
It isn’t a manifesto.
It’s a record.

## Recent Posts

- [To Stark or Not to Stark: Navigating the Ethereum-Starknet Divide as a Builder with zk Receipts](https://paragraph.com/@amfaulkner/to-stark-or-not-to-stark-navigating-the-ethereum-starknet-divide-as-a-builder-with-zk-receipts): In the ever-evolving zk landscape of 2025, the question remains as poignant as ever: Should I "Stark" or not?
- [What We Prove is Secret](https://paragraph.com/@amfaulkner/what-we-prove-is-secret): There’s a line that’s stayed with me longer than most advice, frameworks, or philosophies I’ve picked up along the way:

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