# Light Protocol

> The ZK Compression Protocol For Solana

Light Protocol helps developers build scalable applications on Solana by reducing state costs through ZK-powered data compression.

Light Protocol introduces ZK compression to Solana, enabling applications to scale by storing data more efficiently. Developers can compress on-chain state while maintaining L1 security and composability. The protocol uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure data integrity while reducing storage costs by orders of magnitude, allowing applications to serve millions of users through compressed accounts and state trees.

- Type: Project
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Light_Protocol

## Products

- [ZK Compression](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Light_Protocol): ZK Compression enables secure state compression on Solana through zero-knowledge proofs, reducing on-chain storage costs while maintaining L1 security and composability. The system includes the Light-Token Program, which reduces mint account creation costs by 200x and token account creation by approximately 100x through compressed account implementations that remain interoperable with SPL and Token 2022 standards. (Developer Tooling, Live, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://lightprotocol.com)
- [Documentation](https://lightprotocol.gitbook.io/light-protocol)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Lightprotocol)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/lightprotocol)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/rpddh53TeG)

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