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Foundational computer science can take decades to become production infrastructure. The SumCheck protocol emerged from interactive proof theory and now underpins modern SNARKs.

Impact: Investors should fund durable primitives with long time horizons. Teams that bridge theory and systems gain a structural advantage.

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