The field of blockchain research is moving towards enhancing security, interoperability, and privacy. Recent developments have focused on improving transaction tracing techniques, decentralized identity verification, and verifiable data sharing. Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) have emerged as a key technology in achieving these goals, enabling scalable and privacy-preserving solutions. Additionally, there is a growing interest in exploring the potential of blockchain technology beyond financial applications, such as in decentralized governance and healthcare data management. Noteworthy papers in this area include: A Scalable, Privacy-Preserving Decentralized Identity and Verifiable Data Sharing Framework based on Zero-Knowledge Proofs, which proposes a novel framework for trusted identity verification and data sharing without compromising privacy. VeilAudit: Breaking the Deadlock Between Privacy and Accountability Across Blockchains, which introduces a cross-chain auditing framework that balances user privacy and regulatory accountability. Fast Authenticated and Interoperable Multimedia Healthcare Data over Hybrid-Storage Blockchains, which presents a scheme for secure and efficient storage and sharing of multimedia healthcare data. FibRace: a large-scale benchmark of client-side proving on mobile devices, which demonstrates the capability of mobile devices to produce zero-knowledge proofs reliably.