solana-compressionlisted

# ZK Compression on Solana ZK Compression enables rent-free tokens and PDAs on Solana by storing state on the ledger instead of in accounts, using zero-knowledge proofs to validate state transitions. Built by Light Protocol and indexed by Helius Photon. ## When to Use ZK Compression **Use ZK Compression when:** - Creating millions of token accounts (5000x cheaper than regular accounts) - Minting to many recipients (airdrops, loyalty programs, gaming assets) - Building apps with many user accounts that are infrequently updated - Reducing rent costs for PDAs with low update frequency **Use regular accounts when:** - Account is updated frequently (>1000 lifetime writes) - Account stores large data accessed in on-chain transactions - Compute budget is critical (compression adds ~100k CU overhead) ## Quick Start ### Installation ```bash # TypeScript client npm install @lightprotocol/stateless.js @lightprotocol/compressed-token # Rust SDK for programs cargo add light-sdk # CLI for development npm install -g @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli ``` ### Local Development ```bash # Start local validator with compression support light test-validator # Initialize a new Anchor project with compression light init my-program ``` ### Mint Compressed Tokens (TypeScript) ```typescript import { createRpc } from '@lightprotocol/stateless.js'; import { createMint, mintTo, transfer } from '@lightprotocol/compressed-token'; const rpc = createRpc(); // or createRpc('https://mainnet.heli