Vitalik Buterin has weighed the impacts of the addition of zk-EVMs at the protocol level, saying it could speed up the verification process on the base layer.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/buterin-weighs-in-on-zk-evms-impact-on-decentralization-and-security
Buterin weighs in on zk-EVMs’ impact on decentralization and security
