diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
index d97b71ed658..76c79a6fdb3 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod sha256d_writer;
 pub mod block;
 pub mod equihash_solution;
 pub mod note_commitment_tree;
+pub mod proofs;
 pub mod serialization;
 pub mod transaction;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/proofs.rs b/zebra-chain/src/proofs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b93815fb680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/proofs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//! ZK proofs used in Zcash.
+
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+mod bctv14;
+mod groth16;
+
+pub use bctv14::Bctv14Proof;
+pub use groth16::Groth16Proof;
+
+/// A marker trait used to abstract over BCTV14 or Groth16 proofs.
+pub trait ZkSnarkProof: Copy + Clone + Debug + PartialEq + Eq + private::Sealed {}
+impl ZkSnarkProof for Bctv14Proof {}
+impl ZkSnarkProof for Groth16Proof {}
+
+mod private {
+    use super::*;
+
+    pub trait Sealed {}
+    impl Sealed for Bctv14Proof {}
+    impl Sealed for Groth16Proof {}
+}
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/proofs/bctv14.rs b/zebra-chain/src/proofs/bctv14.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f10ebf4a86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/proofs/bctv14.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// An encoding of a BCTV14 proof, as used in Zcash.
+pub struct Bctv14Proof(pub [u8; 296]);
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Bctv14Proof {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_tuple("Bctv14Proof")
+            .field(&hex::encode(&self.0[..]))
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+// These impls all only exist because of array length restrictions.
+
+impl Copy for Bctv14Proof {}
+
+impl Clone for Bctv14Proof {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let mut bytes = [0; 296];
+        bytes[..].copy_from_slice(&self.0[..]);
+        Self(bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for Bctv14Proof {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.0[..] == other.0[..]
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for Bctv14Proof {}
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/proofs/groth16.rs b/zebra-chain/src/proofs/groth16.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2007e09640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/proofs/groth16.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// An encoding of a Groth16 proof, as used in Zcash.
+pub struct Groth16Proof(pub [u8; 192]);
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Groth16Proof {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_tuple("Groth16Proof")
+            .field(&hex::encode(&self.0[..]))
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+// These impls all only exist because of array length restrictions.
+
+impl Copy for Groth16Proof {}
+
+impl Clone for Groth16Proof {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let mut bytes = [0; 192];
+        bytes[..].copy_from_slice(&self.0[..]);
+        Self(bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for Groth16Proof {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.0[..] == other.0[..]
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for Groth16Proof {}