updated readme files

README.md

@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ Winterfell is a fully-functional, multi-threaded STARK prover and verifier with
 
 **WebAssembly support.** The library is written in pure Rust and can be compiled to WebAssembly. The `std` standard library is enabled as feature by default for both prover and verifier crates. For WASM targets, one can compile with default features disabled by using `--no-default-features` flag.
 
+**Async prover.** The library supports both sync and async variants of the `Prover` trait. By default, the sync version is exported. The async version of the trait can be enabled via the `async` feature flag.
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 #### Planned features
 
 Over time, we hope extend the library with additional features:
 
-**Perfect zero-knowledge.** The current implementation provides succinct proofs but NOT perfect zero-knowledge. This means that, in its current form, the library may not be suitable for use cases where proofs must not leak any info about secret inputs. 
+**Perfect zero-knowledge.** The current implementation provides succinct proofs but NOT perfect zero-knowledge. This means that, in its current form, the library may not be suitable for use cases where proofs must not leak any info about secret inputs.
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+**Auxiliary GKR proofs.** It will be possible to attach auxiliary GKR-based proofs to the base STARK proofs. This will enable powerful new ways of defining constraints and optimizing prover performance.
 
 ### Project structure
 The project is organized into several crates like so:

prover/README.md

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ This crate can be compiled with the following features:
 * `std` - enabled by default and relies on the Rust standard library.
 * `concurrent` - implies `std` and also enables multi-threaded proof generation.
 * `no_std` - does not rely on the Rust standard library and enables compilation to WebAssembly.
+* `async` - converts all functions defined by the `Prover` trait into `async` functions.
 
 To compile with `no_std`, disable default features via `--no-default-features` flag.