Scaling Ethereum, one release at a time.

zkSync UX just became a lot more magical 💫 @magic_labs joins us to help brands discover the magic of Web3 with their wallet-as-a-service product.

Cooking with ZK proofs (∎) + state diffs (∆) 🧑‍🍳

gm 2024, it's time to buidl 🏙️ Enterprises, developers, and projects can easily launch, deploy, and test their own layer 2 hyperchains with ZK Stack –– zkSync’s free, open-source modular framework for building sovereign hyperchains. Get started: zkstack.io Sovereignty with seamless connectivity At its core, ZK Stack offers two key features: sovereignty and seamless connectivity. ZK Stack grants you full autonomy to tailor your blockchain to your product or protocol use case—L2s are sovereign but interconnected with hyperbridges, enabling free flow of users and liquidity. ZK Stack is the perfect entry point for enterprises, web2, institutions, and traditional finance to prototype their web3 ambitions and unlock the unique computing properties of ZK technology. Launch your own hyperchain There are two paths to launching your own hyperchain: 1️⃣ Run it independently using the ZK Stack development toolkit available at zkstack.io 2️⃣ Use a rollup-as-a-service (RaaS) provider for simple point-and-click deployment @Ankr, @Luganodes, and @0xZeeve are the first wave of RaaS providers immediately available to enable seamless hyperchain deployment. Hyperchain deployment, simplified RaaS providers simplify setup by creating point-and-click interfaces and provide best-in-class infrastructure so that core teams can focus on their applications, use-cases and end-users. Expect significant updates to be coming soon to ZK Stack tooling and capabilities, including allowing builders to deploy instances of fractal scaling, L3s and set up Validium mode.

TL;DR: The zkSync ecosystem is cooking 🔥 Dive into the final ecosystem roundup for 2023, featuring news, updates, and resources from projects building on zkSync ⬇️

Waddle, waddle frens. See you in Miami 🐧

Buidling, buidling, buidling 🚀 Welcome to this week’s ecosystem roundup, featuring the latest updates from zkSync Era dapps across DeFi, wallets, infra and more ⬇️ Explore the full ecosystem: zksync.dappradar.com/

“zkSync Era is the most widely used, battle-tested ZK-rollup technology with the most TVL, transactions and daily active users. More experience, more testimonials and the ability to process more data is evident from the onchain usage.” More from @gluk64 & @tokenterminal ⬇️

The ZK Nation is growing 🔥 New dapps, tools, and use-cases are launching every day on zkSync Era. Here’s a roundup of recent news in the zkSync ecosystem — from DeFi and gaming, to NFTs and infra ⬇️ Explore the full ecosystem: zksync.dappradar.com/

Gm gm 👋, catch the latest release notes for era-test-node. Level up your ZK 🧠 in just 262 secs.

Waddle waddle, frens 🐧 @PudgyPenguins is going mainstream with Pudgy Toys—now available at 2,000 @Walmart stores across the US. Each Pudgy Toy is a gateway into Pudgy World, an open-world digital player experience powered by zkSync Era. Learn more ➡ zksync.mirror.xyz/lgh8fCFMXz… ∎ A new avenue for mass adoption ∎ Bridging the gap between the digital and physical is key to Web3’s mass adoption. By harnessing blockchain tech to build immersive, interactive experiences, brands can bring the power of Web3 to a billion users in a way that is easy to onboard, fun, and accessible. zkSync Era and Ethereum were chosen as Pudgy World’s foundational technology to enable an immersive user experience, lightning-fast speeds, and affordability while prioritizing the foundational values of Web3 including freedom, self-sovereignty, and decentralization. ∎ Blending physical and digital ∎ Each Pudgy Toy comes with a unique birth certificate containing a scannable QR code that grants access to Pudgy World. Once inside Pudgy World, users can customize their unique Forever Pudgy Penguin characters and redeem traits, which are all NFTs stored in users’ wallets. Visit Pudgy World ➡ pudgyworld.com ∎ Taking web3 ownership mainstream ∎ Pudgy Toys is the first mass-market NFT intellectual property product licensed directly from its community. All Pudgy Penguin toys are linked to existing NFT characters, and holders of those characters will receive licensing royalties for every toy sold at Walmart in perpetuity. This creates a major opportunity for NFT holders to have their IP go mainstream and also profit from the process. ∎ Supporting the larger NFT ecosystem ∎ The Pudgy Toy designs sold at Walmart have incorporated IP from popular NFT collections such as @DeGodsNFT, @MeebitsNFTs, @coolcats, @y00tsNFT, and others, allowing existing NFT holders to receive licensing royalties for each corresponding toy at Walmart. By creating a pathway between analog and digital, Pudgy Penguins is enabling mainstream consumers to experience Web3 without the complicated jargon and intimidating onboarding that can hinder ecosystem growth—all while providing existing NFT holders with long-term value.

Gm traders and degens 🫡

Similar to Ethereum, zkSync Era is fully permissionless – meaning that anyone can build on the network without authorization. Even if a project has a similar name and brand identity, it’s not affiliated with zkSync Era. A guide to staying safe: zksync.mirror.xyz/rWlsCglbXl… TLDR 👇

"Since its mainnet launch in March 2023, zkSync Era has experienced tremendous growth, reaching 1M transactions in just 4 days, a rate quicker than any other L2 according to @L2Beat" Dive into @0xCadmus's analysis in today's @ournetwork__ newsletter ⬇️ ournetwork.substack.com/p/on…