# What is zkSync?

**Published by:** [Ambuj gupta](https://paragraph.com/@ambuj-gupta/)
**Published on:** 2023-03-19
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zkSync is a Layer 2 scaling solution that offers cheaper and faster transactions than the main Ethereum blockchain (Layer 1). Layer 2 solutions move most activity away from Layer 1, while still inheriting its security and finality. Argent is using zkSync for their Layer 2 wallet to give you easy access to the best of DeFi at a fraction of the price of using Ethereum

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