Taiko: A Decentralized and Ethereum-Equivalent ZK-RollupTaiko is a Layer 2 blockchain protocol that aims to scale Ethereum while preserving its technical and ideological principles. Taiko uses a Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to enable full compatibility with Ethereum smart contracts and dApps, without requiring any changes to the existing code. Taiko also strives to be fully decentralized, with permissionless nodes, sequencers, and provers that anyone can join and participa...