Recently we published a DevEx 2024 recap, but we’ve got more to share. The whole 2025 is ahead of us, so let’s talk about it. We’re hyped, and we have a lot of plans. But before we start discussing what is going to happen, it’s the right time to talk about why.ReflectionWe heard you: the DevEx on ZKsync wasn’t great. So, if we will just continue doing what we were doing, the situation is unlikely to change. We took our time to analyze what was wrong in the first place, and discovered three ma...

Recently we published a DevEx 2024 recap, but we’ve got more to share. The whole 2025 is ahead of us, so let’s talk about it. We’re hyped, and we have a lot of plans. But before we start discussing what is going to happen, it’s the right time to talk about why.ReflectionWe heard you: the DevEx on ZKsync wasn’t great. So, if we will just continue doing what we were doing, the situation is unlikely to change. We took our time to analyze what was wrong in the first place, and discovered three ma...

A strategic step toward modernizing digital gold investments with blockchain technologyOverviewUBS recently conducted a technical proof-of-concept (PoC) for tokenized gold, testing ZKsync Validium, a Layer 2 (L2) blockchain solution designed to scale Ethereum while maintaining privacy. Financial service providers leveraging Ethereum must adopt strategies to maximize the network’s utility. The goal of the technical PoC was to address challenges in scalability, privacy, and interoperability as ...

A strategic step toward modernizing digital gold investments with blockchain technologyOverviewUBS recently conducted a technical proof-of-concept (PoC) for tokenized gold, testing ZKsync Validium, a Layer 2 (L2) blockchain solution designed to scale Ethereum while maintaining privacy. Financial service providers leveraging Ethereum must adopt strategies to maximize the network’s utility. The goal of the technical PoC was to address challenges in scalability, privacy, and interoperability as ...

Singapore – February 13, 2025 – Union Fintech, a Fintech company headquartered in Singapore, today announced the launch of Union Chain, a blockchain platform powered by ZKsync technology and supported by leading regulated exchanges and licensed Real World Assets (RWA) Tokenization platforms in Southeast Asia including Coinhako, Indodax, Coins.ph, Coins.co.th, InvestaX, and IXSwap. Union Chain is a ZK Chain designed to bridge the worlds of Crypto and Traditional Finance (TradFi) by uniting top...

Singapore – February 13, 2025 – Union Fintech, a Fintech company headquartered in Singapore, today announced the launch of Union Chain, a blockchain platform powered by ZKsync technology and supported by leading regulated exchanges and licensed Real World Assets (RWA) Tokenization platforms in Southeast Asia including Coinhako, Indodax, Coins.ph, Coins.co.th, InvestaX, and IXSwap. Union Chain is a ZK Chain designed to bridge the worlds of Crypto and Traditional Finance (TradFi) by uniting top...

Tradable, a pioneering technology company focused on making institutional-quality investments accessible to a broader range of participants, has achieved a significant milestone by tokenizing $1.7 billion of assets across nearly 30 institutional-grade private credit positions. Tradable is now the third-largest real-world asset platform globally and brings unique scale, quality, and diversity to the tokenized asset space. Tradable’s mission is to bring web3 technology to traditional asset mana...

Tradable, a pioneering technology company focused on making institutional-quality investments accessible to a broader range of participants, has achieved a significant milestone by tokenizing $1.7 billion of assets across nearly 30 institutional-grade private credit positions. Tradable is now the third-largest real-world asset platform globally and brings unique scale, quality, and diversity to the tokenized asset space. Tradable’s mission is to bring web3 technology to traditional asset mana...

TL;DR: Over the past year, we’ve made building on ZKsync easier and more enjoyable with better tools, integrations, and resources. Highlights include a unified Hardhat plugin, enhanced Foundry and Viem support, the launch of ZKsync SSO and the ZK Stack CLI, and integrations with Alchemy, Chainlink, and Etherscan. Combined with redesigned docs, new tutorials, and exciting updates for 2025 like EVM bytecode equivalence, there’s never been a better time to build on ZKsync!Over the last year, we’...

TL;DR: Over the past year, we’ve made building on ZKsync easier and more enjoyable with better tools, integrations, and resources. Highlights include a unified Hardhat plugin, enhanced Foundry and Viem support, the launch of ZKsync SSO and the ZK Stack CLI, and integrations with Alchemy, Chainlink, and Etherscan. Combined with redesigned docs, new tutorials, and exciting updates for 2025 like EVM bytecode equivalence, there’s never been a better time to build on ZKsync!Over the last year, we’...

Abstract joins a half-dozen ZK Chains on mainnet with its deployment to the Elastic Network, powered by ZKsync, to bring Web3 to everyday users.Abstract, the consumer chainAbstract, the industry-leading chain for consumer crypto joins the Elastic Network with its mainnet deployment. This launch is accompanied by over 100 consumer-friendly apps ready for users to play with on day one, along with over 200 more to deploy in the following weeks. Prioritizing user experience without sacrificing cr...

Abstract joins a half-dozen ZK Chains on mainnet with its deployment to the Elastic Network, powered by ZKsync, to bring Web3 to everyday users.Abstract, the consumer chainAbstract, the industry-leading chain for consumer crypto joins the Elastic Network with its mainnet deployment. This launch is accompanied by over 100 consumer-friendly apps ready for users to play with on day one, along with over 200 more to deploy in the following weeks. Prioritizing user experience without sacrificing cr...

This article explains Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), focusing on Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) and their uses in enhancing blockchain security on ZKsync Era. It covers the key features of TEEs, introduces SGX, and details ZKsync TEE proofs, which include cryptographic signatures and SGX attestation reports. The article also provides instructions on how to verify these proofs using the verify-era-proof-attestation tool with Docker. The main takeaway is understanding how ...

This article explains Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), focusing on Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) and their uses in enhancing blockchain security on ZKsync Era. It covers the key features of TEEs, introduces SGX, and details ZKsync TEE proofs, which include cryptographic signatures and SGX attestation reports. The article also provides instructions on how to verify these proofs using the verify-era-proof-attestation tool with Docker. The main takeaway is understanding how ...

Tl;dr ZKsync Smart Sign-On (SSO) enables developers to offer walletless user experience and easy transaction processing for their applications with just a few lines of code. Try a demo on testnet today: nft.zksync.devThe Challenge: Clunky and Fragmented Onboarding in Web3As a builder, you may have faced the very common issue of clunky and fragmented onboarding, especially for non-web3 native users. Social media, gaming, and other high-use apps currently suffer from a cumbersome UX that requir...

Tl;dr ZKsync Smart Sign-On (SSO) enables developers to offer walletless user experience and easy transaction processing for their applications with just a few lines of code. Try a demo on testnet today: nft.zksync.devThe Challenge: Clunky and Fragmented Onboarding in Web3As a builder, you may have faced the very common issue of clunky and fragmented onboarding, especially for non-web3 native users. Social media, gaming, and other high-use apps currently suffer from a cumbersome UX that requir...

TL;DR: ZKsync is building Web3 that feels like the best of Web2. The elastic network of ZK chains delivers convenience, performance, security, verifiability, and connectivity all at once.Why We Are Here: Advancing Freedom for AllAt the heart of ZKsync is the mission to advance personal freedom for all by accelerating mass adoption of crypto. Our philosophy is rooted in three core insights:Freedom → Progress → Prosperity: Personal freedom fosters creativity, innovation, and progress, leading t...

TL;DR: ZKsync is building Web3 that feels like the best of Web2. The elastic network of ZK chains delivers convenience, performance, security, verifiability, and connectivity all at once.Why We Are Here: Advancing Freedom for AllAt the heart of ZKsync is the mission to advance personal freedom for all by accelerating mass adoption of crypto. Our philosophy is rooted in three core insights:Freedom → Progress → Prosperity: Personal freedom fosters creativity, innovation, and progress, leading t...

In the ever-evolving blockchain world, where technological breakthroughs often outpace mainstream understanding, a few visionary leaders stand out. Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, is one such leader. Known for transforming the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection into a cultural phenomenon, Netz’s insights extend far beyond his own brand. In a recent appearance on the Blockworks Empire podcast, hosted by Jason Yanowitz and Santiago R Santos, Luca speaks clearly on ZKsync’s competitive edge as the ...

In the ever-evolving blockchain world, where technological breakthroughs often outpace mainstream understanding, a few visionary leaders stand out. Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, is one such leader. Known for transforming the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection into a cultural phenomenon, Netz’s insights extend far beyond his own brand. In a recent appearance on the Blockworks Empire podcast, hosted by Jason Yanowitz and Santiago R Santos, Luca speaks clearly on ZKsync’s competitive edge as the ...

Blockchain Capital (BCAP), an established venture firm in the blockchain space, today announced upgrades to its innovative tokenized venture fund, which underscores its commitment to decentralization and efficiency in venture capital investing. As part of the upgrades, the fund will be offering dividend payments to investors and will be migrating fully to ZKsync. Blockchain Capital will distribute to the fund’s token holders $0.25 per token in USDC. The dividend payout is expected on January ...

Blockchain Capital (BCAP), an established venture firm in the blockchain space, today announced upgrades to its innovative tokenized venture fund, which underscores its commitment to decentralization and efficiency in venture capital investing. As part of the upgrades, the fund will be offering dividend payments to investors and will be migrating fully to ZKsync. Blockchain Capital will distribute to the fund’s token holders $0.25 per token in USDC. The dividend payout is expected on January ...

Earlier this year, we introduced our vision for the Elastic Network — an ever-expanding ecosystem of ZK chains, secured by math. At its core is a native interoperability layer that makes the entire network feel like one unified chain.The Fragmentation ProblemToday’s blockchain landscape is fragmented. Users, apps, and liquidity are spread thinly across numerous chains, often resulting in:Limited scalabilityFragmented liquidityPoor user experiencesOur industry solution has been to rely on thir...

Earlier this year, we introduced our vision for the Elastic Network — an ever-expanding ecosystem of ZK chains, secured by math. At its core is a native interoperability layer that makes the entire network feel like one unified chain.The Fragmentation ProblemToday’s blockchain landscape is fragmented. Users, apps, and liquidity are spread thinly across numerous chains, often resulting in:Limited scalabilityFragmented liquidityPoor user experiencesOur industry solution has been to rely on thir...