zkEVM
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A Fully Ethereum equivalent prover means that it does not need to change any part of Ethereum in order to generate proofs
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Cronos Labs launches testnet for the Cronos zkEVM Chain, the first “hyperchain” using zkSync’s ZK Stack
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Scroll’s zkEVM is designed to have bytecode-level compatibility, which enables transactions to be processed at faster speeds and lower costs
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Polygon recently revealed a CDK for developers and its PoS network may soon transition to a zkEVM Validum
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Zeth is a general purpose programing language that can be used to create zkVMs for any network
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Immutable co-founder Alex Connolly breaks down what drives the firm’s quest to empower Web2 gamers with Web3 rails
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Despite the overall decline, there were a few positive developments at the beginning of the year, Pitchbook said in a report titled Emerging Tech: Crypto Report
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As the race to deploy zero-knowledge technology heightens, we look into how zk rollups will make transactions more affordable
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Polygon’s zkEVM mainnet will be the first “fully EVM equivalent” zk rollup to reach Ethereum mainnet, Polygon says
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Polygon announces its zkEVM’s public testnet is live; Matter Labs zkSync mainnet is expected within weeks
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The technology will reduce transaction costs and greatly increase throughput on a layer-2 rollup which inherits the security of Ethereum, the Polygon team says
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