Thread by @zksync

We’re excited to share, we have:

1) Raised $200M and now have a total of $458M in mission-driven funding
2) Decided to go FULL OPEN SOURCE at our next milestone
3) Reserved ⅔ of a potential future token for the ecosystem
4) Formed a partnership with @OpenZeppelin

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2/8 @the_matter_labs has now raised a total of $458M consisting of the new $200M Series C round co-led by @blockchaincap & @dragonfly_xyz, $200M in our previously announced ecosystem fund, $50M Series B led by @a16z & $8M in Series A & Seed.

blog.matter-labs.io/zksyncupdate-a…

3/8 We are proud to announce that, in case of any potential future token release, ⅔ will be reserved for our ecosystem, subject to equitable and transparent distribution. #jointhemission

4/8 It’s time: we're going full MIT-licensed open source (freedom to view, change, fork) FOR ALL CODE at our Fair Onboarding Alpha milestone. We believe that anything other than full open source is a form of censorship of code, of ideas & of innovation.

blog.matter-labs.io/open-source-is…

5/8 We are proud to announce the first of several security partnerships starting with @OpenZeppelin, who is conducting a full security audit for @zksync as we prepare for Fair Onboarding Alpha and Fair Launch Alpha.

blog.matter-labs.io/zero-compromis…

6/8 @stevenewcomb joined @BanklessHQ today to talk more in-depth about our decision to open source, the Series C fundraising, and the future of zkSync. A recording of Steve's conversation with @RyanSAdams and @TrustlessState is available below.

7/8 As Fair Onboarding Alpha approaches, we also want to give an ecosystem update: 150+ projects have already registered to deploy on zkSync 2.0. This will make zkSync 2.0’s Fair Launch Alpha milestone the largest Layer 2 launch.

ecosystem.zksync.io

8/8 If our mission resonates with you, here's how to get involved:

1) Register your project on zkSync 2.0
2) Join the conversation in Discord
3) Check out our open job positions

zksync.io