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ZK-fever is spreading in the #blockchain community!

Let's catch you up on the latest developments in this blooming #ZKrollups ecosystem πŸ”₯

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1/ Do you struggle with high gas fees & slow tx times on #Ethereum?

Fear not, because Ethereum CAN and is scaling up!

Instead of doing all tx by itself, Ethereum now has a blossoming #L2 ecosystem of fast & inexpensive off-chain execution environments to ramp up users. πŸ“ˆ Image
2/ Popular L2s, like #ZKrollups, use zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) to verify tx off-chain, allowing faster processing while keeping data secure.

ZKP uses cryptography to prove a statement w/o revealing extra info, which strengthens security & privacy in blockchain.

Example hereπŸ‘‡πŸ»
3/ The simplest way to prove that you know something without giving it away can be shown with the often-used β€œWhere’s Waldo?” example.

More on bit.ly/3kQHopT Image
4/ The largest ZK rollups today are:

1️⃣ @zksync - $65M TVL

@the_matter_labs raised $458M, $200M from @blockchaincap.

zkSync public testnet is live, rumors of the airdrop, but no zkSync token yet.

zksync.io
@zksync @the_matter_labs @blockchaincap 5/ 2️⃣ Polygon zkEVM (mainnet soon)

@0xPolygonZK plans to launch at the end of March and promises to offer Ethereum-compatible smart contract execution at higher speed and lower cost.

Stay tuned for updates: bit.ly/3L5uJKc
@zksync @the_matter_labs @blockchaincap @0xPolygonZK 6/ Zooming out, ZKP has more use cases in blockchain, including:

β€’ Decentralized storage with @Filecoin & privacy projects like @aztecnetwork
β€’ Increases privacy, security & replaces weak authentication methods
β€’ Enables proof of ownership/access w/o revealing sensitive info
@zksync @the_matter_labs @blockchaincap @0xPolygonZK @Filecoin @aztecnetwork Want to catch up on why ZK-rollups are regarded as the ultimate solution to Ethereum's scaling challenges by many?

Interested in learning how it works in ELI5? πŸ’‘

Check out our latest blog post for a deep dive! ⬇️
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Lots happened at #ETHDenver, and one of the biggest highlights was the announcement of ERC-4337.

So, why is this idea resurfacing now, and why should you be keeping an eye on Abstract Account (AA)'s development?

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Not long ago, the only approach to building #blockchains was a monolithic design where a single blockchain did EVERYTHING:

block creation, consensus, data storage, and smart contract execution...

This led to a blockchain trilemma.

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What happened:

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Your privacy matters.

A thread on what you can do πŸ‘€πŸ‘‡πŸ»
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Bypass Infura RPC, and switch to an alternative.

Our council @AlchemyPlatform is a great RPC option. βœ…
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