zkEVM

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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon Mulls Intermediate L2 Transition Step: What to Expect

Polygon (MATIC) developers and community members consider an intermediate step to becoming a zkEVM validium.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon zkEVM Transactions Spike as DeFi Activity Soars

Soaring DeFi activity drives daily transactions on Polygon zkEVM to multi-month highs.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Cryptopedia
Polygon zkEVM: Ethereum’s Leading zkRollup Blockchain?

Is the Polygon zkEVM all it's cracked up to be?
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon zkEVM to Integrate Uniswap as Vote Passes Unanimously

All 191 delegated and self-delegated addresses voted to pass the proposal.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
zkSync Era Finds ‘Elegant’ Way to Unlock 921 ETH Stuck in Smart Contract

The team cautioned against deploying smart contracts without first testing them on the testnet.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Altcoins
Polygon (MATIC) to Drop Secret zkEVM NFTs: Here’s How to Get Them

Holders of the commemorative soulbound NFTs “To Ethereum, with Love” will be rewarded with a new NFT.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon zkEVM Launches on Ethereum as ZK Season Heats Up

Polygon zkEVM is the second zkEVM to launch on Ethereum mainnet in the last several days.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon (MATIC) zkEVM Clinches Final Approval for March Release

Polygon will launch its zkEVM on March 27.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Altcoins
Polygon (MATIC) Down 17% in the Last Seven Days Ahead of zkEVM Launch

The layer 2 project is the only token from the top ten largest cryptocurrencies to go down more than 10%.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Matter Labs Launches Next Phase of Its zkEVM, Rebrands zkSync 2.0 to zkSync Era

Developers can now deploy their registered projects on zkSync Era, though the network remains closed for end users.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Cryptopedia
ZK-Rollups: Unravelling Ethereum’s Scalability Issues

What are zk-rollups and how will they improve our experience of the Ethereum network?
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon (MATIC) Announces Launch Date of Its Highly Anticipated zkEVM

Polygon said that it would launch its zkEVM beta on Ethereum mainnet on March 27.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Ethereum (ETH)
zkSync Hypes Launch of Its Next zkEVM Phase as Users Hope for Surprise Airdrop

The mysterious tweets from zkSync-related people are perhaps linked to the launch of the next phase of Matter Labs’ zkEVM.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Altcoins
Polygon (MATIC) Overtakes Dogecoin (DOGE) by Market Cap as zkEVM Hype Intensifies

Polygon’s market cap is now around $11.52 billion. MATIC has become the ninth-largest cryptocurrency in the market.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Altcoins
Polygon (MATIC) Sets Date for Highly-Anticipated zkEVM Launch

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal gave no specific launch date but said that it’s going to happen “soon.”
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Investigations
Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Maintaining Privacy

Development of zero knowledge proofs represents a promise of user privacy amidst fears of regulation.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
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Bitcoin (BTC)
Crypto in 2023: 10 Things to Be Excited About in the Next 12 months

For crypto industry, 2022 was not exactly stable. But there are still reasons to be excited about next 12 months.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn
Polygon (MATIC) launches final testnet before mainnet launch
Ethereum (ETH)
Polygon (MATIC) Introduces Last zkEVM Tesnet Before Launching Mainnet

The second zkEVM testnet will have the majority of the mainnet zkEVM features, including a novel way of using recursion.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Nazar Kuzmyn