#ZK News

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin advocates for ZK Proofs in Web3 social media

ambcrypto.com None Vitalik Buterin is calling for a unique front-end experience, alongside ZK Proofs in Web3 socials • None Industry leaders have acknowledged ZK Proof’s benefits in…

Exploring how much it would cost Bitcoin L2 rollups to settle on Bitcoin

galaxy.com Bitcoin’s blockspace is extremely scarce with the size of each block capped at 4MB. This scarcity presents a significant challenge for Rollups seeking to leverage Bitcoin as…

BTCC Exchange Introduces Up to 50x Leverage on Over 300 USDT-Margined Trading Pairs

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – VILNIUS, Lithuania, July 26th, 2024] In a significant move this July 2024, BTCC has launched up to 50x leverage on over 300 USDT-margined trading pairs.…

BitcoinOS Team Claims to Have Verified the First ZK Proof on Bitcoin Mainnet

coinjournal.net BitcoinOS, developers of rollups for Bitcoin, claim to have verified the first zero-knowledge proof on the Bitcoin mainnet. This milestone is expected to herald a new era of…

Protocol Village: ZK Proofs Arrive on Bitcoin, Roxom Launches Bitcoin-Based Stock, Commodities and Futures Exchange

coindesk.com July 25: BitcoinOS, a network of Bitcoin-based rollup chains, has verified the first-ever zero-knowledge (ZK) proof on Bitcoin's mainchain. ZK cryptography is looked to as a…

Faces Sharp Decline in Network Activity, TVL Hits Year-to-Date Lows

coinspeaker.com Faces Sharp Decline in Network Activity, TVL Hits Year-to-Date Lows ZkSync (ZK), a prominent Layer 2 (L2) solution for Ethereum, is grappling with a significant decline in…

Bitcoin Mainnet Achieves Milestone with First Verified ZK-Proof

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Bitcoin Mainnet Achieves Milestone with First Verified ZK-Proof On July 24, BitcoinOS (BOS), a protocol for Bitcoin rollups, successfully verified the first…

Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With AirChains

coindesk.com None Indian city of Raipur is bringing building records on Blockchain with AirChains. • None The initiative could prevent forgery and reduce processing time from a month to…

The Bankless Guide to Starknet

bankless.com Starknet is a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network created by the StarkWare team. It addresses the scalability challenges of Ethereum by enabling faster…

What Solana is Building on Bankless

bankless.com It's been a busy year for the chain and its ecosystem. Let's take a look at the tech. With most investor attention focused on the price action and memecoin markets catching…

Franklin Templeton invests in Bitlayer’s $300M-valued Bitcoin infrastructure

cryptoslate.com Bitlayer, a Bitcoin layer-2 network, has raised a total of $16 million, including $11 million in its Series A funding round at a $300 million valuation, according to a July…

Zircuit Raises Mainnet Funding Round With Participation From Binance Labs, Mirana Ventures, And Others

coinjournal.net George Town, Cayman Islands, July 22nd, 2024, Chainwire Zircuit, a fully EVM-compatible ZK rollup with AI-enabled sequencer level security, today announced it raised a…

Blockchain security firm Veridise finds ZK audits are twice as likely to uncover critical issues

theblock.co Some 55% of ZK audits contained a critical issue compared to 27.5% for other DeFi audits, the blockchain security firm said.

Solana's Trump Token Turmoil on Bankless

bankless.com After a week of Crypto Twitter playing , the DJT edition, Trump's camp appears to be denying any involvement with DJT, the Trump-themed memecoin on Solana. Confirmed DJT…

Crypto Innovation Unleashed in 2025: WEEX Token (WXT) White Paper Charts a Bold New Course

ambcrypto.com WEEX Exchange, a trailblazer in the crypto derivatives arena, has unveiled the white paper for its groundbreaking ERC-20 utility token, WEEX Token (WXT). This landmark…

Polygon’s MATIC to POL upgrade set for September

coinjournal.net Polygon Labs has announced Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Polygon’s technical upgrade for MATIC to POL will go live on September 4, 2024. The Polygon (MATIC) price traded lower…

Exploring Bitcoin L2s: Possibilities Beyond Lightning

bitcoinmagazine.com Bitcoin’s secondary layers are often overlooked despite their undoubted potential to enhance Bitcoin’s potential for even more advanced functionality. Much of the focus is…

Good Morning, Bitcoin

nobsbitcoin.com GM! It's Thursday, July 18, 2024. The next mining difficulty adjustment is expected within ~30 blocks, and although we can't pinpoint exactly what it is, there's something…

Polygon Labs Teases September 4 as Date for MATIC Transition to POL

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Polygon Labs Teases September 4 as Date for MATIC Transition to POL Polygon has finally revealed a potential date for the migration of its native token MATIC to…

StarkWare verifies first zero-knowledge proof on Bitcoin

coinjournal.net StarkWare has verified the first zero-knowledge (ZK) proof on the Bitcoin. It’s part of the core Starknet developer’s plans to scale Bitcoin for mass adoption. StarkWare has…

A Zero-Knowledge Proof Is Verified on Bitcoin For The First Time in History

bitcoinmagazine.com Earlier this year, Weikeng Chen and his partners at venture firm L2 Iterative decided to shift their attention to the bubbling Bitcoin ecosystem. Chen, a Chinese native, had…

StarkWare Verifies Zero-Knowledge Proof on Bitcoin’s Test Network

thedefiant.io It was made possible thanks to a Satoshi-era code called OP_CAT currently being tested on Bitcoin’s Signet. StarkWare, which has been developing zero-knowledge technology on…

Polygon Labs says ZK proving system Plonky3 is production-ready, set to integrate into AggLayer

theblock.co Polygon Labs announced that Plonky3, the latest version of its ZK proving system, is now production-ready for developers.

Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit

coindesk.com Polygon Labs, the main developer firm behind the layer-2 blockchain Polygon, released on Tuesday the latest version of its zero-knowledge proving system, “Plonky3” –…

Polyhedra Network Launches Staking Program V2 with Rewards Starting July 18, 2,000,000 ZK Prize Pool

thedefiant.io Polyhedra Network has announced the launch of its Staking Program V2, with the first rewards distribution set for July 18, 2024. Polyhedra Network has announced the launch…

This Is The Latest Ethereum Layer 2 Protocol to Surpass the $1 Billion TVL Mark

cryptopotato.com Scroll, a ZK rollup Layer 2 network, is up 23% over the past seven days to reach a TVL of $1.03 billion, according to L2Beat data. Meanwhile, the total value locked for all…

ZKsync's ZK Token Goes Live on Bankless

bankless.com Claims for ZKsync's ZK airdrop went live today, with the token currently trading at around $0.22. • Market Capitalization: The token's market capitalization is ~$835M, with…

Missed Solana Rise? These New Altcoins Can Bring More profits Than SOL This Year

thecryptobasic.com For investors who missed Solana’s impressive rise, there’s no need for regret. New altcoins on the horizon promise even greater returns this year. Staying informed about…

Movers & Shakers July 2024

coinmetrics.io Coin Metrics is committed to building the crypto economy on a foundation of truth, providing authentic and accurate data with the highest standards of clarity and precision.…

Cheap Altcoins Every Smart Investor Should Buy Before August

coinpedia.org The post Cheap Altcoins Every Smart Investor Should Buy Before August – Bull Run Immitment? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The crypto market is currently…

Retire Early With Crypto: Millionaire’s Investment Plan Revealed

thecryptobasic.com The cryptocurrency market is currently calm, with experts predicting a major bull run on the horizon. Many altcoins remain at low prices, priming them for explosive growth.…

Investor Chris Burniske Names One Crypto Ecosystem No One’s Talking About That ‘Might Get Very Good’

dailyhodl.com Venture capitalist Chris Burniske says that one ecosystem in digital assets could be the one to watch in the near future. In a new interview with Real Vision founder Raoul…

ZKsync & LayerZero Airdrop Fever on Bankless

bankless.com On Friday, LayerZero appeared to tease its . Following the teaser, LayerZero’s founder, Brian Pellegrino, , revealing that 23.8% of the total supply will go directly to the…