zkSync

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An Ethereum zkRollup Layer 2 with the mission of accelerating the mass adoption of crypto for personal sovereignty.

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May 4, 2026
ZKsync Lite fully deprecated
Block production on ZKsync Lite (the original v1.0 payments rollup launched in 2020) permanently ceased, with remaining assets recoverable via the L1 claim contract.
Sep 12, 2024
ZKsync on-chain governance system goes live
The ZKsync governance system launched on mainnet, consisting of three on-chain bodies — Token Assembly, Security Council, and Guardians — enabling token holders to vote on protocol proposals.
Jun 17, 2024
ZK token generation event and community airdrop
ZKsync distributed 3.675 billion ZK tokens (17.5% of total supply) to 695,232 eligible wallets in the protocol's long-awaited token launch and airdrop.
Jun 7, 2024
ZKsync 3.0 upgrade introduces Elastic Chain architecture
The v24 protocol upgrade transformed ZKsync from a single ZK-rollup into an Elastic Chain — a network of interoperable ZK Chains with native cross-chain connectivity.
Mar 24, 2023
zkSync Era opens to the public as Full Launch Alpha
zkSync Era became the first zkEVM open to all users on Ethereum mainnet, with projects including Uniswap, Sushi, Maker, and Curve deploying on day one.
Nov 16, 2022
Matter Labs raises $200M Series C
Co-led by Blockchain Capital and Dragonfly, with participation from a16z, Variant, and Lightspeed, the $200M fundraise brought total funding to $458M to scale the zkSync ecosystem.
Oct 28, 2022
zkSync 2.0 'Baby Alpha' launches on mainnet
The first phase of zkSync 2.0 — the first zkEVM on Ethereum mainnet — went live with the end-to-end ZK-rollup system, restricted to the Matter Labs team for stress testing.
Nov 8, 2021
Matter Labs raises $50M Series B led by a16z
The Series B round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Placeholder, Dragonfly, 1kx, Blockchain.com, Crypto.com, and Consensys to advance zkSync 2.0 development.
Jun 15, 2020
zkSync v1.0 launches on Ethereum mainnet
Matter Labs released zkSync v1.0, a trustless ZK-rollup Layer 2 for scalable low-cost payments, becoming one of the first ZK-rollups live on Ethereum.