Leading crypto projects have banded together to offer $7M in prizes to teams innovating using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.

The most recent test processed mainnet transactions on a “shadow fork” – a subset of proof-of-work nodes that had been merged with the Beacon Chain to process proof-of-stake transactions.

Polygon Embraces ZK in Anticipation of Ethereum's PoS Shift

Polygon's Heimdall node is halted.

Fees on Ethereum scaling solution Polygon are surging to record highs. The cause? A game. Polygon gas prices spiked to an all-time high of a 410 Gwei average. That’s nearly twice as much as the previous high of 226 posted on Dec. 4, according to Polygon’s block explorer. 

StarkWare unveiled a new layer 2 rollup network powered by zero-knowledge proofs.

Avalanche's transaction fees are rising, triggering a push for solutions and setting up a contest with Ethereum.

A Twitter fight spotlights the simmering tensions over Ethereum's high gas fees and the rise of Layer 2 blockchains.

Polygon has brought out an EVN-compatible rollup that uses Zero-knowledge proofs.

Metis is joining the fray, where Arbitrum and Optimism have so far ruled. The project is set to launch its mainnet the week of Nov. 15 and is also launching a $100M fund, which Metis describes as a “decentralized autonomous company” (DAC), called Genesi, to support projects which join its ecosystem.