Matter Labs
ZKsync Lite to Shut Down in 2026 as Matter Labs Moves On
The company framed the move, happening in early 2026, as a planned sunset.

ZKsync’s Airbender zkVM Proves Ethereum Blocks in 35 Seconds
The new prover, which is based on RISC-V, a newer programming framework that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested to replace the current EVM with.

Matter Labs, ZKsync Developer, Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property Theft
Defunct blockchain firm BANKEX said two ex-employees stole its technology to build ZKsync, but a spokesperson at Matter Labs called the allegation "baseless."

Deutsche Bank's L2 Blockchain to Be 'Public and Permissioned,' Says Tech Partner
The banking giant is building a rollup on Ethereum using ZKsync technology developed by Matter Labs.

Ethereum Layer-2 Teams Welcome Proposal to Overhaul Blockchain
Far from making zero-knowledge rollups obsolete, the Beam Chain would make them work better, says Polygon. zkSync builder Matter Labs is also bullish.

Matter Labs Restructures to Meet Changing Demands, Lays Off 16% of Team
The developer of Ethereum layer-2 protocol ZKsync said builders using the protocol now need a "different type of technology and support."

Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says
Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski told CoinDesk in an interview that fragmentation among layer-2 networks is the next big challenge the blockchain space needs to tackle.

ZKsync Developer's New 'Elastic Chain' Could Compete With Polygon's AggLayer
This Elastic Chain is composed of multiple chains in the ZKsync ecosystem, but users will feel like they are using a single chain.

ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $800M
The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.

ZKsync’s ZK Airdrop Is Coming ‘Next Week,’ Here's What to Expect
According to the plan released Tuesday, 17.5% of ZK's 21 billion total token supply will be airdropped to users beginning "next week."
