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The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama

5.6.2024
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”

Polygon Labs Acquires Toposware to Enhance Zero-Knowledge Tech Capabilities

4.6.2024
In a strategic move to bolster its zero-knowledge technology development, Polygon Labs has acquired Toposware, a zero-knowledge (ZK) engineering startup. The deal is aimed at integrating Toposware’s expertise with Polygon’s ongoing projects to advance the entire ZK community. Polygon...

Starkware Aims to Scale Bitcoin Using Zero-Knowledge Technology

4.6.2024
Starkware, known for its work on Ethereum scaling solutions, announced plans to apply its zero-knowledge technology to Bitcoin. The initiative aims to enable mass-use of Bitcoin, targeting scalability that could support global daily transactions. Starkware Announces Plan to Enhance Bitcoin...

Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware

4.6.2024
The acquisition means that Polygon has invested over $1 billion in zero-knowledge technology and firms, the team shared in a press release. Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the acquisition is near $30-50 million

Community Backlash Forces Matter Labs to Drop ‘ZK’ Trademark Bid

4.6.2024
The developer of the Zksync Ethereum Layer 2 network, Matter Labs, abandoned its bid to trademark the term ‘ZK’ just days after asserting its right to do so. Matter Labs’ trademark bid withdrawal follows a furious community backlash that ultimately saw co-inventors...

Matter Labs drops ZK trademark applications after industry backlash

3.6.2024
It follows a public letter from ZK researchers and top industry experts slamming the firm for “oppressive behavior.”

Setback for Matter Labs over ‘zero-knowledge’ trademark aim

31.5.2024
Alex Gluchowski, the chief executive officer of Matter Labs, is totally against the basic idea of intellectual property. Notable Ethereum-related projects like StarkWare, Polygon, and Polyhedra came out openly against the initiatives of Matter Labs to stamp ‘zero knowledge’ as...

Matter Labs files for 'ZK' trademark, industry demands withdrawal

30.5.2024
The attempt to trademark ZK-proofs is like a “baker trying to impose a blanket patent on bread,” according to StarkWare’s CEO

Are ZK-proofs the key to Europe’s new digital ID regulations?

30.5.2024
According to Dr. Jonas Gross, CEO of Hakata, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) could be the key to enhancing privacy and security in the EU's groundbreaking digital identity and wallet regulation

Pessimistic proofs: ZK tech’s next step or mere cynicism?

29.5.2024
Succinct Labs and Polygon Labs introduce pessimistic proofs via SP1 zkVM, enhancing cross-chain security and simplifying ZK development

Starknet launches $25M token incentive for top projects

28.5.2024
This marks the first installment of Starknet’s Catalyst program, aiming to incentivize blockchain development on the network

Polygon Labs co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assumes new ZK role

28.5.2024
Establishing the new role, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal will increase focus on growing ZK solutions, including Polygon CDK

Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs

22.5.2024
The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack

Vitalik Buterin advocates ZK 'Likes' on Farcaster after X privacy shift

22.5.2024
Vitalik Buterin advocates for zero-knowledge “Likes” on social media in pursuit of combatting preference falsification

Early Crypto Adopter: Unmatched Privacy of ZK Proofs Outweighs the Technology’s Perceived Disadvantages

22.5.2024
Although zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs are often considered complex to set up, Iva Wisher, co-founder of the Layer two platform Prom, argues that the technology’s unparalleled privacy, faster transaction finality, and overall efficiency outweigh any developmental complexity. Wisher, an early adopter...