Today we're excited to announce Plonky2, our groundbreaking proof system and a major milestone for zero-knowledge cryptography and Ethereum scaling ๐๐ซ
Crypto runs on the open source ethos. When projects donโt follow it, the ecosystem suffers.
We were disappointed to see that
@zksync
copied our code without attribution and made misleading claims about the original work, so we wrote this post.
1/8 It's official:
#Polygon
welcomes
@MirProtocol
, a groundbreaking ZK startup in a $400M deal!
Mir's amazing team developed the worldโs fastest ZK scaling tech; we are joining hands to utilize it and build Polygon Zero - a highly-scalable, Ethereum-compatible ZK Rollup. ๐ฆ๐ซ
Yesterday we made a big announcement about Plonky2, our groundbreaking proof system, which is natively compatible with Ethereum and generates zero-knowledge proofs in 0.17s on a commodity laptop. Read all about it here! ๐๐ซ
Thank you to the ZK and crypto communities for your support.
It was amazing to see the pioneers of ZK scaling, the inventors of STARKs and PLONK (the foundation of our work, including Plonky2), speak out to uphold the open source ethos.
Crypto runs on the open source ethos. When projects donโt follow it, the ecosystem suffers.
We were disappointed to see that
@zksync
copied our code without attribution and made misleading claims about the original work, so we wrote this post.
Polygon Zero is hiring a Chief of Operations! If this looks like something you (or someone you know) would be good at, send us an application ๐ค๐๐ซ
Itโs crucial that we, as a crypto community, call out failures to embody the values that make this space great.
We have to continue to incentivize the collaborative spirit of open-source development. If we fail to do so, weโll be no better than the Web2 monopolies.
Last week, our very own
@_bfarmer
wrote a detailed piece on why we believe ZK tech is the future of Ethereum scaling. Dig into it! You'll probably learn something... ๐๐ซ
There are *so many talks* and events in crypto. Our team is going to start doing frequent aggregations of the ones we've been participating in. Welcome to the inaugural Polygon Zero Roundup! ๐๐๐ซ
Polygon Zero is hiring for a senior protocol engineer! If that sounds like you, send us an application via this link. We particularly value knowledge of Rust and experience working with a node client ๐๐๐ฆ
This week marked the unveiling of Plonky2, our game-changing proof system, which can generate a zero-knowledge proof MUCH faster than the alternatives. And best of all, itโs natively compatible with Ethereum ๐๐ซ
Significant parts of the recently released Boojum libraryโdeveloped by Matter Labs, the team behind
@zkSync
โare copy-pasted from the Plonky2 proving system developed by Polygon Labs.
Plonky2 is open source, but Matter Labs did not give appropriate attribution.
On Monday we announced Plonky2, our innovative proof system. Plonky2 can generate a zero-knowledge proof in 0.17 seconds on a laptop. That's MUCH faster than any existing alternative. And best of all, Plonky2 is natively compatible with Ethereum ๐๐ซ
Earlier this week, we unveiled Plonky2, a super fast method of generating zero-knowledge proofs that represents a huge leap forward for Ethereum L2 scaling. Read more in our blog post! ๐ฆ๐๐ซ
We know people have lots of questions about our acquisition by
@0xPolygon
. We're excited to address all of them! For now, to learn more about Mir--
Check out our blog posts:
And our GitHub:
More info coming soon!
Read this to understand how our team fits into Polygon's broader ZK strategy--and why we believe ZK tech is the way to onboard a billion users to Ethereum ๐๐ซ
Folks,
#EIP1559
is a few hours away from going live on the
#Polygon
mainnet.
The highly-anticipated upgrade brings $MATIC burn and improved fee visibility.
Find out more:
The Polygon Zero team is headed to Amsterdam in a few weeks for Devconnect, where we'll be presenting at Layer Two. For a look back at our most recent trip to a conference, check out this roundup of Polygon at ETHDenver back in February ๐๐ซ
Crypto moves fast! We're here to help you keep up and stay alongside Polygon Zero on the cutting edge of ZK innovation. Here's another roundup of recent public appearances by our team ๐๐๐ซ
Why do we believe that ZK tech is the best way to scale Ethereum and onboard a billion users? Check out our detailed blog post to learn the answers! ๐๐ซ
Matter Labs also made misleading claims about Plonky2โs performance relative to Boojum and failed to give Polygon Labs team members appropriate credit for specific innovations.
Cryptoโs many good-faith open source developers deserve better.
Read all about Polygon zkEVM, a major breakthrough in both ZK innovation and Ethereum L2 solutions! The future of Ethereum scaling is here ๐๐๐ซ
We are proud to announce a giant leap forward for Ethereum scaling and ZK innovation.
Introducing Polygon
#zkEVM
, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2.
Today weโre releasing a complete implementation, fully open-source, and weโre just getting started.
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Is Mir Protocol the first L1 that's pivoting directly to becoming a rollup?
Welcome, Polygon Zero! This is the best way.
Love how they are taking cues from both zkSync 2.0 & Polygon Hermez (building on StarkWare) for their zkEVM. 0.17s proof generation on a laptop is amazing!
Plonky2 is a recursive SNARK that is much, much faster than existing alternatives and natively compatible with Ethereum. Using Plonky2, we can generate recursive zero-knowledge proofs in only 0.17 seconds on a commodity laptop--a 100x improvement over what's currently out there
This is the kind of dramatic breakthrough that will help
@0xPolygon
lead the way towards onboarding a billion users to Ethereum. We couldn't be more excited to announce Plonky2, and we hope you'll dig into the details in the blog post and on our Github:
Our very own
@_bfarmer
wrote up a great analysis of the advantages of ZK rollups over optimistic rollups when it comes to scaling Ethereum. Check it out! ๐๐ซ
In 2019, recursive proofs took 2 minutes to generate.
In 2022, with
@0xPolygonZero
, recursive proofs can be generated in 0.17 seconds. (On a laptop)
Amazing to see how fast this technology is improving in real time.
@0xPolygon
$MATIC
Controversial ZK opinion: optimizing for proof size below ~100kb - at the cost of prover time, recursion efficiency, and Ethereum compatibility - doesnโt make sense for blockchains. From this perspective, FRI-based schemes are more attractive than ECC-based SNARKs. ๐งต
โจThe one you've been waiting for!โจ
๐Thrilled to support easy onramps to $USDC on
#Polygon
across our partner network, making fast, seamless and low-fee transactions available to anyone, anywhere!
@0xPolygon
Polygon's ZK teams are committed to innovating and pushing forward the ZK space as a whole. Read about Zero's breakthroughs in performant proof generation โฉ๐๐ซ
New episode!
@AnnaRRose
chats w/
@_bfarmer
&
@dlubarov
of
@0xPolygonZero
about their work combining PLONK + Halo aka Plonky, their recent combo of PLONK + FRI (technique borrowed from STARKs) creating Plonky2 & what this enables in the Ethereum ecosystem.