{"id":66882,"date":"2022-09-08T17:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=66882"},"modified":"2025-09-07T03:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:40:14","slug":"bnb-chain-to-launch-zero-knowledge-scaling-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bnb-chain-to-launch-zero-knowledge-scaling-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"BNB Chain to launch zero-knowledge scaling solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BNB Chain team announced the launch of zkBNB, a zero-knowledge proof-based solution. The technology will improve user experience and scaling metrics, including transactions per second.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re excited to announce a significant breakthrough for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BNBChain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BNBChain<\/a> scaling and ZK innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zkBNB?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zkBNB<\/a> an industry leading zero-knowledge proof based scaling solution providing:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38Advanced Scalability<br \/>\ud83d\udd38Transaction Speed<br \/>\ud83d\udd38Faster Finality<br \/>\ud83d\udd38Unmatched Security<\/p>\n<p>[1\/9]\ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdIa3M8OlK\">pic.twitter.com\/jdIa3M8OlK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNBCHAIN\/status\/1567561514881515520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The goal of zkBNB is to maintain base-level security. The network uses ZK SNARKs to increase TPS, faster finality, reduce transaction costs, and scalability like never before in the industry&#8221;<\/em>, \u2014 according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnbchain.org\/en\/blog\/bnb-chain-makes-significant-scaling-breakthrough-introducing-zkbnb\/\"> statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>zkBNB will relieve the mempool, which will help improve the operation of <span data-descr=\"decentralized applications\" class=\"old_tooltip\">dapps<\/span>. The team expects that the blockchain will host innovative projects in the realm of<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-gamefi\"> GameFi<\/a> and social networks.<\/p>\n<p>For NFT developers, the network will provide a built-in API suite and a marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>zkBNB supports tokens of BEP20\/BEP721\/BEP1155 standards and their transfers to BNB Chain.<\/p>\n<p>Also an analog<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-ethereum-name-service-ens\"> ENS<\/a> will appear in the Ethereum network.<\/p>\n<p>On September 2, developers launched the zkBNB testnet. The mainnet is expected by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/chains\"> DeFi Llama<\/a>, BNB Chain ranks second by value locked with a TVL of <span data-descr=\"volume of assets locked\" class=\"old_tooltip\">$7.33<\/span> billion. For comparison, Ethereum&#8217;s <span data-descr=\"volume of assets locked\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TVL<\/span> stands at $51.77 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, Mina Protocol<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/mina-protocol-launches-privacy-focused-blockchain-built-on-zk-snarks\"> launched<\/a> a privacy-focused blockchain using zk-SNARKs.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Polygon<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/polygon-unveils-zero-knowledge-proof-based-identity-service\"> introduced<\/a> a zero-knowledge proof-based identity service.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Matter Labs team<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/zksync-developers-announce-mainnet-launch-of-scaling-solution-on-ethereum\"> announced<\/a> a November launch of zkSync 2.0 on the Ethereum mainnet for a limited set of users.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Vitalik Buterin, founder of the second-largest cryptocurrency, called ZK-Rollups<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/vitalik-buterin-explains-the-role-of-zk-rollups-in-ethereum-scalability\"> a central element of the blockchain&#8217;s scaling concept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in July<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/changpeng-zhao-reveals-binance-ecosystem-metrics-on-fifth-anniversary\"> said<\/a> that the company-backed BNB Chain has processed more than 2.4 billion transactions since 2020. The network hosts more than 1,200 projects.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can follow ForkLog\u2019s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\u201d\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 crypto news, rates and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BNB Chain team announced the launch of zkBNB, a zero-knowledge proof-based solution. 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