{"id":68377,"date":"2022-10-11T10:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T07:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=68377"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:48:12","slug":"polygon-launches-public-zkevm-scaling-testnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/polygon-launches-public-zkevm-scaling-testnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon launches public zkEVM scaling testnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Polygon project launched a public testnet for scaling Ethereum called zkEVM.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The future of Ethereum is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/onPolygon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#onPolygon<\/a>.\ud83e\udd84\ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<p>When we unveiled Polygon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zkEVM?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zkEVM<\/a> in July, it was a milestone not only for Polygon, but also for Ethereum &#038; Web3. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to announce Polygon zkEVM Public Testnet, the world\u2019s 1st open source zkEVM network!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bfrFr8XwK8\">https:\/\/t.co\/bfrFr8XwK8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon \u2014 MATIC \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon\/status\/1579513173639823360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to developers, the new solution employs the first ever fully functional open-source proving system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Polygon zkEVM Testnet is the first zkEVM network with a full-featured, open source proving system.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re showing our work because we believe in Ethereum\u2019s core values \u2014 transparency and open source development.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon \u2014 MATIC \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon\/status\/1579513181025992706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Among the first to join the testnet are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>decentralised exchanges Aave and Uniswap;<\/li>\n<li>Web3 platform Lens Protocol;<\/li>\n<li>gaming studio Midnight Society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To accelerate the testing process, two of the biggest DeFi platforms \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaveAave?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AaveAave<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uniswap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uniswap<\/a>, as well as web3 social platform <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LensProtocol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LensProtocol<\/a> and gaming studio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/12am?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@12am<\/a> will be among the first to join the testnet and help us take Polygon zkEVM to the mainnet! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon \u2014 MATIC \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon\/status\/1579513176441655297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New solution scales Ethereum and reduces transaction costs without compromising security and <span data-descr=\"Ethereum Virtual Machine\" class=\"old_tooltip\">EVM<\/span>-equivalence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Using zero-knowledge (ZK) tech to scale the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is a big challenge. We want to keep what we love about Ethereum while harnessing the power of ZK proofs.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we take another big step towards scaling that doesn\u2019t sacrifice EVM equivalence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KW0wNMSfLE\">pic.twitter.com\/KW0wNMSfLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon \u2014 MATIC \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon\/status\/1579513178589106176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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>\u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/polygon-team-unveils-new-zkevm-scaling-solution\">The July zkEVM announcement<\/a> became a turning point for Polygon, and also an important milestone for Ethereum and the entire industry. We proposed scaling Ether using efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-zero-knowledge-proof\">zero-knowledge proofs<\/a> (ZK) in an environment of EVM-equivalence\u00bb, the project blog states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The full-scale launch of the new solution is scheduled for early 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Matter Labs <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/zksync-developers-to-launch-pathfinder-l3-testnet\">announced<\/a> the launch of a public testnet for Pathfinder, an L3 solution.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news in our <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polygon project launched a public testnet for scaling Ethereum called zkEVM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1179,1264,277],"class_list":["post-68377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-polygon-matic","tag-scaling"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"57","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68379,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68377\/revisions\/68379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}