{"id":76326,"date":"2023-03-28T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=76326"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:47:40","slug":"consensys-developers-open-access-to-zkevm-testnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/consensys-developers-open-access-to-zkevm-testnet\/","title":{"rendered":"ConsenSys developers open access to zkEVM testnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 28, the zkEVM testnet for scaling Ethereum became publicly available, according to the ConsenSys team. It has been renamed Linea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Introducing \u2728Linea \u2014 a developer ready, zk rollup powered by <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConsenSys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@Consensys<\/a> ??<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/4nE0UWpd1a\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/4nE0UWpd1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 linea.build (@LineaBuild) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LineaBuild\/status\/1640639901292015616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n<br \/>\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">Layer 2 network<\/a> uses zero-knowledge proofs technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-rollups-and-how-do-they-scale-ethereum\">ZK-Rollups<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Linea is fully compatible with <span data-descr=\\\"Ethereum Virtual Machine, the Ethereum virtual machine\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">EVM<\/span>. This means the solution supports mainnet code, and developers can use existing tools and infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Several projects have already integrated into the testnet, including the crypto wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-metamask\">MetaMask<\/a> and the developer service Truffle. <\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to ConsenSys, the network has already processed more than 1.5 million transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\u2728<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LineaBuild?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@LineaBuild<\/a> has already surpassed our wildest expectations with 1.5M transactions in its first few weeks ? <\/p>\n<p>We\\&#8217;re grateful to our early partners and testers for their contributions. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/DurGBlEfF3\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/DurGBlEfF3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ConsenSys (@ConsenSys) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConsenSys\/status\/1640642190601863169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>&#8220;Linea combines the power of zero-knowledge proofs with full EVM equivalence, enabling developers to create scalable decentralized applications or port existing ones without the need to modify code and rewrite smart contracts,&#8221; the announcement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>ConsenSys added that the special validation mechanism &#8216;ensures faster transaction throughput and lowers gas costs without compromising security&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The project team has also prepared educational materials, guides and technical documentation for new developers.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On March 27, the Polygon project launched the beta version of the zkEVM mainnet for scaling Ethereum. 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