Matter Labs, the developer company behind the Layer-2 network Zksync, revealed at the permitted conference its new cryptographic saying “Airbender” on Tuesday.
A saying is a key component of LAG-2s as it generates zero-knowledge proof, which is then sent to the base layer blockchain (in this case Ethereum) -A crucial process to connect the two chains and ensure its security.
The ZKSync team claims that Airbender is the fastest of its kind that delivers Ethereum Block Proofs in 35 seconds with a single GPU that surpasses its competitors benchmarks.
Having fast speeds can save on transaction fees: “We are entering a fraction of a cent territory that is critical for key use cases, including micropayments, high-frequency trade and decentralized social,” said Alex Gluchowski, co-founder of Matter Labs, in an interview with Coindesk. “Faster evidence unlocks faster finality, cheaper apps and crucial, evidence that can be generated everywhere, not just in massive GPU farms.”
The new saying, which is an open-sourced zero-knowledge virtual machine (ZKVM), is based on RISC-V, a newer programming framework, which Ethereum-Med Founder Vitalik Butterin has suggested to replace the current EVM because it will make Blockchain more efficient.
“We started building Zksync Airbender over a year ago because we saw where Ethereum had to go and what the ZK apps would eventually require,” Gluchowski said. “Vitalik’s recent post was a major confirmation of our plans, but this path has been moving for a while.”
While Airbender is still early in its rollout, Matter Labs has released an app that lets developers test the new saying. If everything goes according to plan and the ZKSync management process approves it, Airbender will be included in a protocol upgrade later this summer, according to Gluchowski.
“Zksync Airbender proves Ethereum blocks in 35 seconds using a single GPU. It’s the start of something that is groundbreaking: home-resistant, real-time chain UX, and ZK apps that can verify on the go. This is the basis of an internet with verifiable, interconnected chains,” Gluchowksi said.
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