ZKsync to Officially Deprecate ZKsync Lite on May 4, Project Integration into Era Ecosystem

Odaily News ZKsync has announced that it will officially deprecate ZKsync Lite on May 4, at which point block production will cease and the network's final state will be permanently frozen. ZKsync Lite, launched in June 2020 under the name ZKsync 1.0, is considered Ethereum's first zero-knowledge proof rollup but does not support smart contract functionality. Matter Labs halted development on Lite after launching the zkEVM ZKsync Era, which supports arbitrary smart contracts, in March 2023.

The team stated that this deprecation does not affect Era or other chains built on the ZK Stack framework. After shutdown, a read-only API will be maintained for at least one year to support data access. Users are advised to withdraw their assets before May 4. Funds not withdrawn can still be claimed thereafter.

According to L2BEAT data, approximately $33.9 million in assets remain on ZKsync Lite via the canonical bridge. This includes about $24.9 million in stablecoins, approximately $8.4 million in ETH and its derivatives, around $313,000 in BTC and its derivatives, and about $231,000 in other assets.