A quick overview of 34 projects in the zkSync Era ecosystem
Original author: angelilu, Foresight News
It has been a week since the zkSync Era mainnet Alpha version was launched on March 24. The total locked value (TVL) on the chain has reached 27.46 million US dollars, and the number of users is about 178,000. During this week, the number of transactions on zkSync Era exceeded 200,000. At present, there are few ecological applications in the early stage of development. After the foundation is perfected, its ecology still has huge room for growth.
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Not long after Arbitrum issued its currency, the concept of the second layer is hot. In comparison, the financing and technical background of zkSync development company Matter Labs should not be underestimated. Matter Labs completed a financing of 200 million US dollars in November 2022. Four years ago, The development team foresees that ZK will become the key to the large-scale application of cryptocurrencies, and launched zkSync Lite (formerly zkSync 1.0) on December 20, 2020. However, due to the lack of EVM functions, it is relatively inconvenient for developers to use.
So the main reason why zkSync Era has attracted much attention this time is because the team has open-sourced zkEVM (Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine), making it easier for developers to use. As a ZK Rollup, zkSync Era provides a trustless protocol for scalable and low-cost transactions on Ethereum using cryptographic proof-of-validity. zkSync Era also provides features such as native account abstraction, LLVM compiler, and data compression to build hyper-scalability. As a ZK Rollup, zkSync Era provides a trustless protocol for scalable and low-cost transactions on Ethereum using cryptographic validity proofs.
The zkSync Era ecology has attracted many applications, including DeFi, wallet, cross-chain, NFT, infrastructure and other fields. At present, Foresight News has sorted out 34 zkSync Era that have been officially launched. The quick overview of the ecology is as follows:
DeFi (12)
Mute.io: It is a decentralized exchange based on zkRollup on Ethereum and zkSync, with limit orders, pledge platforms and bond platforms. The zkSync 2.0 Goerli testnet was launched in July last year, and the zkSync Era mainnet was launched on March 24 this year.
SyncSwap: It is a decentralized AMM exchange on zkSync, which launched the zkSync Era mainnet on March 25.
MES Protocol: is an order book-based DEX powered by zkRollups, offering fast and low-cost transactions with the security of Ethereum. MES Protocol adopts a mixed liquidity mechanism to maximize returns for LPs and provide traders with the best UX.
ZigZag Exchange: It is a ZK Rollup order book DEX, which previously tweeted that it will be launched on zkSync Era when the mainnet of zkSync Era is launched.
rhino.fi: It is a multi-chain DeFi aggregator that provides trading, investment, exchange, and bridging functions. It launched the zkSync Era mainnet on March 25, and also supports 4 public chains: Arbitrum, Polygon, Ethereum, and BNB Chain.
UniDex: It is a DeFi aggregator on zkSync, which can provide transaction aggregation, derivative products, leveraged transactions and other functions.
Fringe Finance: It is a decentralized financial ecosystem, including lending, stable currency, RIN token pledge and other functions.
Phezzan Protocol: is an order book perpetual contract DEX on zkSync, whose target users are retail traders.
Increment: It is a decentralized perpetual contract built on zkSync, which has the characteristics of automatic centralized liquidity, dynamic fee and parameterizable pool.
Meson: It is a cross-chain stablecoin transaction protocol, which was launched on the zkSync Era mainnet on March 29.
Nexon Finance: It is based on the lending agreement on zkSync, and the zkSync Era mainnet was launched on March 28.
Onchain Trade: It is an on-chain cryptocurrency and NFT DEX built on Arbitrum and zkSync. The leverage ratio can reach 100 times. Users can trade, borrow, and provide liquidity to earn transaction fees. Its token OT will open for application in the near future .
Wallets (6 pcs)
ONTO Wallet: is a DID-based gateway that manages identities, data and assets, ONTO claims to have supported more than 1,000 dApps and across more than 50 blockchains.
BlockWallet: It is a private non-custodial Web3 wallet that can provide users with MEV and IP protection, and supports z k-SNARKs smart contracts for anonymous deposits and withdrawals. Ethereum, BNB chain, Polygon, Avalanche and Fantom chains are supported in addition to zkSync Era.
BitKeep: It is a Web3 multi-chain wallet. BitKeep has been connected to the main network of zkSync Era on March 24, and supports users to manage assets on zkSync Era on the mobile terminal and plug-in version. In addition, it has been connected to the main network or test network of multiple ZK public chains including StarkNet, zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM, and Scroll.
Raise Finance: is a scalable Web3 engine with products including the RaisePay wallet, which can be used to receive payments and raise funds for games, applications, and more.
OKX Wallet: OKX's wallet, including DEX, Bridge, NFT Marketplace and DApp Store.
Argent: It is an Ethereum smart contract wallet that announced support for zkEVM and account-only abstraction when zkSync Era was launched on March 24.
Cross-chain (4)
Orbiter Finance: It is a decentralized Ethereum Layer 2 cross-Rollup bridge, which has been integrated into the zkSync Era mainnet on March 24.
Multichain: It is a decentralized cross-chain router. It has integrated the zkSync Era main network on March 24, and according to its introduction, 86 chains have been integrated.
SpaceFi: It is a cross-chain Web3.0 platform with DEX, NFT, Starter and DAO on Layer 2, Evmos and Celo. SpaceFi launched the zkSync Era mainnet on March 24, and will be the first to connect Evmos in Cosmos to zkSync in Ethereum.
NFT markets and projects (6)
tofuNFT: It is a multi-chain NFT market, focusing on GameFi, which has supported more than 30 EVM compatible chains, and has reached a cooperation with zkAnimals, a cc 0 NFT project on zkSync.
zkAnimals: It is an NFT series composed of 3,000 animals in the zkSync ecology. It started casting on March 28. As of the publication, the floor price on Mint Square is 0.034 ETH, and the total transaction volume is 42.4 ETH.
kreatorland: It is the NFT Launchpad and NFT market on zkSync. The zkSync Era mainnet was launched at 19:45 on March 27. According to its tweet, the NFT project Skullverse is the first project to be launched on its Launchpad.
Skullverse: is an NFT project with a skull as an element, and Ω will launch a strategy game and a metaverse composed of land NFTs.
Mint Square: It is an NFT market based on Ethereum L2 ZK Rollups (StarkNet, zkSync), and the zkSync Era mainnet was launched on March 25. zkApe is the first NFT project launched by Mint Square.
zkApes: It is an ape NFT project on zkSync. It has been sold on the zkSync Era mainnet. A metaverse called Apeverse will be developed for users to trade NFT (AMM), play games, and make money in Apeverse. Launched ApesBank and Apes Wallet.
zkEagles: The NFT project that has been launched on the zkSync Era mainnet, and its roadmap states that it will also provide gamers with NFT markets and tools.
Infrastructure (5)
Pyth Network: is a first-party financial oracle network designed to publish continuous real-world data on the chain in a tamper-proof, decentralized and self-sustainable environment. Developers on the zkSync Era can request and use price feeds for 200+ stocks, commodities, forex pairs, and cryptocurrency DeFi applications in Pyth without permission.
RedStone Oracles: is an EVM-compatible oracle that feeds ZkEVM with 1100 data sources over 15 categories at a 10-second refresh interval.
thirdweb: It is a complete Web3 development framework that provides everything needed to build, deploy and manage smart contracts, simplifying the Web3 development cycle.
DeFiLlama: It is a DeFi data dashboard, which includes the total TVL on the zkSync Era chain and the TVL and growth data of each DeFi application.
Sentio: It is an end-to-end observable platform that integrates monitoring, analysis and diagnostic functions. Developers can monitor the performance and security of decentralized applications in real time through Sentio, and users can understand the running status of applications through analysis tools.
Other (1)
Goa l3: It is a decentralized sports betting platform on zkSync. The zkSync Era mainnet was launched on March 24. The mainnet launch time is to be determined. At the current distribution stage, users can lock USDC on their platform for 14 days to obtain GOA L3 tokens award.
