According to Odaily Planet Daily, ZKsync founder Alex (@thealexgluchowski) released "ZK Token Proposal Part I," proposing a major update to the ZK token economic model. The core mechanism is that all revenue generated by the network will be used to buy back and burn ZK tokens.

Alex stated that in the future, ZK tokens will no longer be limited to governance uses, but will have the function of capturing real-world value. Sources of network value include:

All of these revenues will flow into a governance-controlled mechanism for ZK buybacks and burns, staking rewards, and ecosystem development funding. Alex emphasized that this move aims to directly link the value of the ZK token to network usage, driving ZKsync to form a self-reinforcing sustainable economic system.

ZKsync announced the release of the Atlas upgrade to the ZK Stack, designed to provide faster and more flexible infrastructure for enterprises and institutions moving their operations onto blockchains. This release introduces a high-performance sequencer capable of processing 25,000 to 30,000 transactions per second and fully compatible with Ethereum-based applications. It also integrates Airbender, a new proof system designed to provide sub-second confirmations and faster cross-chain settlements.

GRVT, a hybrid decentralized exchange based on ZKsync, announced the completion of a $19 million Series A funding round. This round was co-led by GRVT's technology partner, ZKsync, and Further Ventures, an investment firm backed by the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund.

The GRVT mainnet Alpha version will officially launch on Ethereum's Layer 2 network, ZKsync, at the end of 2024. As a hybrid decentralized exchange, GRVT aims to combine the high performance of centralized exchanges with the security and transparency of decentralized exchanges, providing users with a superior trading experience. GRVT plans to use the new funding to expand its product offerings, including cross-exchange vaults, cross-chain interoperability, options markets, and real-asset trading.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the ZKsync Guardian team submitted a proposal in July 2025 to allocate a total of 8.5 million ZK tokens for Guardian compensation and administrative expenses over two years, from September 2024 to September 2026. This proposal would revoke the existing 2 million ZK limited minting authority (V1) and activate a new 8.5 million ZK limited minting authority (V2), to be managed by the ZKsync Guardians. Of this, 3.75 million ZK would be used for compensation in 2024-2025, 3.75 million ZK would be used for 2025-2026, and 1 million ZK would be used for administrative expenses.

Odaily News According to the analysis of crypto KOL CryptoBullet (@CryptoBullet1), the top three chains in terms of total RWA value are Ethereum (US$7.54 billion, accounting for 58.8%), ZKsync Era (US$2.25 billion, accounting for 17.5%), and Aptos (US$540 million, accounting for 4.2%). The rest are Stellar, Solana, Polygon, etc.