ZKsync (ZK)

Polymarket actually has been around for a while, but it only really exploded after the US election Why is that, bro? Because suddenly there was real demand, real attention, and the use case became obvious to everyone Sometimes the market is like that, the infra comes first, but people only notice when there’s one big catalyst And in my opinion, ZKsync could be in a similar phase for institutional adoption ZKsync now has infrastructure for institutions via Prividium: - private execution - compliance-ready environment - selective disclosure - auditability - Ethereum settlement via ZK proofs - connectivity to broader ZKsync / Ethereum ecosystem - use case for tokenized deposits, RWA, treasury, payment, settlement they have become private infra for institutions, but still connected to Ethereum the market might not be buzzing yet, but if a big catalyst shows up, for example a bank, RWA, tokenized deposit, or settlement use case that actually goes live, the narrative could open up very quickly

Re-execute transactions, you need not. Verify the proof, the chain will. The ZK way, this is. 🌌 Happy talk like yoda day! gbrevis! https://t.co/nrDyJsfLlU

Institutional finance moving onchain isn't a question of if. The people making it happen are already at the table. Thanks to @SiliconVlyBank and @introductioncom for co-hosting. https://t.co/lWmGlnbTWI

Bro, I’ve gone a full week without rewards on my staked $ZK. Can we fix this ASAP? It’s mid-May right now and 25% APR (instead of 10%) would be very appreciated. Thanks! https://t.co/VCEHNbyS5q

The Abstract AI stack: ZK infrastructure (ZKsync) ↓ Agent identity (ERC-8004) ↓ Reputation Registry ↓ Agent commerce & escrow (ERC-8183) ↓ Payments (x402 & MPP) ↓ DeFi execution (Aborean, Kona V2) ↓ Agent friendly games Full stack. No gaps.

While other L2s are scrambling for degens, ZKsync has already talked to a bank holding $600B deposit the problem > institutions want to get onto blockchain > but blockchain is transparent > for banks, that's a dealbreaker. the answer: Prividium > sensitive data stays within the bank's infrastructure > only ZK proof goes up to Ethereum valid, without exposing its contents > private where it matters. connected where it counts. the proof > 5 regional US banks, $600B deposit, live on Prividium > BitGo joins for tokenized deposits > Enterprise Ethereum Alliance listed Prividium as a leading solution Other L2s are still chasing farmers, ZKsync is already playing a completely different game

Few people remember this, but @Polymarket launched back in 2020. And for the first 3 years… almost nothing happened. Average daily volume was around ~$100k. TVL mostly moved between $ 3-8M. Imagine sitting through 3 years of that kind of stagnation.. Then the 2024 US elections happened. Everyone suddenly realized prediction markets are a huge deal. Massive funding rounds started coming in, all the metrics went vertical… and now here we are, with pre-market implying roughly a $14B valuation for Polymarket. Kinda reminds me of what @zksync is trying to do right now with the whole US banking angle via Cari Network. At the moment almost nobody expects anything from it. But if it actually works… the impact on $ZK could be huge.

🧠ZK Technology for Dummies "Episode 13" Let's talk about ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 👀 Not the tech. The token. Because something big is being added to it. And most people haven't noticed yet. 🔹First, what ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 already does: You hold it. You vote. You help decide the future of the entire ZKsync ecosystem. That's not nothing. Governance over a network used by Deutsche Bank and UBS? That's actually powerful. 🔹But ZKsync is now adding something on top of that. Economic utility. For real this time. Two revenue sources. Both flowing back to ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 holders. Source 1: Interoperability feesEvery cross-chain call in the Elastic Network? Fixed fee. Paid in ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5. 10 ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 per interop call. Not changeable by operators. Only by governance. More chains = more calls = more ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 demand. Source 2: Enterprise licensingEvery bank, institution, or fund that builds on Prividium? Licensing revenue. Flowing back to the ecosystem. Deutsche Bank. UBS. Cari Network... These aren't crypto natives. These are institutions with billions in assets. And they're paying to use ZKsync infrastructure. 🔹What happens with that revenue? It goes into a community treasury. That treasury does three things: 🔥 Buyback & burn → reduces supply 💰 Staking rewards → up to 10% yield 🛠️ Ecosystem funding → more builders, more chains. More usage → more revenue → more buybacks → less supply. That's the flywheel. And it's just getting started. 🔹The numbers for dummies like me: Total supply: 21 billion ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5. Current circulating: ~42% unlocked. The rest? Still vesting until 2028. Yes, there are unlocks coming. But the demand side is also just waking up. 10+ new chains joining the Elastic Network by 2026. 35+ institutions already tested Prividium. Banks settling billions on ZKsync infrastructure. Every single one of those transactions needs ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 to move between chains. 🔹Simple summary: ethereum:0x66a5cfb2e9c529f14fe6364ad1075df3a649c0a5 was already the governance layer of one of the most ambitious networks in crypto. Now it's also becoming the economic engine behind it. Governance + utility + institutional demand. That's not a small upgrade! @zksync 🚀