Skale Network introduces Ethereum ZK-Rollup Levitation Protocol
Blockchain
Skale Community has launched the Levitation Protocol — a Zero Data (ZK) rollup aimed toward offering a brand new scaling answer for Ethereum builders.
Skale operates as an ecosystem of greater than 20 application-specific sidechains that run parallel to Ethereum. These chains stand to supply scaling advantages by way of the deployment of ZK-Rollups, which, together with Optimistic Rollups, represent probably the most broadly adopted Layer 2 options.
Past enabling builders to jot down ZK-Rollups for Ethereum, Skale’s core group intends to launch a devoted decentralized Layer 1 blockchain to enhance Levitation. This blockchain might be particularly designed for publishing Levitation-derived Layer 2 ZK proofs again to Ethereum and is meant to develop Ethereum’s scalability by using off-chain computation, whereas concurrently preserving the safety of the first blockchain.
A public testnet is anticipated for later this 12 months, with the mainnet launch scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023. This, in line with Skale contributors, suggests a complete scaling-centric roadmap that Skale is striving for.
“By uniting Skale’s instantaneous finality with the improved safety of a novel Layer 2 ZK method, Skale gives builders a platform for creating new, decentralized functions,” Chris Sharp, CTO of Blockdaemon and a validator of the Skale Community, commented on the brand new launch. “Builders will now have the chance to make the most of not solely app-specific chains but additionally ZK roll-ups, and SKALE-G. We consider this pioneering method will considerably develop the blockchain ecosystem.”
ZK-Rollup house continues to warmth up
The rollout of the Levitation Protocol happens in a aggressive panorama. Over the previous few years, Layer 2 tasks reminiscent of Polygon, Starknet, zkSync, and Scroll have been aggressively vying for dominance within the ZK-based Layer 2 sector.
Skale Labs, the developer behind this blockchain scaling ecosystem, closed a $17 million in a 2019 funding spherical from notable enterprise capital companies together with Winklevoss Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, ConsenSys Labs, and Multicoin Capital.
