Brevis released the ProverNet White Paper, proposing a decentralized market mechanism for generating zk-SNARKs, utilizing real-time online two-way auctions to achieve efficient matching of computational tasks and hardware, with plans to launch by the end of 2025, promoting the transition of services to a competitive market.

Next week, multiple tokens will undergo significant unlocking, including LayerZero (ZRO), YZY, ZKsync, and others. The unlocked quantities and values are as follows: ZRO will unlock 25.71 million tokens ($38.3 million), YZY will unlock 37.5 million tokens ($14.1 million), ZKsync will unlock 173 million tokens ($9 million), KAI will unlock 8.35 million tokens ($6.4 million), and ApeCoin will unlock 15.6 million tokens ($5.5 million).

Gate News Bot news, on November 14, according to CoinMarketCap data, ZK (ZKsync) is currently priced at $0.05, down 5.14% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.07 and a low of $0.05. The current market capitalization is approximately $409 million, a decrease of $22.1503 million from yesterday. Recent important news about ZK: 1️⃣ **ZK Nation community proposes to upgrade the token contract** The ZK Nation community has released an important proposal to upgrade the ZK token contract to version ZKTokenV3. The new version will introduce a public burn function that allows token holders to permanently destroy their held tokens. Additionally, specific roles can destroy tokens from designated accounts and enforce a maximum supply of 2.1 billion ZK. This upgrade aims to

PANews November 13 news, according to DeFi researcher Ignas, Aave is currently voting to set the LTV of tokens such as $CRV, $UNI, $ZK, $BAL, $LDO, 1INCH, $METIS, $CAKE to 0 and remove lending due to a big dump during the 10/10 (Beijing time 10/11 early morning) period, where the Oracle Machine updated once, causing a rise of 15%–50%, and some price feeds had latency, resulting in bad debt risk. Ignas pointed out that the price feed from Chainlink and DEX prices previously showed a price difference of about 58%, leading to ~$200K funds being arbitraged; the total collateral income for these assets over the past three months is about $14K, with low borrowing income (e.g., CRV annualized ~$80K). He, as a delegator, has voted in support.

c-node indicates that MPC, tFHE, and TEEs can achieve privacy applications that ZK cannot provide, but their privacy strength is weaker. It is recommended to prioritize pure ZK in payments, transfers, and voting. Vitalik Buterin emphasizes that ZK alone cannot independently provide coercion resistance and needs to be combined with other technologies to enhance system security.

ZK Nation community releases proposal, planning to vote on November 13th to upgrade the ZK token to ZKTokenV3, adding public burn functionality and minting cap management.

PANews November 10th reported that well-known cryptocurrency-themed podcast The Rollup founder Andy tweeted that he is optimistic about the future development of Starknet, NEAR, and ZEC (privacy coin Zcash). He pointed out that these teams have been deeply involved in core challenges in the crypto space for nearly ten years and emphasized his positive outlook on zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), intent-driven design, and privacy technologies, calling for the industry to return to fundamentals. According to OKX market data, STRK has increased by 35% in 24 hours, NEAR has risen by 11.4% in 24 hours, and according to Binance market data, ZEC has increased by 16.5% in 24 hours. Earlier reports mentioned Near

Gate News Bot message, November 10th, according to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of publication, ZK (ZKsync) is priced at $0.06, up 8.43% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.08 and a low of $0.05. The 24-hour trading volume is $253 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $545 million, an increase of about $42.3 million compared to yesterday. Recent important news about ZK: 1️⃣ **Major Update Proposal for ZK Token Economic Model** ZKsync founder Alex has proposed a significant update to the ZK token economic model. The core mechanism is to use all network-generated revenue for buybacks and token burns. This move means that ZK tokens will not only serve governance purposes in the future but will also have actual value capture functionality, potentially significantly boosting the value of ZK tokens.

Gate News Bot news, on November 6, according to CoinMarketCap data, ZK (ZKsync) is currently priced at $0.07, with a rise of 19.61% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.08 and a low of $0.03. The current market capitalization is approximately $59.7 million, with an increase of nearly $979,000 compared to yesterday.

Golden Finance reports that the confidential Blockchain protocol Zama has announced its acquisition of KKRT Labs. KKRT Labs is a pioneering R&D company focused on expanding Blockchain using zk-SNARKs. This strategic acquisition will enhance Zama's technical strength in Blockchain scalability and effectiveness (zk-SNARKs), and accelerate its ability to provide high-performance confidentiality for all public Blockchains.

Foresight News reports that ZKsync founder Alex has announced a significant update to the ZK Token economic model, with the core mechanism being that all income generated by the network will be used to repurchase and burn ZK Tokens. Alex stated that in the future, ZK Tokens will no longer be limited to governance purposes but will have actual value capture functionality.

The ZKsync community has approved the ZKnomics Token staking proposal, planning to pilot a 6-month staking rewards program with a maximum annual return of 10%. The total reward cap is 37.5 million ZK, distributed over two seasons. Users can delegate voting rights with no lock-up period, and it is expected to launch in December 2025.

Gate News Bot news, on November 5th, according to CoinMarketCap data, ZK (ZKsync) is currently priced at $0.06, with a rise of 14.65% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.07 and a low of $0.03. The current market capitalization is approximately $517 million, an increase of $66.1 million compared to yesterday. ZKsync is a chain network protected by cryptographic technology rather than validators. Its cutting-edge ZK innovations enable enterprises to thrive in the digital asset economy with the necessary privacy, performance, and connectivity. ZKsync connects public and private chains into a single network secured by cryptography. It supports launching, controlling, and monetizing one's own chain, as well as tokenizing and monetizing real-world assets through user-level privacy. ZKsync also supports the building of programmable capital markets and enables real-time cross-border settlement.

Gate News Bot report, November 04, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, ZK (ZKsync) is currently priced at 0.05 USD, down 7.51% in the last 24 hours, with a high of 0.07 USD and a low of 0.03 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 431 million USD, a decrease of about 34.996 million USD compared to yesterday. ZKsync is a chain network protected by cryptography rather than validators. Its cutting-edge ZK innovations achieve the privacy, performance, and connectivity needed for enterprises to thrive in the digital asset economy. ZKsync connects public and private chains into a single cryptographically secure network. It allows users to launch, control, and monetize their own chains, with their own user experiences, data, and economic models, while maintaining connectivity with global liquidity. ZKsync supports network jumps of about 1 second.

GMPayer is a multi-coin payment platform jointly launched by LazAI and ZKM, aimed at achieving instant, trustless multi-chain settlement. The core technologies include the DAT standard and zk-SNARKs. The concurrently launched Token $BANG is used for proof of concept and marks the progress of the x402 protocol in the AI economy field.

BlockBeats news, on November 3rd, according to the official announcement, the Solana on-chain Perptual Futures trading platform Pacifica will launch ZK U based products, allowing users to trade with a maximum leverage of 5 times. Pacifica was founded in January 2025 by three founders including former FTX Chief Operating Officer Constance Wang. It launched its Testnet in just two months and completed its Mainnet launch on June 10.

Gate News Bot news, on November 3rd, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of publication, ALT (Altlayer) is currently priced at $0.02, with a rise of 17.36% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.02. The current market capitalization is approximately $97.3 million, an increase of $1.44 million from yesterday. AltLayer is a decentralized protocol aimed at facilitating the launch of native and re-mortgaged rollups, supporting both optimistic rollup and zk rollup technology stacks. The protocol enhances and customizes rollups through a diversified rollup technology stack, DA solutions, and tools. AltLayer also provides verifiable AI as a service, launching powerful AI agents in a secure enclave ( trusted execution environment ), making these agents verifiable.

On November 3rd, the OKX market shows that the top rising tokens include ZRO, ENJ, and AAVE, with increases of 4.68%, 4.19%, and 2.52%, respectively. In terms of declines, the tokens with the largest falls are MINA, LPT, and ZK, down 13.41%, 7.95%, and 7.81%, respectively.

Gate News Bot news, on November 3, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, ZK (ZKsync) is currently priced at 0.06 USD, having risen by 20.06% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.07 USD and a low of 0.03 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 46.9 million USD, an increase of 78.4 million USD compared to yesterday.

PANews, November 2 news, according to the latest data from Coinglass, the total open interest of ZK contracts across the network has reached 2.016 billion coins, with the open interest market capitalization breaking 100 million USD, currently reaching 138 million USD, setting a historical high, with an increase of 453.92% in the past 24 hours; among them, the open interest of Binance ZK contracts reached 696 million coins, with a market capitalization of 47.7393 million USD; Bybit's ZK contracts open interest reached 380 million coins, with a market capitalization of 26.0686 million USD.

Ian Miers believes that Cryptography should focus on data security rather than centralized storage of sensitive information, while Vitalik Buterin proposed using ZK proofs for anonymous posting and content moderation. Both agree that client-side scanning can be processed by locally chosen AI by the user, without the need for complex Cryptography.

According to ChainCatcher news and Binance Spot data, the market shows a divergence between bulls and bears, with multiple tokens experiencing a bottom reversal. AVA has risen by 7.39%, C98 by 7.51%, and DASH by 7.42%. At the same time, CHESS has risen by 5.07%, XAI by 5.71%, and ZK by 5.83%. Among the other tokens, LUMIA has risen by 6.25%, SCR by 6.16%, and PENGU by 5.24%.

Gate News Bot news, on October 29, according to CoinMarketCap data, B2 (BSquared Network) is currently priced at 1.15 USD, with a pump of 22.48% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 2.12 USD and a low of 0.91 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 54.1 million USD, an increase of 9.93 million USD compared to yesterday. B² Network is a leading Bitcoin scaling network that supports 10.85 million addresses and a total locked value of $732 million, designed to put Bitcoin-backed dollars into every AI wallet. B² Network offers B² Rollup as a fast, low-cost Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, fully compatible with EVM and protected by ZK proofs and Taproot. The network also includes B² Hub as a Bitcoin La

Gate News Bot news, on October 27, according to CoinMarketCap data, UB (Unibase) is currently priced at 0.09 USD, with a rise of 36.77% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.09 USD and a low of 0.04 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 215 million USD, an increase of 57.9 million USD compared to yesterday. Unibase is a platform providing a decentralized memory layer for AI agents. Its core components include the AIP protocol, Membase, and Unibase DA. The AIP protocol is a Web3 native agent interoperability protocol for identity, authorization, and shared memory. Membase is a decentralized memory layer with ZK-verified access and scalable long-term storage. Unibase DA is a high-performance data availability layer that supports real-time AI workloads.

Toly, co-founder of Solana, pointed out on platform X that existing Layer 2 networks have authorized multisignature mechanisms that can overturn cross-chain bridges contracts without notification. He emphasized that the "escape route" is an attribute of cross-chain bridges, not Layer 2 networks. Solana can achieve cross-chain bridges with Ethereum L1, ensuring asset withdrawal without modifying Ethereum, and as zk-SNARKs technology matures, the difficulty of building will drop.

Gate News Bot message, on October 24, according to CoinMarketCap data, B2 (BSquared Network) is currently priced at 2.06 USD, rising by 30.32% within the last 24 hours, with a high of 2.06 USD and a low of 1.55 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 96.8 million USD, an increase of 2.25 million USD compared to yesterday. B2 is a leading Bitcoin scaling network with 10.85 million addresses and a total locked value of $732 million. The core infrastructure of the B2 network includes B2 Rollup and B2 Hub. B2 Rollup is a fast, low-cost Bitcoin Layer 2 network that is fully compatible with EVM, protected by ZK proofs and Taproot. B2 Hub is Bitcoin Layer 1.5, featuring modular application sharding and signal proofs.

Gate News Bot News, on October 21, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, UB (Unibase) is currently priced at 0.04 USD, having risen 18.09% in the last 24 hours, with a high of 0.04 USD and a low drop to 0.03 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 99.1 million USD, an increase of 1.52 million USD compared to yesterday. Unibase is a decentralized memory layer designed for AI agents. Its core components include the AIP protocol, Membase, and Unibase DA. The AIP protocol is a Web3 native agent interoperability protocol for identity, permissions, and shared memory. Membase is a decentralized memory layer with ZK-verified access and scalable long-term storage. Unibase DA is a high-performance data availability and storage network that supports real-time A

Vitalik Buterin's recent article discusses the use of the GKR protocol to accelerate ZK proofs, introducing a "batch × multi-layer" structure to drop the commitment intermediate content. Taking Poseidon2 as an example, it details the recursive proof process centered on sumcheck and various optimization schemes, pointing out that the actual overhead is about 100 times lower than traditional STARKs, and warns of the predictability risks associated with the Fiat–Shamir challenge.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggests that developers in the fields of zk-SNARKs and fully homomorphic encryption adopt "efficiency ratios" as a more practical performance evaluation metric, emphasizing the use of publicly available hardware for computations to ensure hardware independence and improve the validity of the evaluations.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin urged developers of zk-SNARKs and fully homomorphic encryption to evaluate performance using the "ratio of computation encryption time to original computation time" rather than just "executions per second," believing this would better reflect hardware independence and assess the efficiency loss in transitioning to encryption security.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates for more zk-SNARKs and fully homomorphic encryption researchers to provide the time ratio of encrypted computation to raw computation to improve the accuracy of efficiency assessments. He points out that this ratio is more hardware-independent and more helpful for developers, although there are certain difficulties in implementation.

Odaily News According to official news, Gate Alpha will launch the 74th ZBT point Airdrop tonight at 21:00 (UTC+8), with a maximum value of up to 260 USD. It is reported that after ZBT is launched, the price has risen to 1 USD. Gate Alpha now supports SOL, ETH, BNB Chain, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, POLY, LINEA, ZK and

According to official news, OKX will launch ZBT (ZEROBASE) pre-market trading on October 17, 2025, at 7:30 PM (UTC+8). It is reported that ZEROBASE is a decentralized encryption infrastructure network that achieves verifiable off-chain computation through zk-SNARKs and trusted execution environments.

Gate News Bot news, on October 17, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, MERL (Merlin Chain) is currently priced at $0.35, with a rise of 19.16% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.41 and a low of $0.29. The current market capitalization is approximately $343 million, an increase of $55.1 million compared to yesterday. Merlin Chain is the native Layer 2 network of Bitcoin, designed to unlock the potential of Bitcoin, supporting native L1 assets, users, and protocols. Merlin Chain offers low fees and high scalability, ensuring fast transaction processing and enhanced trading liquidity as an EVM-compatible chain. It supports popular Bitcoin protocols such as BRC20, BRC420, etc., and implements ZK-Rollup to improve efficiency and scalability. M

Brevis's multi-GPU zero-knowledge Virtual Machine Pico Prism has made significant progress in the field of ZK-EVM verification, which Vitalik has welcomed. The system achieves fast Ethereum block proofs on consumer-grade hardware, demonstrating excellent performance.

Nine Purple New Energy (NASDAQ: JZXN) has completed a private sale financing of 100 Bitcoins, which will be used to build a digital asset custody platform and encryption storage system, aimed at enhancing its digital economy infrastructure service capabilities. CEO Tao Li emphasized that the funds will support blockchain technology research and development, including secure multi-party computation and zk-SNARKs.

Foresight News reported that the smart ZK engine Brevis has launched the "The Proving Grounds" community event to showcase the real applications of zk-SNARKs technology across more than 20 blockchain protocols. Participants can earn Brevis Sparks by completing social and on-chain tasks, which will determine their eligibility and allocation ratio for the token airdrop during the TGE. The first phase runs from October 13 to November 2, focusing on community interaction; the second phase will start on November 3, introducing on-chain interactions with real applications driven by Brevis. There is no limit to the number of Sparks that can be obtained. Brevis is a verifiable off-chain computing engine powered by zk-SNARKs.

PANews, October 9th news, Binance will expand the monitoring tags to include WAN, remove the GPS and MBL monitoring tags, and remove the seed tags for BERA, BIO, ZK, and ZRO.

Gate News Bot news, October 09, according to CoinMarketCap data, RAIL (Railgun) is currently priced at $2.22, with a rise of 83.29% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $2.20 and a low of $1.06, with a 24-hour volume of $1.64 million. RAILGUN is a smart contract system that enables zero-knowledge privacy for any on-chain dApp. It is a fully decentralized system supported by RAILGUN DAO governance, without any centralized company. RAILGUN uses on-chain zk-SNARKs to provide privacy protection for the existing ecosystem and can easily integrate with all applications, assets, and liquidity. It offers a complete private DeFi experience, allowing users to swap, transfer, lend, and earn on desktop, web, or mobile devices.

ChainCatcher news, ZKsync announced the launch of the Atlas upgrade of ZK Stack, aimed at providing faster and more flexible infrastructure for businesses and institutions moving operations on-chain. This version introduces a high-performance sequencer capable of processing 25,000 to 30,000 transactions per second, and is fully compatible with Ethereum-based applications, while also integrating Airbender, a brand new proof system designed to provide sub-second confirmations and faster cross-chain settlements.

Vitalik Buterin, in response to the arson incident at the judge's home, mentioned that governance actions should adopt more anonymous voting to protect decision-makers from external pressure and threats of violence. He believes that judges should decide according to their conscience and should not be held accountable for violent acts, warning that in an era where physical retaliation is easily suffered, this concept will gradually be accepted.

The Psy Protocol has launched a public Testnet, combining the security of Bitcoin with internet throughput, achieving internal testing of over one million TPS. Its PoW 2.0 Consensus Mechanism transforms Mining into the generation of zk-SNARKs, supporting an efficient and secure smart contracts platform, facilitating the development of large-scale Web 3 applications.

ChainCatcher news, the real-time ZK proof network ZEROBASE announced on platform X that its total lock-up value (TVL) has surpassed 500 million USD.

Gate News Bot news, September 28, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of publication, GOATED (GOAT Network) is currently priced at $0.14, falling 29.91% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.20 and a low of $0.09. The current market capitalization is approximately $147,000, a decrease of about $6,257,500 compared to yesterday. GOAT Network is the first Bitcoin ZK Rollup with real yield. It provides a secure and sustainable infrastructure designed specifically for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. GOAT Network inherits Bitcoin's native security through its self-developed Ziren technology, GOAT BitVM2, and a decentralized sequencer. The network allows users to earn real and sustainable rewards through on-chain economic activities.

Odaily News According to official news, the real-time ZK proof network ZEROBASE deposits have exceeded 200 million dollars.

According to Foresight News, ZKsync has released a proposal for the "ZKsync Community Activation Pilot Program," which currently has a support rate of 99.92%. The proposal plans to allocate 20 million ZK for education, adoption, and to reactivate the ZKsync community. Voting will end on September 23.

Gate News Bot news, September 18th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, UB (Unibase) is currently reported at $0.04, rising 8.82% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.06 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $104 million, an increase of $8.41 million compared to yesterday. Unibase is a platform that provides a decentralized memory layer for AI agents. Its core functionalities include on-chain identity authentication, decentralized memory storage, multi-agent interoperability, and continuous self-evolution. The main components of Unibase include the AIP protocol (Web3 native agent interoperability protocol), Membase (a decentralized memory layer with ZK validated access), and Unibase DA (high-performance data availability and storage that supports real-time AI workloads.

Gate News bot message, ZK is now live on Alpha.

The zero-knowledge computation protocol Boundless officially launched its Mainnet on September 15, providing verifiable ZK computation capabilities, supported by multiple institutions. The $ZKC Token was launched simultaneously, with over 30 protocols integrated, covering cross-chain verification and security optimization functionalities.