Episode 175: zkEVM & zkPorter with Matter Labs

In today’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) chats with Alex Gluchowski (https://twitter.com/gluk64), CEO at Matter Labs and co-creator of zkSync, to catch up on Matter Labs’s latest developments in extending Ethereum’s capabilities with zk proofs. Alex explains the recent progress in porting Solidity to a zkRollup and how that interacts with the Zinc language and zk proof circuits. They then move on to discussing Ethereum scalability with a deep dive on rollup architecture and the upcoming zkPorter, a solution for sharded zkRollups that’s being developed by Matter Labs. Here are some links for this episode: * zkSNARKs for Scale with Matter Labs, Zero Knowledge episode 72 (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/72) * Mapping the L2 Landscape - zkPorter with Alex Gluchowski (Matter Labs), zkSessions from March 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGpjhBTK8l8) * Zinc: porting EVM smart contracts to zkSync ZK rollup – Alex Gluchowski – Matter Labs, zkSummit from November 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8LlIlCP5eI) * ZK languages with Alex Ozdemir, Zero Knowledge episode 172 (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/172) * Intro to zkPorter (https://medium.com/matter-labs/zkporter-composable-scalability-in-l2-beyond-zkrollup-2a30c4d69a75) * Matter Labs’ fundraising announcement (https://medium.com/matter-labs/leading-defi-projects-and-exchanges-invest-to-bring-solidity-to-zksync-9a3df978f824) for zkEVM implementation. * Curve’s testnet implementation (https://medium.com/matter-labs/curve-zksync-l2-ethereums-first-user-defined-zk-rollup-smart-contract-5a72c496b350) on zkSync Are you a passionate crypto and zk enthusiast? Think you’ve got the skills to contribute in the blockchain space? Then make sure to check out the ZK Jobs Fair (https://medium.com/zeroknowledge/see-you-at-the-zk-jobs-fair-23b9e538269f) on April 22! This will be the first virtual job fair hosted by us, where leading builders in the zk community will join to connect with talented individuals who are looking to contribute to the cutting edge work on zero knowledge applications. Check out the ZK Jobs Fair application form (https://forms.gle/o4GYoGDV23GvBnrTA) if you are interested in participating to the event. Thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Mina Protocol (https://minaprotocol.com/). Mina is the world’s lightest blockchain. It is a layer-one crypto protocol that replaces the traditional blockchain with a zero-knowledge proof, ensuring a super-light and constant sized chain that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network. Mina's mainnet has just gone live, offering users a platform to build a private gateway between the real world and crypto. Mina also has an active demo in partnership with Teller Finance for “End-to-End Data Privacy,” showing how you can use Mina to access your credit score and prove that you meet credit threshold requirements for on-chain services— without ever disclosing your actual score. Visit minaprotocol.com (https://minaprotocol.com/) to find out how you can get involved, and join the community. If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/B_81tQ57-ThZg8yOSx5gjA) Catch us on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g) Read up on the r/ZKPodcast subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/zkpodcast) Give us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2) Support us on the ZKPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Donate through coinbase.commerce (https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/f1e56274-c92b-4a99-802f-50727d651b38) Or directly here: ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1a BTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz ZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ