How does the zkSync blockchain work?

zkSync uses zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-rollup) technology to scale Ethereum. Multiple transactions are grouped into packets and executed in a special environment outside of the main Ethereum network. This allows for a significant increase in throughput compared to Ethereum. After a packet of transactions is executed off-chain, a cryptographic zero-knowledge proof (zero-knowledge proof) is generated, confirming that all transactions in the packet are correct. This proof is very compact in size. The generated ZK proof along with minimal metadata is published in a special smart contract on the Ethereum core network. Due to the compactness of the proof, this requires much less computational resources and gas than performing all transactions directly on Ethereum. The smart contract on Ethereum efficiently verifies the ZK proof by confirming the validity of all transactions in the bundle. Thus, the security of the transactions is ensured by the Ethereum core network, despite the fact that they were executed off-chain.

What are the advantages of zkSync?

zkSync offers scalability, low fees, Ethereum compatibility, security, transaction privacy and an emerging ecosystem of dApps, making it a promising solution for scaling Ethereum.

Who created the zkSync blockchain and when?

The zkSync blockchain was created in June 2020 by Matter Labs, a blockchain technology startup founded in 2018 by Alex Glukhovsky and Alex Vlasov.

What are the development prospects for the zkSync blockchain?

Thanks to ongoing scaling efforts, development of the dApps ecosystem, tokenization, expansion of functionality and hyperchain concept, as well as increased decentralization and security, the zkSync blockchain has significant potential for further growth and strengthening its position as a leading Ethereum scaling solution.

ZKSYNC BLOCKCHAIN TRADING PAIRS

Statistics

Blockchains	24
DEXes	825
Pools	7,866,401
Tokens	6,424,252
Farms	5,379
NFTs	Soon...

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Latest block68,018,353
24h TXNS4,897
24h Volume$953.8K

zkSync

	Token	Price $	Age	TVL	MKT CAP	TXNS	Vol	5m	1h	4h	24h
	Token	Price $	Age	TVL	MKT CAP
1	WETH-USDC.e	$2,958.9	1,026 days 18 hr 20 min	$5.1M	$11.4M	4	$70.19	0%	0.00%	0.50%	0.22%
2	WETH-USDC.e	$2,958.79	1,035 days 17 hr 56 min	$1.4M	$11.4M	6	$401.24	0%	0%	0.09%	0.25%
3	ZK-ZKX	$0.02886	251 days 22 hr 48 min	$1.2M	$403.1M	14	$1K	0%	-0.30%	-0.75%	-1.74%
4	WETH-USDC.e	$2,932.6	1,036 days 13 hr 2 min	$1M	$11.3M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.88%
5	ZK-WETH	$0.02914	585 days 22 hr	$830.6K	$407.1M	38	$3.6K	0%	0.63%	0.04%	-0.61%
6	ZK-WETH	$0.02916	588 days 16 hr 45 min	$472.5K	$407.4M	15	$2.5K	0%	0.59%	0.12%	-1.65%
7	ZK-WETH	$0.02857	587 days 22 hr 37 min	$431.5K	$399.2M	1	$658.48	0%	0%	0%	-4.17%
8	LONG-WETH	$0.0₆5386	671 days 15 hr 31 min	$413.7K	$538.6K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.30%
9	sUSN-USN	$1.13	354 days 13 hr 16 min	$407.5K	$157.9K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
10	wstETH-WETH	$6,537.22	695 days 14 hr 16 min	$280K	$4.2M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
11	WBTC-WETH	$89,454.35	964 days 11 hr 58 min	$247.8K	$2.2M	7	$1K	0%	0%	0.16%	-0.45%
12	WETH-USDC.e	$2,957.53	428 days 10 hr 48 min	$236.2K	$11.4M	3	$280.61	0%	0%	0.04%	0.13%
13	RWA-USDT	$0.05027	159 days 10 hr 34 min	$226K	$105.6M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
14	ZF-WETH	$0.001083	887 days 13 hr 22 min	$208.8K	$872.6K	28	$21.6K	0%	0.79%	0.28%	-2.20%
15	WETH-USDT	$2,958.07	977 days 16 hr 33 min	$199K	$11.4M	9	$525.58	0%	0.13%	0.07%	-0.15%
16	wrsETH-WETH	$5,371.26	583 days 23 hr 25 min	$153.8K	$422K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
17	USDT-USDC.e	$1	968 days 5 hr 51 min	$153.4K	$3.2M	6	$426.25	0%	0%	0%	0%
18	USDT-USDC.e	$1	960 days 14 hr 55 min	$152.2K	$3.2M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
19	ZK-WETH	$0.02887	589 days 17 hr 33 min	$151.5K	$403.3M	12	$893.34	0%	0%	-0.18%	-1.14%
20	WETH-USDC.e	$2,956.08	934 days 23 hr 1 min	$144.4K	$11.4M	6	$515.54	0%	-0.15%	0.10%	0.08%
21	wstETH-WETH	$3,621.73	738 days 10 hr 2 min	$126.2K	$2.3M	1	$18.27	0%	0%	0%	0.19%
22	ZK-WETH	$0.0291	429 days 7 hr 28 min	$114.7K	$406.4M	10	$1.4K	0%	0.61%	0.08%	-1.60%
23	WETH-USDC	$2,963.45	589 days 10 hr 13 min	$109.4K	$11.4M	5	$636.86	0%	0%	-0.02%	-0.19%
24	LETH-WETH	$5,244.34	695 days 13 hr 57 min	$97K	$126.4K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
25	USDC-USDC.e-USDT	$1	416 days 16 hr 36 min	$84.9K	$28.6M	1	$18.1K	0%	0%	0%	0%
26	rETH-WETH	$3,400.73	962 days 14 hr 6 min	$82.8K	$278.3K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
27	LETH-WETH	$3,485.77	745 days 19 hr 29 min	$70.4K	$84K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
28	WBTC-WETH	$88,663.56	955 days 4 hr 48 min	$61K	$2.2M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
29	WETH-USDC.e	$2,955.9	911 days 13 hr 59 min	$59.7K	$11.4M	9	$786.67	0%	0.04%	0.00%	-0.00%
30	WETH-USDC.e	$2,945.3	1,023 days 19 hr 36 min	$59.6K	$11.3M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.83%
31	ZK-WETH	$0.02909	583 days 23 hr 27 min	$55.7K	$406.4M	3	$109.59	0%	0%	0.03%	-1.26%
32	ZK-WETH	$0.02886	588 days 22 hr 25 min	$55.4K	$403.1M	4	$106.27	0%	0%	-0.60%	-1.14%
33	BUSD-USDC.e	$1.47	1,024 days 14 hr 48 min	$53K	$242.8K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
34	WETH-USDC.e	$2,947.03	1,033 days 20 hr 37 min	$46.7K	$11.3M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	1.03%
35	ZK-USDC.e	$0.02908	583 days 23 hr 27 min	$46.6K	$406.2M	7	$286.02	0%	0.38%	0.13%	-1.17%
36	WETH-USDC.e	$2,977.64	-	$45.2K	$34K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
37	WBTC-WETH	$89,003.79	960 days 14 hr 52 min	$44.5K	$2.2M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.27%
38	WETH-USDC	$2,961.05	354 days 17 hr 33 min	$43.4K	$11.4M	4	$613.39	0%	0%	-0.03%	0.18%
39	ZORRO-WETH	$0.0₅5507	749 days 7 hr 35 min	$39.7K	$55.1K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
40	rETH-WETH	$3,303.71	896 days 11 hr 11 min	$39.4K	$270.3K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
41	HOLD-WETH	$0.6365	788 days 14 hr 48 min	$39.2K	$5M	2	$9.3	0%	0%	0.95%	0.15%
42	USDT-USDC.e	$1	904 days 17 hr 14 min	$37K	$3.2M	1	$41.17	0%	0%	0%	0%
43	WETH-USDT	$2,948.41	960 days 14 hr 54 min	$36.5K	$11.3M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.47%
44	KOI-WETH	$0.0005736	471 days 28 min	$36.2K	$458.2K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	2.60%
45	MEOW-WETH	$0.0₇9757	768 days 8 hr 15 min	$35.9K	$97.6K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	2.58%
46	USDC.e-USDC	$1	625 days 6 hr 28 min	$34.6K	$26.4M	3	$350.88	0%	0%	0%	0%
47	VS-WETH	$0.0001738	977 days 21 hr 44 min	$33.8K	$58.9K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-1.07%
48	LMAO-WETH	$0.0000373	711 days 12 hr 3 min	$31.3K	$37.3K	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	0%
49	WETH-USDC.e	$2,948.35	968 days 20 hr 36 min	$30.5K	$11.3M	0	<$1	0%	0%	0%	-0.41%
50	WBTC-WETH	$89,498.84	603 days 8 hr 7 min	$29.7K	$2.2M	5	$801.48	0%	0%	-0.17%	-0.34%

What is zkSync (ETH)?

zkSync is a Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain that utilizes zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-rollup) technology to enable faster and cheaper transactions while inheriting Ethereum's security and decentralization. It is a Layer 2 protocol built on top of Ethereum that aims to increase transaction throughput and reduce gas fees by processing transactions off-chain and generating zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to verify their validity. zkSync uses ZK-rollup technology, which bundles multiple transactions into a single ZKP that is submitted to the Ethereum mainnet for verification, significantly reducing the computational load on the mainnet. It offers native account abstraction, allowing users to have customized smart contract accounts with their own logic, making crypto more accessible and secure. zkSync is EVM-compatible, meaning existing Ethereum smart contracts can be easily ported to zkSync, enabling developers to build scalable and efficient decentralized applications (dapps) on top of it.

zkSync (ETH) real time data

As of January 24, 2026, the TVL (total value locked) of zkSync blockchain DEXes is $11,888,857.26, with a trading volume of $953,819.01 in 4897 transactions with in the past 24 hours. There are 2563 trading pairs on decentralized exchanges of the zkSync blockchain. The latest block on the zkSync blockchain is 68018353.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the zkSync blockchain work?: zkSync uses zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-rollup) technology to scale Ethereum. Multiple transactions are grouped into packets and executed in a special environment outside of the main Ethereum network. This allows for a significant increase in throughput compared to Ethereum. After a packet of transactions is executed off-chain, a cryptographic zero-knowledge proof (zero-knowledge proof) is generated, confirming that all transactions in the packet are correct. This proof is very compact in size. The generated ZK proof along with minimal metadata is published in a special smart contract on the Ethereum core network. Due to the compactness of the proof, this requires much less computational resources and gas than performing all transactions directly on Ethereum. The smart contract on Ethereum efficiently verifies the ZK proof by confirming the validity of all transactions in the bundle. Thus, the security of the transactions is ensured by the Ethereum core network, despite the fact that they were executed off-chain.
What are the advantages of zkSync?: zkSync offers scalability, low fees, Ethereum compatibility, security, transaction privacy and an emerging ecosystem of dApps, making it a promising solution for scaling Ethereum.
Who created the zkSync blockchain and when?: The zkSync blockchain was created in June 2020 by Matter Labs, a blockchain technology startup founded in 2018 by Alex Glukhovsky and Alex Vlasov.
What are the development prospects for the zkSync blockchain?: Thanks to ongoing scaling efforts, development of the dApps ecosystem, tokenization, expansion of functionality and hyperchain concept, as well as increased decentralization and security, the zkSync blockchain has significant potential for further growth and strengthening its position as a leading Ethereum scaling solution.