ZKsync (ZK)

Huge thanks to the @ZKVProtocol team for joining UW Blockchain Society for a crash course on zero-knowledge proofs! ZKPs let us verify data without revealing it—powering privacy, identity, gaming, and more. Loved the thoughtful questions. Excited to see what comes next 🚀 https://t.co/mLBIfav9yc

➥ Crypto Calendar Week 19/2026 ► May 04 Events: ▸ @vergecurrency - New application update ▸ @zksync - zkSync Lite depreciation ▸ @billions_ntwk - $BILL TGE Unlocks: ▸ N/A Macro: ▸ N/A ——— ► May 05 Events: ▸ @virtuals_io - Snapshot for $OPG airdrop ▸ @Creditcoin - USC CC3 Testnet ▸ @consensus2026 Miami - May 5-7th ▸ @DeepBookonSui - Outcome markets testnet Unlocks: ▸ @ethena / $ENA - 2% Macro: ▸ RBA Rate Decision Australia ▸ Switzerland CPI ▸ China Caixin PMI ——— ► May 06 Events: ▸ @monero - FCMP++ 2nd testnet ▸ @StellarOrg - Yardstick mainnet vote Unlocks: ▸ @HyperliquidX / $HYPE - 9.92M (2.59%) Macro: ▸ FOMC Meeting (est.) ——— ► May 07 Events: ▸ @aave - Frozen ETH to DeFi United vote Unlocks: ▸ @jito_sol / $JTO - 2.4% Macro: ▸ US Initial Job Claims ——— ► May 08 Events: ▸ @Mantle_Official - MIP-34 Vote Unlocks: ▸ @spaceandtime / $SXT up to 23% on some tracker Macro: ▸ US Employement Data (Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, etc.) ——— ► May 09 (Weekend) Events: ▸ N/A Unlocks: ▸ @St

➥ Crypto Calendar Week 19/2026 ► May 04 Events: ▸ @vergecurrency - New application update ▸ @zksync - zkSync Lite depreciation ▸ @billions_ntwk - $BILL TGE Unlocks: ▸ N/A Macro: ▸ N/A ——— ► May 05 Events: ▸ @virtuals_io - Snapshot for $OPG airdrop ▸ @Creditcoin - USC CC3 Testnet ▸ @consensus2026 Miami - May 5-7th ▸ @DeepBookonSui - Outcome markets testnet Unlocks: ▸ @ethena / $ENA - 2% Macro: ▸ RBA Rate Decision Australia ▸ Switzerland CPI ▸ China Caixin PMI ——— ► May 06 Events: ▸ @monero - FCMP++ 2nd testnet ▸ @StellarOrg - Yardstick mainnet vote Unlocks: ▸ @HyperliquidX / $HYPE - 9.92M (2.59%) Macro: ▸ FOMC Meeting (est.) ——— ► May 07 Events: ▸ @aave - Frozen ETH to DeFi United vote Unlocks: ▸ @jito_sol / $JTO - 2.4% Macro: ▸ US Initial Job Claims ——— ► May 08 Events: ▸ @Mantle_Official - MIP-34 Vote Unlocks: ▸ @spaceandtime / $SXT up to 23% on some tracker Macro: ▸ US Employement Data (Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, etc.) ——— ► May 09 (Weekend) Events: ▸ N/A Unlocks: ▸ @St

📢Introducing the next ZKsync protocol upgrade. v31 is on the governance forum (ZIP-16): ▪️ZKsync Connect: native interop between ZKsync Chains ▪️Stage 1 support for L1-settling chains ▪️Expanded ZKsync OS compatibility https://t.co/1y7xAsBx3c

🧠 ZK Technology for Dummies "Episode 10" 🔹Quick summary of everything (so far) If you made it this far… here’s a quick recap of EVERYTHING 👇 🔹Problem: Ethereum is secure… but expensive and slow when there’s a lot of activity. 🔹Solution (very simplified): ZKsync processes things off-chain and then proves to Ethereum that everything is correct. 🔹How does it do it? 👉 bundles many transactions together 👉 creates a proof (ZK) 👉 Ethereum verifies it And that’s it. 🔹Result: ✅ cheaper ✅ faster ✅ same security 🔹But ZKsync isn’t just that 👇 It’s also about improving how we use crypto. 👉 Account Abstraction → more human-friendly wallets 👉 Elastic Network → many connected L2s 👉 new apps that feel more like Web2 And that’s why you see things like: 👉 Abstract Chain 👉 apps focused on UX 👉 less friction for the user 🔹Final summary for dummies like me: @zksync = making Ethereum truly usable. If you understood this… you’re already WAY ahead of where we started 😅 Let’s keep going 🚀

Most people look at institutional adoption by asking who has joined. A more useful question is what changes once they do. With @zksync, the interesting part is not just that financial institutions are building, but what they bring with them. A banking network, for example, does not come empty. It brings existing liquidity, clients, and transaction patterns. That shifts the network from isolated activity to something closer to real financial flow. As more of these participants connect, the network starts behaving differently. Each new addition increases the number of ways value can move between participants, not just the total volume. This is where it begins to compound, not because of speculation, but because of structure. In that system, $ZK is part of how coordination happens. It sits at the governance layer, shaping how upgrades, parameters, and decisions are handled as the network grows. Seen this way, the change is less about adoption headlines and more about how a financial network starts forming

If you are a @zksync maxi, weekends arent for resting. Todal staked $ZK ➡️ UP APR ➡️ UP $ZK price ➡️ UP Not noise, just math working ;) https://t.co/zDTJ4U4O3N

📌Update: $ZK Staking Pilot Total $ZK Staked: 340M Current target rate: 10.0% APR The mechanism is Delegate-to-Stake and rewards eligibility is tied to active delegation. $ZK + more active delegation = more resilient governance https://t.co/ETaWUa6VVZ