A newly developed zkEVM prover is set to allow EVM chains to become zero-knowledge proof-powered layers 2s in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Ethereum scaling protocol Polygon has developed a new Type 1 prover allowing ecosystem chains like optimistic rollups to unlock zero-knowledge proof (ZK-proofs) layer-2 functionality.
Polygon co-founder Brendan Farmer spoke exclusively to Cointelegraph after Polygon announced that its next-generation Polygon zkEVM Type 1 prover will be available as open source to Ethereum ecosystem participants.
Farmer said the development of the technology, which was built with the help of Toposware, was a year in the making and unlocks the ability to generate ZK-proofs for mainnet Ethereum blocks at an average cost of $0.002 to $0.003 per transaction. The Type 1 prover is dual licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0 and will be available on GitHub.
