zkEVM Technical Updates and Mainnet Beta Launch
summary
Polygon zkEVM reaches mainnet beta launched with an EVM-equivalent rollup that runs unmodified smart contracts and wallets, built from layered work on polynomial commitments, recursion and a custom VM/assembly/ROM stack, audited and optimized since a July prototype and October public testnet; core code is open-sourced under GPL; a live MetaMask bridge and a sample on-chain transfer of 0.005 ETH succeeds as the symbolic first transaction, proving the end-to-end flow works.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:43Origins and challenges
- 3:16Building team and prototype
- 4:22Public testnet and audits
- 5:06Open sourcing and licensing
- 5:50Rapid development factors
- 7:39Team dedication
- 8:45Vitalik’s first transaction
- 9:06Live demo
- 13:43Mainnet beta launch
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