{"id":91928,"date":"2025-12-08T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=91928"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:00:18","slug":"zksync-to-cease-support-for-its-first-ethereum-based-rollup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/zksync-to-cease-support-for-its-first-ethereum-based-rollup\/","title":{"rendered":"ZKsync to Cease Support for Its First Ethereum-Based Rollup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The developers of ZKsync have announced plans to discontinue support for ZKsync Lite, an Ethereum-<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-rollups-and-how-do-they-scale-ethereum\">based rollup<\/a> utilizing <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-zero-knowledge-proof\">zero-knowledge proofs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcccIn 2026, we plan to deprecate ZKsync Lite (aka ZKsync 1.0), the original ZK-rollup we launched on Ethereum. <\/p>\n<p>This is a planned, orderly sunset for a system that has served its purpose and does not affect any other ZKsync systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZKsync (@zksync) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zksync\/status\/1997776803302125607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis is a planned, orderly decommissioning of a system that has fulfilled its purpose and does not affect any other ZKsync systems,\u201d project representatives stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The team noted that they will share specific details, dates, and migration recommendations next year.<\/p>\n<p><span data-descr=\"formerly known as ZKsync 1.0\" class=\"old_tooltip\">ZKsync Lite<\/span> was launched in June 2020 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">Layer 2 solution<\/a> focused on payments. The network supported token transfers, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-atomic-swaps\">atomic swaps<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-nfts\">NFT<\/a> issuance, but lacked smart contract functionality. This limited its capabilities compared to later, more advanced rollup implementations.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, the first version of the protocol served as a testing ground for Ethereum-based ZK technologies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cZKsync Lite was an important proof of concept and confirmed key ideas related to creating scalable ZK systems,\u201d the developers noted. \u201cIt fulfilled its purpose: demonstrating what is possible and paving the way for next-generation solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/l2beat.com\/scaling\/projects\/zksync-lite\">L2BEAT<\/a>, approximately $50 million in user funds remain engaged on ZKsync Lite, although the network processes fewer than 200 transactions daily.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFunds are safe, and withdrawals to L1 will continue to function,\u201d project representatives emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Matter Labs ceased active development of ZKsync Lite in March 2023 following the launch of ZKsync Era, a fully functional <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/polygon-zkevm-resumes-operations-after-outage\">zkEVM<\/a> supporting the execution of any smart contracts. At the time, some analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/222596\/zksync-era-first-zkevm-goes-live-in-major-development-for-ethereum\">described<\/a> the system as the \u201choly grail of Ethereum scaling\u201d because it allows existing applications to be transferred without compromising security.<\/p>\n<p>ZKsync noted that discontinuing support for Lite will not affect other products.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe next steps involve systems based on ZK Stack, Prividiums, and the broader ZKsync network,\u201d the team explained, referring to the modular framework and business-oriented private blockchains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement followed a series of challenges for the project&#8217;s development. In March, the ZKsync <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-dao-decentralised-autonomous-organisation\">DAO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/zksync-halts-ignite-rewards-program-amid-bear-market-conditions\">halted<\/a> the Ignite rewards program due to the \u201cbear market.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The largest lending protocol, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-aave\">Aave<\/a>, announced a potential withdrawal from its multichain strategy, which could lead to the cessation of support for the Era network alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/metis-andromeda-an-overview-of-l2-solutions-with-the-lowest-fees\">Metis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sony-switches-on-soneium-mainnet\">Soneium<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October, the ZKsync team <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/zksync-unveils-atlas-upgrade-with-30000-tps\">introduced<\/a> the Atlas update, which aims to increase throughput to 30,000 <span data-descr=\"transactions per second\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TPS<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The developers of ZKsync have announced plans to discontinue support for ZKsync Lite, an Ethereum-based rollup utilizing zero-knowledge proofs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"ZKsync to end support for its first Ethereum rollup, ZKsync Lite, by 2026.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1338,1518],"class_list":["post-91928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-zk-rollups","tag-zksync"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"165","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"ZKsync to end support for its first Ethereum rollup, ZKsync Lite, by 2026.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91930,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91928\/revisions\/91930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}