{"id":12222,"date":"2025-05-19T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=12222"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:59:23","slug":"revolutionizing-ethereum-how-zero-knowledge-rollup-zkm-aims-to-transform-it-into-a-universal-settlement-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/revolutionizing-ethereum-how-zero-knowledge-rollup-zkm-aims-to-transform-it-into-a-universal-settlement-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionizing Ethereum: How Zero-Knowledge Rollup ZKM Aims to Transform it into a Universal Settlement Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-submodule-name=\"composer-content\" data-module-name=\"article-body\" data-module-version=\"1.0.0\">\n<div>\n<p>The Zero-knowledge rollup ZKM has emerged from incubation under the MetisDAO Foundation, expressing its ambition to establish Ethereum as the \u201cuniversal settlement layer for all blockchain and non-blockchain applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Backed by the foundation responsible for the Metis, a layer-2 Ethereum protocol, ZKM is pursuing a mixed strategy that merges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/learn\/what-are-rollups-zk-rollups-and-optimistic-rollups-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimistic and Zero-Knowledge rollups<\/a> into a single framework, as detailed in an announcement sent via email on Thursday. Rollups serve as a method to aggregate transactions, enhancing throughput while reducing transaction expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The initiative is set to commence operations on the Ethereum testnet in January of the upcoming year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Metis will be the inaugural network to implement ZKM\u2019s hybrid rollup, facilitating immediate transfers from the layer 2 to the layer 1 chain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cFrom the standpoint of user experience, all participants within the Metis ecosystem will enjoy instantaneous, unlimited asset transfers,\u201d ZKM remarked in a statement to CoinDesk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>ZKM indicated its objective to enhance current layer-2 networks, including Metis and Optimism, with the ambition to ensure its rollup&#8217;s compatibility with other layer 1s such as Solana, Avalanche, and BNB Chain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Following that, ZKM declared its intention to position Ethereum as a settlement layer for non-blockchain applications, providing its infrastructure to sectors like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Edited by Sheldon Reback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/tech\/2023\/07\/13\/zero-knowledge-rollup-zkm-sets-out-to-make-ethereum-universal-settlement-layer\/?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_campaign=headlines<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\" data-rocketlazyloadscript=\"1\">window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar loadFB = function (d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjs.onload = function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Once the FB Page plugin loads, the container's height is altered.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ We must notify the theme to allow elements like sticky widgets to respond.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.Event.subscribe('xfbml.render', function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery('body').trigger('g1PageHeightChanged');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadFB(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})();\n\t\t\t\t});<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethereum.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/13\/zero-knowledge-rollup-zkm-sets-out-to-make-ethereum-universal-settlement-layer\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zero-knowledge rollup ZKM has emerged from incubation under the MetisDAO Foundation, expressing its ambition to establish Ethereum as the \u201cuniversal settlement layer for all blockchain and non-blockchain applications.\u201d Backed by the foundation responsible for the Metis, a layer-2 Ethereum protocol, ZKM is pursuing a mixed strategy that merges Optimistic and Zero-Knowledge rollups into a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[2474],"class_list":{"0":"post-12222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethereum","8":"tag-return-a-list-of-comma-separated-tags-from-this-title-zero-knowledge-rollup-zkm-sets-out-to-make-ethereum-universal-settlement-layer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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