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Major zkEVM Mainnet Upgrade Scheduled for November

The release targets lower proving costs and a simplified bridge exit path.

Venture & DeFi Reporter1 min read

Core developers confirmed a November target for the next mainnet upgrade, which bundles a new proving system with changes to the withdrawal flow.

Bridge operators have been asked to test against the public testnet ahead of the freeze date.

  • zkEVM
  • layer 2
  • upgrade

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Daniel Reis Daniel Reis tracks venture funding, protocol governance and decentralised finance infrastructure. Before journalism he spent four years as a smart-contract auditor, which shapes a reporting habit of reading the code alongside the announcement.

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