Ethereum Layer-2 Scaling Solution Scroll Goes Live

cryptonews.com:

Scroll, an Ethereum layer 2 (L2), has announced the launch of its zkEVM mainnet, which allows developers to have increased speeds, latency, and lower fees to build decentralized applications (dApps).

According to the open letter by the L2 network blog on October 17, the launch of Scroll mainnet came after over 15 months of extensive testnets and security audits. 

The mainnet will offer an EVM-compatible solution that enables a seamless experience for existing dApps and developers to migrate from Ethereum to Scroll. 

All EVM opcodes, including PUSH0, and six precompiles, such as ecPairing, will allow developers to deploy ZK applications on Scroll with zero complexities. 

The open letter also stated that the mainnet integrated the Geth codebase to minimize deviations from Ethereum, deepen node compatibility, and simplify adoptions for various users. 

There is an incorporation of security measures, contract audits from OpenZeppelin and Zellic, and a well-funded bug bounty program. 

Haichen Schen, the co-founder of Scroll, iterated that Scroll enables a holistic security approach as it maintains an internal security team and remains open-source. 

The 15-month testnet phase has seen over 450,000 smart contracts deployed on over 90 million transactions. This was at an average transaction of a staggering 305,000 transactions daily. 

Scroll’s testnet has also produced over 9 million blocks and 280,000 ZK proofs.

Meanwhile, the layer two network team stated plans to continue with its most recent testnet, Scroll Sepolia, as a testing ground for all upgrades to its Mainnet. 

Sepolia has already recorded over 900,000 wallet addresses created and generated over six million transactions with over 100 projects deployed on Scroll testnets. 

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