Gluchowski: Matter Labs Created Custom Language Zinc Before Pivoting to EVM
Alex Gluchowski · Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs · Nov 8, 2021 · at 41:59
Alex Gluchowski, co-founder of Matter Labs, explains why the team abandoned its original custom ZK programming language Zinc to prioritize EVM compatibility for zkSync.
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“We actually started originally with building a custom language, which was optimized for zero knowledge pros. It was called Zinc. But we quickly realized that it will be really hard to onboard the existing ecosystem of Ethereum and let everyone rewrite their programs completely in this new language.”
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