The newly established project Zisk, led by Jordi Baylina, has launched an initiative to develop an open zero-knowledge technology providing low latency for transaction validation.
Launch of Zisk and Project Goals
Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylina and the zkEVM developers have officially unveiled Zisk, an independent venture focused on creating low-latency open-source zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) technology.
According to Baylina, Zisk will specialize in proving infrastructure that enables transaction and data validation without exposing sensitive on-chain information. Zisk's zkVM approach aims to enhance both privacy and performance for next-generation blockchain applications.
Polygon Restructuring and New Leadership
The launch of Zisk comes shortly after a significant leadership change at Polygon Foundation. Co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has recently assumed the role of CEO and announced a strategic realignment. Under this new vision, Polygon will phase out the zkEVM chain and redirect focus to its core Polygon PoS chain and the Agglayer protocol, which serves as the cross-chain aggregator framework.
While zkEVM saw limited traction compared to other areas of the Polygon ecosystem, the underlying zero-knowledge work, now continued by Zisk, remains pivotal in the broader scalability roadmap.
Future of Zisk and zkVM Technology
With the mission to deliver faster, open zk-proving systems, Zisk aims to support scalable, privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure beyond the original scope of Polygon's zkEVM chain. Its independence signals a commitment to advancing zkVMs as a core building block for future decentralized systems.
The launch of Zisk and the ongoing changes at Polygon highlight the ambition of these projects to improve scalability and privacy within blockchain technologies. This opens new opportunities for the development of decentralized applications.
