With open source ZK frameworks like Plonky2, Plonky3, and now ZiskVM, the Polygon ecosystem continues to push boundaries in zero knowledge (ZK) privacy and scaling, powering everything from Africa’s payments infrastructure to smart city governance pilots.
- Open Source: The Catalyst for ZK Innovation
- Katana: The Rising ZK Rollup Powerhouse
- Billions Network: ZK-Powered Identity for Humans & AI Agents
Open Source: The Catalyst for ZK Innovation
The zero knowledge ecosystem thrives on transparency and collaboration, and Polygon’s open source commitment is driving some of the most important leaps forward. Starting with Plonky2 and Plonky3, the team introduced recursive proof systems optimized for speed and scalability.
Now, with ZiskVM, a cutting edge ZK virtual machine, Polygon is enabling developers to experiment, optimize, and scale privacy focused applications at an unprecedented pace.
ZK proofs ensure verifiable computation & trustless communication between chains, removing the need for centralized intermediaries. Polygon’s bold bet on ZK has paid off with Agglayer now powers multiple rollups, proving that privacy & scale can coexist on-chain.
Katana: The Rising ZK Rollup Powerhouse
Among the many rollups incubated under Agglayer, Katana is quickly emerging as a major player. With deep integration into the ZK stack and rapidly growing ecosystem adoption, Katana has already become the second largest zk rollup by DeFi TVL.
Flutterwave uses Polygon as its default blockchain to power low cost, stablecoin based cross border payments across Africa, bringing regional & global money flows onchain. Amravati is moving all core government records to the Polygon blockchain to digitize land titles, tax files & citizen services with tamper resistant, transparent governance rails.
Open source code, like Polygon Plonky2/3 and now ZiskVM are making it possible to take huge leaps in ZK privacy and scaling
— Polygon (@0xPolygon) November 4, 2025
Agglayer + CDK are ZK-secured for a reason 🫡 https://t.co/OqqKtEWhpv
Billions Network: ZK Powered Identity for Humans and AI Agents
In the next wave of Web3, identity will define trust. Billions Network, an Agglayer-incubated project, is building ZK based onchain identity verification for both humans and AI agents. Using zero knowledge proofs, users can prove who they are without revealing personal data.
Polygon teams up with Manifold Trading to bring institutional grade liquidity, tighter spreads & deeper markets to DeFi, making the network ready for large scale onchain capital & RWA settlement. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund moves $500M in tokenized assets to Polygon in a single transaction, signaling growing institutional confidence in the network’s rails for onchain finance.
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