Some personal news:
I will be leaving
@zksync at the end of April.
I've been working on starting my own project.
Allow me to introduce
@sophon
Sophon is a general purpose hyperchain, focused on ██████ and ██████, using ██████ as DA, leading us all towards a brighter future.
I'm incredibly excited to build this new venture on the ZK Stack. I will be progressively sharing more information on X and Medium, but a few FAQ for now:
Why I am leaving zkSync
- TLDR: I'm bullish on hyperchains and realised I needed to build my own.
- I'm leaving Matter Labs, but I'm not really leaving zkSync. zkSync is so much more than Era, the first L2 zkEVM. The ambition is to build a constellation of hyperchains, leveraging the zkSync codebase, with shared users and liquidity on zkSync.
- I will continue to work closely with the amazing Matter Labs teams, lead by
@gluk64 @Ozhar &
@anthonykrose and will always endeavour to be their biggest ambassador.
Why build a hyperchain?
When I decided to build Sophon, choosing the ZK Stack was no brainer - I know the product inside out in comparison to other stacks on the market. Building for tomorrow rather than yesterday. I'm convinced that in a few years, looking back at the design and infrastructure choices ML made will seem obvious.
What is Sophon?
Sophon is the brainchild of
@Pentosh1, ██████ and myself. We envisioned a place where communities could symbiotically co-exist, leveraging the best user experiences and partnerships.
Catering for today's most crypto native users, whilst building for tomorrow's newcomers. And always, nothing matters more than community.
Sophon will be pioneers in the modular ZK space, benefiting from the best tech and most strategic partnerships.
When will you start?
We already have.
The first partnerships struck are with
@BuildOnBeam and
@AethirCloud
We also announced our $10m seed round for Sophon, led by
@Papervc,
@Maven11Capital and participation from
@TheSpartanGroup,
@SevenXVentures,
@OKX_Ventures,
@the_matter_labs,
@class_lambda & more.
With angels
@StaniKulechov,
@LucaNetz
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