Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
It’s officially here. @ZenithFdn is an EVM environment built on @CantonNetwork which allows Canton applications to compose atomically with EVM applications.
Testnet is now live.
Let’s show tradfi what defi can do 🔥🔥🔥
JUST IN: The Zenith EVM Testnet is live and open to the public.
For the first time, 31800+ Ethereum developers can deploy standard Solidity applications that compose atomically with @CantonNetwork - the institutional blockchain where DTCC, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Visa process $9T+ in monthly settlement volume.
Point your existing tools at the Zenith RPC endpoint and deploy. Your contracts don't change, your tooling doesn't change, and every transaction is finalized through Canton's consensus with deterministic finality in seconds. The external_call() primitive enables atomic composability with Canton-native Daml workflows directly, and the Linked Transactions explorer shows you the full lifecycle of every transaction across both environments in one place.
Zenith is already contributing to two of the most significant tokenization initiatives running on Canton: @The_DTCC 's DTC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group bringing $114 trillion in U.S. securities on-chain, and @progmat_en's Tokenized JGB working group targeting Japan's $1.6 trillion JGB repo market alongside MUFG, Mizuho, and BlackRock Japan.
This is the first public venue where Ethereum's programmability and Canton's institutional rails meet.
Get started: docs.zenith.network
Explore: explorer.testnet.zenith.netw…
Full announcement: zenith.network/resources/blo…
To test atomic cross-environment workflows with the Zenith Gateway, reach out to us directly: [email protected]
Zth.
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Over the next few months, the Zenith team will travel across four continents, and we're hosting at two of those stops.
@kbwofficial in Seoul and @token2049 in Singapore are where we're investing the most energy this autumn, bringing together TradFi and DeFi partners in the kind of setting where real conversations happen.
Here's what we have planned:
Seoul: Korean Blockchain Week
September 29, 17:30-21:30
Invite-only dinner, co-hosted with @redstone_defi and @Figure. An intimate seated evening built for the conversations that don't fit a conference agenda. If you are working at the intersection of institutional finance and digital assets and want to be in the room, reach out directly. Details: luma.com/3wk6i1l1
September 30
@HeslinKim speaks at the RealFi x Asia Stablecoin Conference in Seoul. Check info: luma.com/nhi6rmrp
October 1, 11:00-14:00
The Seoul Table, an institutional lunch at Conrad Seoul, co-hosted with @KaikoData, @utila_io, and Happyblock. Meet the teams behind institutional digital asset adoption alongside banks, funds, and capital market participants working through the same questions. RSVP: luma.com/5tjt4qme
Singapore: TOKEN2049 Week
October 7, 9:00-12:00
Opening Bell, an institutional breakfast co-hosted with @trex_network and @KaikoData. 10 minutes from Marina Bay Sands and timed to kick off your TOKEN2049 day. Relaxed setting, high-quality conversations, and the right people in the room. Quality breakfast on us, RSVP: luma.com/ht5jyi8k
While in Singapore, @HeslinKim is on stage four times across the week, catch him at:
- TokenizeThis 2026 by @redstone_defi on October 6: luma.com/sk9weqs5
- @blockworksDAS Digital Asset Summit on October 7: luma.com/dasasia2026
- Agentic Finance by @moreandmorebd on October 8: mnm.live/agentic-finance
- HSC Asset Management by @mpost_io Singapore on October 8: luma.com/HSC_Singapore
- @rwasummitglobal on October 9 as part of RWA Week: luma.com/rwasummit
Beyond Seoul and Singapore, autumn also takes us to New York for the Canton Summit on September 15, Germany the same week for @conf3rence with @NorbertVadas, and Rome in November for @AIBC_World with Heslin.
If you're going to be at any of these, we'd like to meet you, reach out ahead or find us on the ground.
Zth.
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JUST IN: Zenith has been invited to join Progmat's Tokenized JGB and On-chain Repo Working Group, a consortium bringing together MUFG, Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui, BlackRock Japan, State Street, SBI Securities, Japan Exchange Group, and other major players, conducting a joint study on bringing Japan's $1.6 trillion JGB (Japanese Government Bond) repo market on-chain.
Japan's JGB repo market is one of the largest in the world, processing ¥250-270 trillion annually and representing roughly 10% of the global government bond-backed repo market. Today it settles a business day after a trade is executed, operates within traditional market hours, and requires manual processes at every step. The working group is targeting same-day settlement, 24/7 availability, and cross-border access, enabling fully on-chain repo transactions using tokenized JGB collateral paired with stablecoin cash legs via lending protocols.
A comprehensive report is expected in October 2026, with issuance pilots targeted for later this year. Read the full announcement: zenith.network/resources/blo…
Zth.
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Zenith is expanding and we're hiring two people to grow with us.
> Business Development Associate: shape Zenith's launch by managing inbound client relationships, qualifying partnerships, and building the workflows that keep everything moving. You're organized, relationship-driven, and fluent in both Web3 and institutional finance conversations.
platform.zenith.network/appl…
> Head of Security (Engineering): own security end-to-end across our full stack. This is a deeply technical role: threat modeling, vulnerability research, incident response, secure architecture from blockchain protocol layer to cloud infrastructure.
platform.zenith.network/appl…
If you want to work at the forefront of where DeFi meets institutional finance with an ambitious team playing the long game, we'd love to hear from you.
Zth.
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Canton builders in Cannes ☕️
Joined the @CantonFdn x @ZenithFdn Builders Breakfast at EthCC this morning - great conversations about where institutional DeFi is heading.
Find us if you're here 😉
Time to clear our Social calendars. @CantonNetwork, @zenithfdn, it's time to cook.
They told us it was impossible. We did it anyways. Today we announce Zenith.
POV: You wake up H2 2026 and Ethereum‘s application layer has fully teleported into Wall Street’s blockchain of choice. We are that protocol, now opening a direct on-ramp between the world’s largest programmable and institutional blockchain ecosystems.
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
breakthrough by @thezkcloud :)
→ Fetching Ethereum block data to feed into zkVMs used to take minutes.
→ ZkCloud slashed that by 1,000x — from hundreds of seconds to hundreds of milliseconds.
→ The trick? A custom fetcher using Reth's debug_executionWitness. Open source soon™.
Time spent outside proving for block 22,795,300:
🥇 ZkCloud: 3s 😎
🥈 Succinct: 117s
🥉 Cysic: 298s
4️⃣ Brevis: 311s
5️⃣ Snarkify: 317s
6️⃣ ZKM: 365s
ZK could be the next major meta-play that has yet to gain widespread attention. I can’t help but wonder about the opportunity cost many might face by not delving deeper into ZK now if we simply let things unfold.
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Bitcoin hits 100k, and the Firestarter launch happens on the same day. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Funny thing I've noticed since diving into Web3 this summer: coming from the outside, I'm constantly amazed at how sharp people are. The way they think is next-level. No one takes anything at face value—they question, explore different angles, and come up with the most out-of-the-box solutions.
Makes me wonder where this mindset comes from.
Eager to meet these folks again this week when heading to #DevCon2024
See you at zk events and rAAVE!
Few #zeroknowledge events to join:
lu.ma/95twpvsc
lu.ma/EraZKCoffeeBK
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
For the first time ever, @aztecnetwork blocks were ZK proved by third parties in its ProverNet contest, aiming to test provers ability to produce the proofs necessary validate Aztec blocks.
15 teams stepped up to the challenge and produced Aztec blocks over several days, competing in two categories (custom and generic)
Now, the results are in. ⤵️
Custom:
➊ @gevulot_network
Generic*:
➊ @gevulot_network (avg time: 419s)
➋ @MarlinProtocol (avg time: 430s)
➌ @lagrangedev (avg time: 483s)
➍ @Ember_Stake (avg time: 604s)
* ) four teams tied, proving all eligible blocks in time
Great to see @aztecnetwork pushing towards prover decentralization and how strong these teams have performed!
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Come and meet @gevulot_network in Singapore next week.
Four men, one stage, countless insights. 🎯 Don’t miss the intriguing Panel Discussion during The Rollup Day between:
✨@analyticalali (Strategy Lead, @movementlabsxyz)
✨@HaymanLiron (Head of BD, @StarkWareLtd)
✨@thisisrj (Co-founder, @alignedlayer)
✨Moderator: @NorbertVadas (Researcher, @gevulot_network)
The topic of the discussion is “Reducing the Cost of the Proof Supply Chain.”
🔗 Register now: therollupday.com
📅 19th Sept at 12 PM to 6 PM Singapore time
📍 M Hotel Singapore, Anson Rd, 81, Singapore 079908
#TheRollupDay #Rollups #RaaS #ZeeveForRollups #DoitOnZeeve #GevulotXZeeve #Token2049 #StarkWare #Aligned #MovementLabs #SupplyChain #Cost
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Coming to Montreal for @__zkhack__ ?
Check out the bounties of @gevulot_network !
Bounty #1: Port a ZK-rollup prover to Gevulot
Hint: @zksync 's prover or @StarkWareLtd 's Stwo might be great candidates.
More details here: zk-hack-montreal.devfolio.co…
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
Shout-out to 𝐆𝐞𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐭 for their sponsoring #ZKHackKrakow as a Based Sponsor! We greatly appreciate your partnership!
Wanna hack with us and @gevulot_network in Kraków on May 17-19?
Apply now 👉👉👉 zkkrakow.com/
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
1/📣Two AltLayer-powered AVSes are now live on @eigencloud mainnet.
♾️ AltLayer MACH AVS to serve @Optimism mainnet
♾️ Xterio MACH AVS to serve @XterioGames’ rollup
Playing infinite sum games together ♾️
❔How to engage as an operator or a delegator?👇
blog.altlayer.io/altlayer-an…
Henri Kämäräinen retweeted
1/2 We are happy to announce our partnership with @gevulot_network, a fully permissionless and programmable L1 blockchain tailored for deploying proof systems as on-chain programs 🤝
