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Which zkEVM will win? 🏁
Comparing the 5 most popular zkEVMs, claim your free Superchain Builder NFT on Optimism, add ERC-4337 to your app, & more! Details below.
Which zkEVM is Best? The Ultimate Guide ⚡️
Layer 2 networks are bringing the blockchain to the masses — increasing scalability while maintaining security & decentralization.
As the race to scaling Ethereum heats up, new L2s are popping up left & right — with many of those being zkEVMs: the supposed ‘holy grail’ of scaling solutions. But not all zkEVMs are the same.
So we compared the most popular ones, including:
🟪 Polygon zkEVM (+ 2.0)
⚡️ zkSync Era
⚫️ Linea
📜 Scroll zkEVM
🥁 Taiko
But how are all of the above different? And which one is best? Learn about all of the above (& more) in our ultimate guide to zkEVMs:
Claim your Superchain Builder NFT on Optimism 🏗️ 🔴
Deploy a contract on Optimism → claim a Superchain Builder NFT. 🎉
Last week, Optimism launched the Superchain faucet — which provides up to 20x the amount of Goerli ETH to builders that verify their credentials.
To celebrate the launch, we partnered with Optimism to reward builders that deploy a smart contract with the Superchain Builder NFT.
Learn more about the drop & claim the Superchain Builder NFT:
📹️ YouTube Tutorial: How to Add a ‘Connect Wallet’ Button to Any App or Website
In this video, learn how to add a Connect Wallet button to any website or app — with built-in web3 wallet onboarding & full customizability. We’ll take you step-by-step through:
Adding the Connect Wallet button to your app with 1 line of code
Allowing users to sign in with 170+ wallet options including non-custodial (Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, WalletConnect), multisig (Safe), email (Paper), and MPC wallets
Customizing the Connect Wallet UI component to match your app’s branding & enabling any EVM chains that you want to support
📚️ Guide: How to Add Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) to Any App or Website
In this guide, learn how to implement smart wallets (ERC-4337) into your web3 app — using account abstraction to unlock powerful features such as:
Auto-generated wallets: Create wallets for your users when they sign up for your app, website, or game — automatically & under the hood
Smooth user experience: Use gasless & signless transactions to create the best UX, with no gas or disruptive transaction pop-ups
Team wallets: Create shared wallets with tiered permissions to enable fully onchain collaboration & enhanced security with multiple signers
🔥 July Ecosystem Report: L2 Adoption is Accelerating
Last month, over $500k in primary revenue was generated via thirdweb contracts on @0xPolygon alone — an ATH & over 10x from February.
The race to scaling Ethereum is heating up, with more L2 activity than ever before.
Here’s our Web3 development ecosystem report for July 🧵
— thirdweb (@thirdweb)
4:11 PM • Aug 9, 2023
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