Astar Network breaks away from the Polkadot ecosystem! Introducing Polygon-based Astar zkEVM

Astar, the public chain of the Polkadot ecosystem, recently announced the official launch of the Layer 2 mainnet based on Polygon CDK - Astar zkEVM. This marks Astar’s first Layer 2 network to be fully integrated with Polygon AggLayer. Astar plans to achieve the transformation from the Polkadot ecosystem to the Ethereum ecosystem through this initiative.

Astar zkEVM mainnet has been launched

Launching zk-rollup on Ethereum

Astar Network is a Japanese Layer1 network that supports EVM and Web Assembly (Wasm) development environments , built in the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Astar team started planning and building Ethereum Rollup last year. They used the Polygon CDK (Chain Development Kit) tool to create a new Layer 2 network. This network was launched as a testnet in October last year and was named Astar zkEVM, aiming to promote the development of the Ethereum ecosystem.

Integrating Agglayer developed by Polygon

The main goal of the AggLayer project is to use zero-knowledge proof technology to integrate the fragmented liquidity of the modularized blockchain to improve cross-network Composability. Compared with third-party cross-chain bridges, the AggLayer project has higher security, which makes integrating different blockchain systems more reliable.

Astar zkEVM is the first Layer 2 solution fully integrated with Polygon's AggLayer, aiming to tightly connect the composability of Polygon, Ethereum and Astar Network, and is expected to integrate more adopting the Polygon CDK standard in the future network of.

Redefine the ecological strategy with a new channel

Jump to the Polkadot ecosystem and find another way out

Astar Network was originally based on the Polkadot ecosystem, but due to the lack of flexible slot auction mechanism , coupled with the market downturn in the past two years and the impact of other competitors, the recent development of the Polkadot network ecosystem has been relatively slow. Although the Web3 Foundation has begun to promote a series of reforms in Polkadot 2.0, its growth is still limited in the short term.

Many projects are also looking for other solutions. In addition to Astar, the example that has attracted the most market attention at present is Manta Network. Manta Network, which is also from the Polkadot ecosystem, has already begun to move closer to the Ethereum ecosystem last year, and has achieved rapid growth in the recent past through its unique Rollups design and marketing techniques.

Join the Ethereum Rollups ecosystem and grow along with the trend

Compared with Polkadot, the Ethereum ecosystem has used the Rollups growth strategy to vigorously develop the ecosystem in recent years, whether on the chain or Layer 2. Take advantage of the market trend and grow. Many on-chain projects, exchanges, and institutions use Rollups Stacks to build their own Layer 2, hoping to benefit from market dividends.

Astar's construction of Ethereum Layer 2 and integration of Agglayer is undoubtedly still an ecological integration strategy, which is similar to the previous development model in the Polkadot ecosystem, but on a different stage.

However, the actual degree of implementation and market acceptance still require further observation.

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