ZK-Rollups step into the limelight after the quest to scale Ethereum evolves By Cointelegraph

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Scalability on the (ETH) network has been a point of contention within the cryptocurrency ecosystem for years, primarily due to high fees and network congestion during periods of peak demand.

The latest solution to emerge as the final fix to Ethereum’s scalability woes is zero-knowledge rollups (zk-Rollups), a form of scaling that runs computations off-chain and submits them on-chain via a validity proof.

LRC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView
zkSync total deposits vs. total unique users