ZKsync Elastic Chain (Elastic Chain / ZK Stack) is a modular network with multi-chain parallelism, native interoperability, and Ethereum security. The core is ZKsync Era (main chain) + 20+ Hyperchains (application chains/institutional chains). Below are the core projects that have been deployed/deeply applied (March 2026).
1. Core Infrastructure (Elastic Chain Base) - ZKsync Era: The first chain of ZK Stack, the core hub of the elastic chain, EVM compatible, ZK Rollup, supporting mainstream DeFi/NFT/social ecosystems.
- ZK Stack: Open source framework that supports one-click deployment of Hyperchain (custom chain), sharing Ethereum security and liquidity.
- Atlas: Elastic chain cross-chain engine, achieving native interoperability between Hyperchains, unified liquidity, and single address cross-chain.
- Prividium: Institutional-level privacy module, supports compliant private chains for banks/financial institutions.
- Airbender: Next-generation proof system, 15K+ TPS, sub-second finality, extremely low Gas.
Two, DeFi (Most Mature Track) - DEX: Mute.io, SyncSwap, Velocore, ZigZag (Cross-chain DEX)
- Lending: Gravita, Sonar, zkLend
- Derivatives: GRVT (Build dedicated chain with ZK Stack, 600K+ transactions/second, 2ms latency)
- Liquid Staking: Kelp DAO, Stader
- Cross-chain Bridge/Aggregator: Orbiter Finance, LI.FI, zkBridge
Three, GameFi & NFT (High Concurrency Scenarios) - Game Chain/Ecosystem: Sophon.xyz (ZK Stack Gaming Entertainment Ecosystem, high concurrency economy) - Chain Games: ZkCraft, ZK Pets, OpenStars - NFT Market: tofuNFT, Mint Square, Genie (Aggregator) - NFT Minting/Tools: Ziggy, zkNFT (Privacy Copyright)
Four, Web3 Social & DID - Lens Protocol: Deployed Era, supports cross-chain social graphs - CyberConnect: Decentralized social graph, integrates ZKsync - Dynamic: Wallet/SSO solution, adapting to elastic chain enterprise accounts - 3Box/ Ceramic: Decentralized identity/data storage
Five, RWA & Institutional Applications (Core Advantages of Elastic Chain) - Deutsche Bank: Using ZK Stack + Prividium for asset tokenization, fund management, compliance + privacy.
- ADI Chain (UAE): Sovereign finance/regulatory chain, based on ZKsync Elastic Chain.
- UBS, BlackRock: Participated in Prividium workshop, exploring RWA on-chain.
- Storj: Decentralized storage, natively supports ZKsync enterprise scenarios.
Six, Wallet & Tools - Bitget Wallet, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Zerion, Rabby- Chainlink, Tenderly, The Graph (Oracles/Development/Data)
Seven, Launched Hyperchain (Elastic Chain Independent Chain) - GRVT Chain (Derivatives) - Sophon Chain (Gaming) - Deutsche Bank Prividium (Institutional Private Chain) - Cronos ZK-EVM (Cross-ecosystem Compatible Chain) - Additionally, 15+ Public/Private Hyperchain Mainnets running
In summary, ZKsync Elastic Chain has upgraded from a single L2 to a multi-chain ecosystem: Era as a traffic hub, Hyperchain supporting vertical scenarios, Prividium serving institutions, Atlas enabling interoperability, covering DeFi, GameFi, social, RWA, and enterprise-level full scenarios.