The difference is simple: Optimistic hopes, ZK proves. And the market votes for the proofs.$OP
OP
0.3117
-1.11%
STRK
0.1052
-1.40%
# The difference between Optimistic and ZK rollups — without complex terms
Rollups are a key way to scale Ethereum. But there are two different approaches: Optimistic and ZK. Both gather transactions off L1 and publish the result on Ethereum, but they do it differently. In simple terms — they have different trust logics.
### Optimistic rollups: "we believe everything is fair"
Optimistic assumes that transactions are correct by default.
### Optimistic rollups: "we believe everything is fair"
Optimistic assumes that transactions are correct by default.
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