important notes
- Etherscan cannot properly index many native-level ZKsync features.
- All on-chain data will be fully migrated to ZKsync native explorer on January 7, 2026.
- Developers using the Etherscan API must migrate by the deadline.
ZKsync will end ZKsync-era Etherscan support on January 7, 2026. Block, transaction, and contract data are completely moved to the ZKsync native explorer. Developers relying on the Etherscan API should migrate by that date.
According to the GitHub post, ZKsync no longer conforms to standard EVM assumptions. New compilers such as interoperable transactions, cross-chain bundles, gateway payments, and solx require explorers that understand the protocols at a native level. Etherscan cannot properly index these features.
End of Etherscan support
ZKsync has evolved into a network of interconnected chains. Transactions can now span multiple ZKsync chains and be resolved through flexible paths that can include ZKsync gateways or Ethereum directly. This structure breaks the single-chain model that most explorers rely on.
Etherscan support for ZKsync Era will end on January 7, 2026.
This allows us to prioritize ZKsync native explorers and support protocol native features such as interop transactions, gateway payments, and additional EVM compilers such as solx.
ZKsync Native Explorer →…
— ZKsync Developer (∎, ∆) (@zkSyncDevs) December 22, 2025
With native recognition of interoperability (communication layer) and payment paths, ZKsync Explorer can display execution context, payment flows, and cross-chain state in a single view.
It’s important to note that this decision signals where ZKsync is heading in 2026, towards fewer external dependencies and more protocol-level coordination.
Token utility goes from theory to design
According to Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, the company behind ZKsync, ZKsync’s leadership spent 2025 laying the foundation for the utility of the ZK token beyond governance.
Proposals announced this year focused on interoperability and off-chain licensing as sources of value directly tied to network usage.
The logic is simple. When private and public ZKsync chains are reconciled, fees are incurred at the protocol layer. Governance proposals create purchase and allocation avenues where fees and license revenue can support burn, staking rewards, and ecosystem funds.
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The value of a token is now linked to the amount of coordination the network handles, not just the number of votes it controls.
Utilities with Enterprise Upgrade
ZKsync spent 2025 bringing privacy into production. Prividium is the result of these efforts and enables institutions to run private chains.
According to research analysts at Messari, Privisium “generates proofs of validity that are resolved on Ethereum, providing public verifiability while keeping execution and state private.”
Meanwhile, Atlas upgrades have enhanced execution, proofs, and Ethereum validation, resulting in a faster pipeline, Gluchowski said in his 2025 recap. The goal is more than 15,000 transactions per second, nearly one-second finality, and extremely low proof costs, the analyst report said.
The Last Airbender is also live. Reduce hardware needs and provisioning time. Gluchowski added that banks, asset managers, consumer apps, and regional chains have begun rolling out production environments throughout the year.
As ZKsync enters 2026 with Prividium, Interop, and Atlas, the ZK token has plunged more than 90% from its high of $0.3285 over two years ago. At the time of writing, the altcoin was trading at $0.027, but the new changes could form the bottom of ZK’s price decline.
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