<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">[size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap]Polygon zkEVM development[/size][size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap] has become popular over other layer 2 solutions due to its advantages. While networks like Arbitrum and Optimism use optimistic rollups, Polygon zkEVM uses zero-knowledge proofs that verify transactions instantly at lower cost. [/size]

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">[size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap]Many zk-rollups require code modifications, but Polygon zkEVM aims for bytecode-level equivalence, meaning that Solidity contracts work without[/size] [size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap]modification[/size][size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap], [/size][size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap]Ethereum tools/frameworks work natively, and require the same gas cost structure & same opcodes.[/size]



<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">[size= 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap]Polygon zkEVM uses recursive proofs, efficient polynomial commitments, and parallelized proof generation, making proof submission cheaper for users compared to earlier zk-rollups. Also, it offers higher TPS, keeps costs low even during network congestion, and scales better. [/size]