📢 We’re excited to announce that the migration to Zilliqa 2.0 has officially begun at block 4770087!

🔍 Got questions? Check out our detailed FAQ here: https://news.1rj.ru/str/zilliqa/1242

✅ Note: Your funds are safe throughout the migration. If you don’t see your balance in your wallet, you can verify it on-chain at https://viewblock.io/zilliqa. Just enter your ZIL address in the search bar to view your balance and transaction history.

Zilliqa is now live on Graph protocol

→ Fast, reliable onchain data for builders
→ Full EVM support for easy indexing with Subgraphs

Query smarter, build faster
Start here: https://thegraph.com/studio/

With the launch of Zilliqa 2.0, the team delivers :

→ A refocus on the base layer
→ Full EVM compatibility for developers
→ 1-second block times for scalability
→ A secure Proof-of-Stake network

Zilliqa is building the foundation to power innovation, adoption, and the next generation of Web3 applications.

Full story here 👉 https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2025/09/real-value-is-in-infrastructure-says-zilliqas-ceo-on-refocusing-to-build-the-base-layer-and-empower-innovation

In a recent conversation with Bitcoin Magazine NL, Zilliqa CEO Alexander Zahnd shared how his traditional finance background shapes the vision for Zilliqa 2.0 — a performant, institution-ready blockchain built for the next wave of adoption.

Key advancements with Zilliqa 2.0
• Full EVM compatibility while retaining native Scilla support
• X-Shards — customizable sub-blockchains optimized for privacy, performance, and fees
• Permissionless PoS with both classic and liquid staking options
• 1-second block times and 2-second finality

🔐 Security & Trust
After a February bridge exploit, Zilliqa strengthened its foundations: isolating and auditing modules, tightening change management, and expanding cross-chain infra with solutions like deBridge and Houdini Swap.

🏦 Institutional Focus
Partnering with the Liechtenstein Trusted Integrity Network (LTIN) on verifiable Legal Entity Identifiers (vLEI) — creating regulatory certainty and enabling enterprises to confidently build on blockchain.

🌎 Global Outlook
From strong Southeast Asia roots to growing alignment with European frameworks like MiCA, Zilliqa’s long-term vision is a white-label regulatory solution deployable worldwide.

Zilliqa 2.0 isn’t just another EVM clone. It’s the foundation for scalable, compliant, and impactful Web3 adoption.

🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I-a6c_hhbE&t=72s.

Zilliqa Tech Recap

Big two weeks for the Zilliqa 2.0 — with critical upgrades, stability boosts, and hardfork dates set.

Hardfork Incoming - Validators, mark your calendars:

Testnet: Block 14,997,600 — Sept 19, 2025 (already live on Testnet)
Mainnet: Block 11,998,800 — ~Oct 22, 2025

👉 Update your nodes before these heights or risk disruptions.

Security & Stability

Faulty proposer jailing — penalises bad actors.
Aggregated QC validation hardened for safer block confirmation.
Integrity first: the chain’s tighter and more resilient.

Speed & Efficiency

Backup/restore workflows supercharged — smoother ops for validators.
Faster, cleaner state migration — sync time slashed.
Backend refresh: state_trie → RocksDB and mutex removal for leaner performance.

API & Checkpoints

API handlers optimised — faster, more responsive calls.
Checkpoints 2.0 activated — next-level state management.

Dependency Refresh

Key libraries upgraded (alloy, revm, serde + more).
Keeping the stack secure, modern, and future-ready.

These upgrades move Zilliqa forward with:

✅Stronger security safeguards
✅Faster and smoother operations
✅A better experience for developers and validators

Built to support the next stage of growth and adoption.

Financial discipline vs bold innovation—you need both. Alexander Zahnd on finding the balance that drives real, sustainable progress.

Full interview with Brave New coin: https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/zilliqa-unlocking-web3-for-all

Alex doesn’t sugarcoat it. In this GM Podcast episode, he talks about building Zilliqa, the pressure of leading, and what it really takes to push Web3 forward.

If you’re into substance over hype, this one’s worth your time 🎧

Zilliqa 0.19.0 Mainnet Upgrade Incoming.

This hardfork introduces key improvements:

✅ 7-day stake unbonding period. More flexibility for all stakers.
✅ Jailing of faulty proposers. Improved network liveness.

ATTENTION VALIDATORS 🚨
This is a mandatory update.

🔗 Block: 13514400
🗓️ Est: Nov 17, 2025
⏰ Est: ~07:18 UTC

Please update your nodes before the hardfork.

Digital identity today is fragmented and siloed. The vLEI is fixing it.

We’re backing GLEIF’s vLEI Hackathon, pushing what’s possible in verified org identity and digital trust.

https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/events/gleif-vlei-hackathon-2025

Want to see Zilliqa's network performance in real-time?

Now you can: https://insights.zilliqa.com/

The new Zilliqa Community Dashboards are live, offering transparent access to on-chain metrics, RPC response times, and validator reward analytics.

AI agents can now see and understand what’s happening on the Zilliqa network. 👀

Say hello to the Zilliqa Insights MCP Server - a simple, direct way for LLMs to tap into real-time on-chain data.

With it, agents can:
- Keep an eye on validator performance
- Follow earnings and stake weight
- Review network reliability
- Ask natural-language questions without wrestling with complex queries

No extra tooling, no awkward workarounds - just straightforward access to the data that matters. We’re building infrastructure meant for agents as much as people.

More details here: https://github.com/Zilliqa/insights-mcp-server

The Rarible × Zilliqa launch trading campaign has officially ended as of 17 December 2025 at 16:00 GMT.

- A snapshot of addresses participating in this campaign has been taken.
- Next, all entries will be reviewed.
- Addresses identified for Wash trading will be disqualified.
- The list of disqualified addresses will be published here on 21st December or earlier : https://zilliqa.github.io/rarible-launch-trading-campaign/.
- Rewards will be distributed on 22 December 2025.

We thank everyone for participating in this trading campaign.

Stay tuned.

🎉 That’s a wrap!

The Rarible × Zilliqa launch trading campaign is officially complete, and rewards have been sent out to all eligible addresses.

Thanks to everyone who joined in and supported the launch - we appreciate it.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Zilliqa 🎄

Best wishes to you and your loved ones.