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Ethereum’s quantum race takes a new turn as zkSync courts banks and Starknet weighs exit
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ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU.
Key facts
- ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU
- The Ethereum Foundation defines real-time proving as 99% of mainnet blocks proven in 10 seconds or less, which fits Ethereum's 12-second slot and propagation assumptions
- Ethereum is -3.67% over the past 24 hours and currently sits at rank # 2 by market cap
- Nvidia rates the card at 600 watts of board power, and marketplace reporting puts it near $16,000
Summary
01 zkSync unveiled a real-time Ethereum prover as Starknet considers becoming an independent blockchain to accelerate quantum protection. 02 The competing strategies highlight how Ethereum's quantum-security roadmap is reshaping priorities across its Layer-2 ecosystem. 03 zkSync is courting banks while Starknet weighs independence, but neither strategy has established a sustainable commercial model. The announcement came five days after Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 (L1) blockchain, targeting full quantum resistance in 2027.