【ZKsync Lite to Cease Operations on May 4th, Focus on Era and ZK Stack Ecosystem】

ChainCatcher reports that according to The Block, Ethereum Layer 2 project ZKsync announced that ZKsync Lite (formerly ZKsync 1) will be officially deprecated on May 4, 2026. At that time, the network will stop producing blocks and the final state will be permanently frozen to ensure that balances cannot be altered after shutdown. The team stated that this move is an "orderly planned exit" and will not affect ZKsync Era or other chains built on ZK Stack. After Lite is shut down, the official will retain read-only API access for at least one year to support historical data queries. Users are advised to proactively withdraw assets before the deadline for convenience, but funds not withdrawn can still be claimed later. Data shows that approximately $33.9 million in assets are still bridged to ZKsync Lite, including about $24.9 million in stablecoins, $8.4 million in ETH and its derivatives, $313,000 in BTC and its derivatives, and about $231,000 in other assets. ZKsync Lite launched in June 2020 and is regarded as Ethereum’s first zero-knowledge rollup, supporting token transfers, atomic swaps, and NFT minting, but it does not support smart contracts. In March 2023, the developer Matter Labs ceased development of Lite after launching Era, shifting focus to supporting general smart contracts through the zkEVM ecosystem.