Key notes
- Etherscan cannot correctly index many native-level ZKsync features.
- All on-chain data will fully migrate to the native ZKsync Explorer on January 7, 2026.
- Developers using Etherscan APIs must migrate before the deadline.
ZKsync will end support for Etherscan for the ZKsync era on January 7, 2026. Block, transaction, and contract data will be fully transferred to the native ZKsync explorer. Developers relying on Etherscan APIs must migrate before this date.
According to a GitHub article, ZKsync no longer fits standard EVM assumptions. Interoperability transactions, cross-chain bundles, gateway settlement, and new compilers like Solx require an explorer that understands the protocol at a native level. Etherscan cannot index these features correctly.
Removed Etherscan support
ZKsync has evolved into a network of interconnected chains. Transactions can now span multiple ZKsync chains and be settled via flexible paths that can include the ZKsync or Ethereum gateway directly. This structure breaks the single-chain model that most explorers rely on.
Etherscan support for ZKsync Era will be discontinued on January 7, 2026.
This allows us to prioritize the native ZKsync explorer and support native protocol features such as interop transactions, gateway settlement, and additional EVM compilers like Solx.
ZKsync Native Explorer →…
– ZKsync Developers (n, ∆) (@zkSyncDevs) December 22, 2025
Native knowledge of interoperability (communication layer) and settlement paths allows ZKsync Explorer to display execution context, settlement flow, and cross-chain state in a single view.
Importantly, this move represents the direction ZKsync will take in 2026, toward fewer external dependencies and more protocol-level coordination.
Token utility moves from theory to design
ZKsync management spent 2025 laying the foundation for the ZK token utility beyond governance, according to Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, the company behind ZKsync.
Proposals released this year focused on interoperability and off-chain licensing as sources of value directly linked to network usage.
The logic is simple. As private and public ZKsync chains coordinate, fees arise at the protocol layer. The governance proposals create purchasing and allocation pathways where licensing fees and revenue could support burns, staking rewards, and ecosystem funding.
The value of the token is now linked to the degree of coordination managed by the network, not just the number of votes controlled by the token.
Utility via Enterprise Upgrades
ZKsync has spent 2025 promoting privacy in production. Prividium is the result of these efforts and allows institutions to manage private channels.
According to a Messari research analyst, Prividium “keeps execution and state private while producing validity proofs that are settled on Ethereum, providing public verifiability.”
On the other hand, the Atlas upgrade has strengthened Ethereum’s execution, proof and verification into a faster pipeline, Gluchowski noted in his 2025 recap. The goal is to exceed 15,000 transactions per second, with finality close to one second and extremely low proof costs, the analyst’s report revealed.
Airbender is also live. This reduces hardware requirements and provisioning time. Gluchowski added that banks, asset managers, consumer apps and regional channels have launched production deployments throughout the year.
As ZKsync enters 2026 with Prividium, Interop, and Atlas, the ZK token has crashed over 90% from its all-time high reached over two years ago at $0.3285. At press time, the altcoin was trading at $0.027, but the new changes could provide a floor for ZK’s price decline.
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