Polygon proposes architecture for 'Polygon 2.0,' including aggregator bridge

Polygon Labs, creator of the Polygon (MATIC) network, has projected an architecture for its forthcoming “Polygon 2.0” project. The squad suggested successful a June 29 blog station that the caller task should beryllium made up of 4 antithetic ‘layers,’ which volition harvester to make a web of networks yet connected to each different done Ethereum. If approved by validators, Polygon 2.0 volition besides diagnostic an aggregator that makes span transactions “near-instant and atomic” the squad said.

— Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) June 29, 2023

The squad archetypal announced Polygon 2.0 connected June 12, claiming that the caller task would found “the worth layer” of the Internet. But details were scarce astatine that time. On June 20, co-founder Mihailo Bjelic proposed upgrading the existent Polygon network to usage zero-knowledge proofs, which helium said was indispensable successful bid to marque the aged web compatible with the “vision” of 2.0.

The June 30 station goes into greater item astir what Polygon 2.0 volition look like. The instauration of the task volition beryllium the “staking layer” that presently exists. This consists of a “validator manager” declaration connected Ethereum positive an further “chain manager” declaration for each idiosyncratic Polygon chain. In the future, caller Polygon chains volition beryllium capable to signifier by launching caller concatenation manager contracts connected Ethereum.

Connecting to this foundational staking furniture volition beryllium an “interoperability layer” that contains bridges connecting each Polygon concatenation to each other, done Ethereum. This furniture volition beryllium secured by utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to validate each transfers.

The interoperability aboriginal volition besides diagnostic an aggregator that combines idiosyncratic ZK-proofs from each span into 1 impervious earlier sending it to Ethereum. This volition alteration “seamless” span transactions and “dramatically [reduce] Ethereum state depletion for impervious verification,” the squad stated.

The 3rd furniture of Polygon 2.0 volition beryllium the existent execution furniture which relies upon the Erigon Ethereum client, and the 4th furniture volition beryllium a “proving layer” that standardizes the ZK-proof process crossed each Polygon chains.

The squad announced that further details astir each furniture volition beryllium provided astatine a aboriginal date.

Polygon isn’t the lone web trying to grow into a multi-chain ecosystem. zkSync Era has announced that it intends to make a web of “Hyperchains,” which it hopes to launch successful a testnet phase by the extremity of the year. Optimism is besides trying to make a “Superchain” successful practice with Coinbase’s Base network, and it precocious implemented its “Bedrock” upgrade to pave the mode towards this transformation.