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ZKsync: history, founders and key events

From Jun 17, 2024 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.

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Latest close in our data: $0.0151 (Coinbase Exchange ZK/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).

LaunchedJun 17, 2024
Consensus or platformValidity rollup (ZK rollup) on Ethereum
Circulating supply10.82 billion (CoinGecko, Oct 14, 2026)
Max supply21.00 billion (CoinGecko)

Origin story

ZKsync is an Ethereum layer 2 network built by Matter Labs, founded by Alex Gluchowski and Alex Vlasov. Its ZKsync Era network uses zero knowledge proofs to post batches of transactions to Ethereum.

The ZK token was airdropped on June 17, 2024.

Founders: Alex Gluchowski and Alex Vlasov of Matter Labs.

ZKsync price, USD
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Source: Binance ZK/USDT daily closes 2024-06-17 to 2024-09-24; Coinbase Exchange ZK/USD daily closes 2024-09-25 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

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Key events

  1. Jun 17, 2024launch
    ZK airdrop $0.213 (Binance ZK/USDT daily close, 2024-06-17)
    ZKsync launches the ZK token.
  2. Jun 17, 2024milestone
    First daily close in our data $0.213 (Binance ZK/USDT daily close, 2024-06-17)
    Our sourced ZK price history begins on this day.
  3. Dec 7, 2024rally
    Highest close in our data $0.2622 (Coinbase Exchange ZK/USD daily close, 2024-12-07)
    The highest daily close for ZK in our price history.
  4. Aug 12, 2026crash
    Lowest close after the peak $0.00721 (Coinbase Exchange ZK/USD daily close, 2026-08-12)
    The lowest ZK close in our data after its highest close.

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Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.