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Definition: zkEVM


(Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine) A Layer 2 blockchain that supports Ethereum's virtual machine, the software that executes smart contracts. zkEVMs therefore have the same functionality as Ethereum.

Examples of SNARK-based zkEVMs are Scroll and zkSync. StarkNet is STARK-based and Polygon zkEVM is both SNARK and STARK. See Layer 2 blockchain, EVM and zero-knowledge proof.