Zero blockchain announced. Fall 2026 mainnet. 2M TPS claimed.

> impact

LayerZero announced Zero blockchain on Feb 10 with Citadel, ARK Invest, DTCC backing. Specs: 2M TPS, $0.000001 tx costs, three initial zones (general EVM, privacy payments, canonical trading). Cardano integration confirmed Feb 12, connecting 160+ chains. V2 SDK testnet shows 40% gas reduction and 55% faster finality vs V1.

> Try this now

try this

npm install @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm-hardhat@latest
npx hardhat lz:oapp:wire --oapp-config layerzero.config.ts
npx hardhat lz:test:gas-report

> Active reward # bounty

Reward:

Polkadot Solidity Hackathon — LayerZero omnichain track (DoraHacks, Mar 24)
Deadline: 2026-03-24
Link: https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/polkadot-solidity-hackathon