ZK token climbs 6.2% after Vitalik Buterin praises Airbender Prime
- —ZK gained 6.2% after Airbender Prime's October 13 launch and Buterin's October 15 comments
- —Airbender Prime proved 99% of 7,200 Ethereum blocks in under 10 seconds each
- —Every block in the test was proven in under 12 seconds on one NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU
- —ZKsync leads ETHproofs.org's public leaderboard on proving time, GPU efficiency and cost
Why it matters: Buterin's call to shift focus from zkEVM speed to security and formal verification will shape the next phase of competition in the sector.
Source: Crypto Briefing