Lens Protocol, a decentralized social graph protocol, announced on Wednesday (15th) that it will use the modular open-source framework ZK Stack, developed by zkSync, to build its social network called “Lens Network.” This network will support a decentralized social space designed for mass adoption and will be able to handle synchronous real-time transactions while ensuring data integrity.
In an article, Lens stated that Lens Network will initially launch on an Ethereum-secured EVM-compatible Validium chain and will transition to the Volition network built with the ZK Stack in a three-stage launch process to enhance transaction security and user control.
Validium and Volition are blockchain scaling solutions that utilize zero-knowledge proofs but have different security assumptions.
Both Lens Protocol and Aave, a lending protocol, are developed by Avara. Stani Kulechov, the founder of Avara, stated that Lens Protocol is a social graph that can be used to build decentralized social media. On this platform, NFT users, who act as user profiles, can interact with decentralized applications in their ecosystem. Lens Protocol currently settles transactions on the Polygon POS chain and has previously developed a scaling solution called Momoka.
Lens stated that the new version of Lens Protocol will be developed and launched on Lens Network. It will not only serve as a shared social network but also operate as a cross-chain protocol, with its primary hub hosted on Lens Network through zkSync. Instances of the new version of Lens Protocol can also be deployed on other EVM networks (and non-EVM networks).
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