MATTER LABS FILES FOR 'ZK' TRADEMARK, INDUSTRY DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL

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Matter Labs, the developers of the zkSync L2, have filed trademark applications for “zero-knowledge” and “ZK.” This has been met with backlash across the crypto industry, with zero-knowledge cryptography co-inventor and StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson calling it an “absurd IP grab.” Matter Labs' CEO Alex Gluchowski claims it filed the trademark to prevent dishonest actors from using the term.