ZK Industry News: August 28th to September 3rd, 2025
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Here's what happened from August 28th to September 3rd, 2025.
Pol Finance, LambdaClass, and Levenue released the Loom Finance whitepaper, a protocol that enables the tokenization of predictable real-world cash flows
Using an Ethrex L2 through Aligned's Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform, Loom Finance expands access to non-dilutive capital for businesses and creates yield-bearing assets for investors, connecting onchain liquidity to real yield from revenue-based financing agreements.
1/ We’re excited to release the @loom_finance whitepaper, written in collaboration with @PolFinance_, @class_lambda, and @levenue_com.
— Fede’s intern 🥊 (@fede_intern) September 2, 2025
Loom Finance enables the tokenization and distribution of predictable real-world cash flows, expanding access to non-dilutive capital for… pic.twitter.com/N98dAxkuF6
LambdaClass published a blog post exploring Whirlaway: Multilinear STARKs using WHIR as polynomial commitment scheme
This post provides details about Whirlaway, which enables efficient aggregation of post-quantum secure signatures, as well as WHIR, including how to use it to prove the execution of a virtual machine as described by means of an Algebraic Intermediate Representation (AIR).
🌀 Our latest blog post introduces Whirlaway: Multilinear STARKs using WHIR as a polynomial commitment scheme.
— LambdaClass (@class_lambda) August 29, 2025
Whirlaway provides an efficient way for aggregating post-quantum secure signatures using a hash-based proof system, which is crucial for Ethereum's future consensus. pic.twitter.com/TkkNgQxgbd
Starknet becomes the first Rollup to transition from a centralized architecture to a decentralized one
Starknet’s new version, ‘Grinta’ (formerly v0.14.0), advances decentralization by introducing three independent sequencers running in consensus. It also brings key user features like subsecond pre-confirmations, a mempool, a fee market, and standardized paymaster integration.
1/ Grinta is now live on Mainnet!
— Starknet (@Starknet) September 1, 2025
A major milestone toward decentralization. A massive UX upgrade for everyone.
Here’s everything you need to know about v0.14.0, one feature at a time 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/jhEYNSZ4fR
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Chainlink are now bringing government macroeconomic data onchain
Metrics include Real GDP, PCE Price Index, and Real Final Sales. Available on ten blockchains, this enables new use cases like automated trading, tokenized assets, prediction markets, and DeFi risk management.
We're excited to announce that Chainlink and the United States Department of Commerce (@CommerceGov) have worked together to bring U.S. government macroeconomic data onchain.https://t.co/qHIw8DyEgX
— Chainlink (@chainlink) August 28, 2025
These new Chainlink Data Feeds securely deliver critical information around key…
The OpenVM team announced GPU Proving for OpenVM
OpenVM v1.4.0 features a new GPU prover and multi-GPU orchestration for fast, parallel proving. It can verify Ethereum mainnet blocks in 15s on GPU at under $0.0003 per transaction—5x faster than v1.0.0.
We are excited to release GPU proving today in OpenVM v1.4.0, which also includes a new execution system running at 150 MHz and orchestration for distributed proving on hundreds of GPUs.
— OpenVM (@openvm_org) September 2, 2025
This release substantially improves performance and is MIT / Apache 2.0 licensed. pic.twitter.com/wXLFbo2VgF
The Holešky testnet will shut down two weeks after the Fusaka upgrade finalizes
Launched in 2023 as Ethereum's largest public testnet, it has now reached its planned end-of-life. Users should migrate to Hoodi for validator and staking provider testing, or to Sepolia for app and tooling development.
PSA: the Holešky testnet will be shut down two weeks after Fusaka finalizes on it. See the full announcement below 👇 pic.twitter.com/CktYA8vCsx
— timbeiko.eth (@TimBeiko) September 1, 2025
Ondo Finance Markets is live, offering non-U.S. investors instant, 24/7 access to tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and other securities
Ondo bridges traditional finance and crypto, enabling scalable, and low-slippage trading—ushering in Wall Street 2.0.
1/ Wall Street 2.0 is here.
— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) September 3, 2025
Ondo Global Markets is now live, providing one of the largest-ever selections of tokenized U.S. stocks & ETFs onchain with the liquidity of traditional finance, starting on @Ethereum.
100+ assets now live, with hundreds more on the way. pic.twitter.com/caHhT0gRX5
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