Polygon Co-Founder Spins Off ZisK zkEVM Project

Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylina has spun off a new zero-knowledge project called ZisK — an independent initiative aimed at supporting multiple programming languages and accelerating the adoption of decentralized technologies.

ZisK is a fully open-source zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkEVM) stack initially developed at Polygon, the new company said in a Wednesday social media post. Baylina said his main focus will shift to developing ZisK, but he will continue to serve Polygon in an advisory role. 

The Baylina-led spinoff will…