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Polygon Labs, creator of the Polygon network, has proposed an architecture for its forthcoming \u201cPolygon 2.0\u201d project. The team suggested<\/a> in a June 29 blog post that the new project should be made up of four different \u201clayers\u201d that will combine to create a web of networks ultimately connected to each other through Ethereum. If approved by validators, Polygon 2.0 will also feature an aggregator that makes bridge transactions \u201cnear-instant and atomic,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n 1\/ Today, we are excited to propose the Polygon 2.0 architecture, designed to provide unlimited scalability and unified liquidity, thus transforming Polygon into the Value Layer of the Internet!<\/p>\n Read the blog or keep scrolling https:\/\/t.co\/sShy6R1E6R<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BTdwkri4nI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The team first announced Polygon 2.0<\/a> on June 12, claiming that the new project would establish \u201cthe value layer\u201d of the internet. But details were scarce at that time. On June 20, co-founder Mihailo Bjelic proposed upgrading the current Polygon network<\/a> to use zero-knowledge proofs, which he said was necessary in order to make the old network compatible with the \u201cvision\u201d of 2.0.<\/p>\n The June 30 post goes into greater detail about what Polygon 2.0 will look like. The foundation of the project will be the \u201cstaking layer\u201d that currently exists. This consists of a \u201cvalidator manager\u201d contract on Ethereum plus an additional \u201cchain manager\u201d contract for each individual Polygon chain. In the future, new Polygon chains will be able to form by launching new chain manager contracts on Ethereum.<\/p>\n Connecting to this foundational staking layer will be an \u201cinteroperability layer\u201d that contains bridges connecting each Polygon chain to one another through Ethereum. This layer will be secured by using zero-knowledge proofs to validate all transfers.<\/p>\n The interoperability later will also feature an aggregator that combines individual zero-knowledge proofs from each bridge into one proof before sending it to Ethereum. This will enable \u201cseamless\u201d bridge transactions and \u201cdramatically [reduce] Ethereum gas consumption for proof verification,\u201d the team stated.<\/p>\n The third layer of Polygon 2.0 will be the current execution layer, which relies upon the Erigon Ethereum client, and the fourth layer will be a \u201cproving layer\u201d that standardizes the zero-knowledge-proof process across all Polygon chains.<\/p>\n The team announced that further details about each layer will be provided at a future date.<\/p>\n Polygon isn\u2019t the only network trying to expand into a multichain ecosystem. zkSync Era has announced that it intends to create a network of \u201cHyperchains,\u201d which it hopes to launch in a testnet phase<\/a> by the end of the year. Optimism is also trying to create a \u201cSuperchain\u201d in cooperation with Coinbase\u2019s Base network, and it recently implemented its \u201cBedrock\u201d upgrade<\/a> to pave the way toward this transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n