ZKsync achieves full EVM equivalence, allowing developers to seamlessly deploy Ethereum contracts

According to the official announcement of ZKsync, it has now achieved full EVM equivalence. Developers can directly deploy EVM bytecode generated by Solidity compilation on the ZKsync chain without the need for special tools such as zkSolc and Foundry ZKsync. This feature was introduced through the upgrade of protocol version 27 and officially approved for launch by governance proposal ZIP-9. EVM bytecode will be executed on top of EraVM through the EVM interpreter, achieving seamless compatibility with mainstream Ethereum development tools such as Foundry, Hardhat, Remix, etc. However, due to differences in operating modes, this mechanism still has limitations such as different gas calculation methods, unsupported EVM instructions (such as CALLCODE and SELFDESTRUCT), and higher execution costs than native EraVM contracts. ZKsync suggests prioritizing EraVM native development for performance sensitive projects. This upgrade will gradually expand to other ZK chains in the Elastic Network.