# 📺 The zkEVM is Here | Alex Gluchowski of zkSync

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Mar 2, 2022*
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zkEVM technology has arrived ahead of schedule. **Alex Gluchowski**, CEO & Co-Founder of Matter Labs and zkSync is here to talk about the huge accomplishment his team announced this past week. This is the first EVM-compatible ZK Rollup—now deployed on testnet.

Is this the endgame of blockchain scalability? How were Alex and his team able to bring this to market way sooner than expected? Why is this important and a monumental leap forward for the space? Find out the answers to these questions and much more on this week's State of the Nation with Ryan and David!

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#### RESOURCES
- [Alex Gluchowski on Twitter](https://twitter.com/gluk64)
- [zkSync on Twitter](https://twitter.com/zksync)
- [zkSync's Website](http://zksync.io/)
- [Testnet Announcement](https://matterlabs.medium.com/zksync-2-0-public-testnet-is-live-de870ba9632a)

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