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VideoWhy five U.S. banks with $600B in deposits are moving to ZKsync | Alex Gluchowski, The Rollup
Alex Gluchowski, co-founder of ZKsync, joins The Rollup live from the DC Blockchain Summit 2026 to unpack the launch of Cari Network — the first-ever tokenized deposit network with multiple U.S. banks on a single blockchain infrastructure. Alex explains why Prividium and zero-knowledge cryptography finally resolve the longstanding tension between banks' need for privacy and their need to connect in real time, unlocking a path from T+2 settlement to T+ seconds. He breaks down how tokenized deposits differ from stablecoins, why Ethereum is the only neutral settlement layer all institutions can agree on, and how the $27 trillion trapped in correspondent banking is just the starting point. With five founding banks holding over $600 billion in deposits and more already inbound, Alex makes the case that this is the crystallization point for crypto's original Internet of Value vision.
Mar 19, 2026
VideoTokenized deposits mark a new era for American banking | Alex Gluchowski & Gene Ludwin, DC Blockchain Summit
Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, joins Eugene A. Ludwig, founder and CEO of Cari Network, for a panel discussion moderated by Jacqueline Melnyk at the DC Summit. The conversation centers on Cari Network's announcement of a bank-grade tokenized deposit network built on ZKsync's Prividium — bringing together five major U.S. regional banks including Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp, and Old National Bancorp. Alex and Eugene explain how Prividium solves the longstanding tension between banks' need for privacy and compliance and the speed and composability that blockchain enables — allowing institutions to move from T+2 settlement to T+ seconds while keeping deposits FDIC-insured and on bank balance sheets. Together they make the case that tokenized deposits and stablecoins are complementary, not competitive, and that this moment represents the first real implementation of crypto's original promise: a fully connected Internet of Value.
Mar 19, 2026
VideoThe future of finance is onchain. Private and connected. | Alex Gluchowski, The Rollup
Alex Gluchowski, founder and CEO of Matter Labs, joins The Rollup to discuss ZKsync's latest announcements live from the Digital Asset Summit in London. He unveils the Prividium initiative — a new blockchain architecture that bridges private and public chains, giving financial institutions full privacy and control while staying connected to Ethereum's liquidity and composability. Alex also breaks down the economics of the Elastic Network, explaining how adding more Prividiums strengthens the entire ecosystem rather than congesting it. From the first digital dirham on a ZK chain in Abu Dhabi to the path from $2.5 billion to $100 billion in RWA, Alex shares his vision for a future where every company operates its own private financial domain on-chain.
Mar 18, 2026
VideoInstitutions can build privately and compliantly onchain without sacrificing control | Omar Azhar, Nasdaq Trade Talks
Omar Azhar, VP of Business Development at Matter Labs, joins Nasdaq Trade Talks live from SmartCon to discuss the convergence of ZK infrastructure and tokenization. Drawing on over a decade of experience in capital markets at EY, Omar breaks down why institutions are at an "adopt or die" moment — and how tokenized assets unlock both efficiency gains and entirely new revenue streams. He explains how ZKsync enables banks to build private, compliant Layer 2 chains on Ethereum without sacrificing control or privacy. From tokenized deposits to on-chain treasury management, Omar outlines the key milestones to watch as institutional blockchain adoption moves from testnet to production.
Mar 18, 2026
VideoZKsync brings Institutions onchain | Alex Gluchowski, SmartCon
Alex Gluchowski, founder and CEO of Matter Labs, delivers a keynote on how ZKsync is solving one of blockchain's biggest challenges: bringing institutions on-chain without sacrificing privacy or control. He outlines why existing approaches — public chains, private chains, and consortium chains — have each fallen short for enterprise adoption. ZKsync's new architecture, Prividium, offers a private chain that institutions can run on their own infrastructure while settling on Ethereum via ZK cryptography, enabling trustless interoperability with other chains. With proof generation now down to 0.1 cent per transaction and block finality in under one second, the technology is finally ready for real institutional deployment. The initiative is backed by a white paper co-published with Deloitte, with participation from central banks and major financial institutions worldwide.
Mar 18, 2026