Published Jan 13, 2026 · The Block
ZKsync's 2026 roadmap focuses on real-world adoption, expanding Prividium, ZK Stack and Airbender for institutional partners.
ZKsync Prioritizes Real-World Infrastructure in 2026
Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski outlined ZKsync's 2026 roadmap focused on expanding three core products for institutional adoption: Prividium for enterprise privacy, ZK Stack for application-specific blockchains, and Airbender as a universal proving standard.
The plan targets deep partnerships with regulated financial institutions, market infrastructure providers and large enterprises, with production deployments expected to serve tens of millions of users.
"Enterprise crypto adoption was blocked not only by regulatory uncertainty, but by missing infrastructure," Gluchowski said. "2026 is the year ZKsync moves from foundational deployments to visible scale."
BitGo and ZKsync are teaming up to offer banks a full-stack infrastructure for tokenized deposits, as financial institutions look to bring traditional money onto blockchain rails without stepping outside regulatory boundaries.
Five US regional banks are building the Cari Network on ZKsync — tokenized deposits with stablecoin-speed settlement, FDIC-insured and fully within the banking system.
