
Is Ethereum good enough for Wall Street? If history is any guide, the answer is clear
Fortune explores how Ethereum is positioning itself for Wall Street adoption, with ZKsync featured as a key scaling solution discussed at ETHDenver 2026.

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."

Fortune explores how Ethereum is positioning itself for Wall Street adoption, with ZKsync featured as a key scaling solution discussed at ETHDenver 2026.

ZKsync's 2026 roadmap shifts from experimentation to production, prioritizing privacy, deterministic control and native interoperability for institutional adoption.