According to Deanmlittle on Twitter, there is notable criticism within the zero-knowledge (ZK) community regarding the decision to implement altbn128 syscalls using big endian encoding. This technical design choice is raising concerns among developers and traders due to potential incompatibility with existing tooling and increased complexity for cross-chain and Layer 2 integrations (source: @deanmlittle, May 14, 2025). For cryptocurrency traders, this could affect the adoption speed of ZK-based scalability solutions on the Ethereum network, potentially impacting token price trends for projects heavily reliant on altbn128 for cryptographic operations.

According to Ai 姨, the ZEROBASE project, backed by Binance Labs with a $5 million investment, has launched its Beta staking program offering up to 45.5% APY. ZEROBASE, a foundational project in the ZK space, also received grants from the Ethereum Foundation and the National Science Foundation. The program allows for flexible staking of USDC/USDT, managed by Binance's custody service, Ceffu. ZEROBASE collaborates with liquidity providers like Binance, Bybit, USDe, and FDUSD for circular arbitrage. This APY is significantly higher compared to other platforms, such as Binance's 4.46% APR for USDT and Ethena's 12% APY for sUSDe.