Scroll Co-founder Haichen Shen: The launch of the Mainnet is a new starting point, focusing on ecological construction for real-world applications.

Recently, Scroll co-founder Haichen Shen accepted an exclusive interview, sharing the development status of Scroll after the Mainnet launch and future plans. As an open-source Layer 2 scaling solution, Scroll officially launched its Mainnet in October 2023 after more than two years of development and one year of testing.

Haichen stated that the launch of the Mainnet is an important milestone for Scroll, but it also marks a new beginning. Currently, users can bridge assets from Ethereum to Scroll and use various applications. In the future, Scroll will continue to introduce new features to enhance security, reduce usage costs, and provide developers with more functionalities to build innovative applications.

A week after its Mainnet launch, Scroll's development progress meets expectations. The total value locked (TVL) has reached $15 million, ranking 18th among Layer 2 projects. Even more encouraging is the rapid increase in the number of contract deployments, indicating strong developer engagement with the platform.

When it comes to technology choices, Haichen explained why Scroll chose a zkRollup solution based on zkEVM. He believes that zk technology can provide users with stronger security guarantees while shortening the time for transaction finality. In addition, Scroll places a high value on EVM equivalence, which allows developers to directly port tools from Ethereum to Scroll without modifying code, greatly enhancing development efficiency and security.

Technically, Scroll has implemented zero-knowledge proof circuits in a manner that is closest to EVM, and it supports the most precompiled contracts. These features provide developers with a more complete user experience, especially when developing zk applications that require elliptic curve operations.

Regarding ecological construction, Haichen stated that Scroll is advancing in phases. First, it is improving the infrastructure, including RPC, indexing services, cross-chain bridges, and oracles. Next, a wave of DeFi applications will be deployed. In the long term, Scroll is committed to building an open and neutral platform that supports various projects impartially. It is particularly noteworthy that Scroll will focus on supporting real-world applications, such as stablecoin payments and account abstraction (AA) wallet projects, as well as public goods projects that benefit the entire ecosystem.

Haichen also revealed that Scroll plans to launch incentive activities for developers, which may use NFTs to encourage developers to deploy contracts on the platform.

Regarding the competition and development of the Layer 2 track, Haichen believes that the entire industry is still in its infancy. He emphasizes the need to further improve the level of decentralization of Layer 2, enhance security, and encourage more developers to participate. Haichen stated that the Layer 2 market is not a zero-sum game, but a field with huge development potential, and looks forward to seeing more innovative projects emerge.