Polygon's new open-source L2 chain developer stack to support Ethereum ZK-powered layer 2s

Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK) allows developers to easily build and deploy layer 2 chains on the Ethereum ecosystem using zero-knowledge proof technology.

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