zk async interoperability + Fast Confirmation—if this combo lands, both cross-chain latency and security will reach a higher level. The EthLabs team is also expanding at a strong pace; just waiting for the final financing announcement.

Wu Shuo has learned that EthLabs, an Ethereum ecosystem research organization, has released the latest updates, saying it is continuing to advance its zk-based asynchronous interoperability (async interop) solution to improve the security of cross-chain bridges, and believes that L1→L2 latency is expected to be further improved through the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR). The team said it has already received more than 300 job applications and plans to expand to about 10 people in the near term and to about 20 people in the medium term. In addition, EthLabs said that this round of fundraising is nearing completion; after obtaining initial support from BitMine, SharpLink, and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, it is now seeking the final 1–2 anchor investors to join.