TAIKO
Fully decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent ZK-Rollup.
Taiko is a fully decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent ZK-Rollup (Type 1 ZK-EVM). Taiko is working on the full Ethereum ZK-EVM circuits(opens in a new tab) as part of a community effort led by the EF's PSE team.
The word "Taiko" comes from an old Chinese saying 一鼓作气 (Yīgǔzuòqì). The literal meaning of the saying is that the first drum beat arouses courage. The implied meaning of the idiom is to accomplish a task or goal in one intense effort.
Taiko (太鼓) also refers to a "drum" in Japanese. Taiko is the drum that arouses courage and leads to accomplishing goals.
