The Good Tech Companies - ZKcandy Supercharges Web3 Mobile Gaming With L2 Mainnet Launch

Episode Date: April 9, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/zkcandy-supercharges-web3-mobile-gaming-with-l2-mainnet-launch. $4M+ in funding and strategic partnerships (WEMIX, Animoca Brands, Spartan Group, and others) set ZKcandy to push the boundaries in Web3 entertainment, inspired Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #zkcandy, #chainwire, #press-release, #zkcandy-announcement, #blockchain-development, #zero-knowledge-proofs, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chainwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @chainwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. ZKcandy, an AI-driven gaming and entertainment Layer-2 powered by ZKsync and iCandy Interactive, launches its mainnet chain today. The platform focuses on mobile-first Web3 games, competing in a rapidly growing global mobile gaming market. The first Tier-1 Hollywood IP game is already in development.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. ZK Candy Supercharges Web 3 Mobile Gaming with L2 Mainnet Launch, by Chainwire Singapore, Singapore, April 8, 2025, Chainwire, asterisk ZK Candy, an AI-driven gaming and entertainment layer 2 powered by ZK Sync and iCandy Interactive, launches its Mainnet chain today. The announcement comes after the successful testnet phase and a $4 million seed round funded by Wemex Private, Limited, Animoca Ventures, and renowned institutional and angel investors. With a strong backing behind it, ZK Candy aims to rethink Web3 game development.

ZK Candy focuses on building immersive, interoperable gaming ecosystems where USERS own their assets and enjoy their unrestrained movement across different titles. ZK Candy uses the best of AI to breathe life into NPCs, create dynamic, unscripted storylines, and provide an individualized experience to each player. The platform focuses on mobile-first Web 3 games, competing in a rapidly growing global mobile gaming market. During the open testnet phase, users created 2.46 million wallets on ZK Candy. 5 games featured on the platform amassed 230,000 active users. This makes itone of the most well-received ZK chains in ZKSync's Elastic Network ecosystem. To achieve this, ZK Candy collaborated with names like Layer 3, Ether, Rarible, and Out

of the Nest, onboarding 19 partners in total to grow the project's ecosystem. Immediately after the mainnet launch, gamers will have an opportunity to try 8 Web3 games, including Pepe Kingdom, Candy Defense, and Sugar Rush. To bring more to the table, ZK Candy is partnering with Game Studios to co-develop Web3 games based on Hollywood film IPs. The first tier 1 Hollywood IP game is already in development. ZK Candy is looking to expand to 2 million active ecosystem users in 6 months after the platform's public launch.

The global mobile gaming market is one of the fastest growing industries, with its revenue projected to reach $126.1 billion in 2025. Combining iCandy's expertise of 500 plus successfully launched titles across multiple decades with low fees and account abstraction of ZKSync, ZKCandy is uniquely positioned to become a mobile first web 3 gaming hub. abstraction of ZK-Sync. ZK Candy is uniquely positioned to become a mobile-first web-3 gaming hub. Greater than Kin Wai Lao, CEO of ZK Candy, commented on the event, We are proud to make Greater than ZK Candy available to the general audience. Our testnet has been a huge greater than success, and this is only the beginning.

With the $4 million private funding greater than closed in January, we are looking to expand our partnership network by greater than bringing large IPs and AAA mobile games to Web3. Blockchain gaming must be greater than open and accessible to everyone, and it is our goal to ensure that all gamers greater than can enjoy the transparent, secure, and low-friction experience we have to greater than offer. Connecting mobile gaming and Web3 is a solution long overdue, and we greater than are privileged to have the right team to do it. ZK Candy was created in partnership with iCandy Interactive and Matter Labs. iCandy Interactive is the largest game developer in Southeast Asia and has worked on 500 plus mobile games and world-class award-winning AAA titles such as The Last of Us, Spider-Man, StarCraft Remastered, Gears of Wars, and a long list of others. Matter Labs is a contributor to ZK-Sync, a blockchain technology using zero-knowledge

proofs and uniting ZK chains into an elastic modular network. Offering frictionless interoperability, ZK-Sync has attracted more than $1.5B in total value locked. ZKCandy is powered by ZKSync, an Ethereum L2 ecosystem that advances the mass adoption of crypto through ZK-proof technologies. With ZKSync's tech stack, ZKCandy builds an ecosystem of interoperable games with fast transactions, negligible fees, and top-notch account abstraction features.

ZK Candy is a ZK chain in the Elastic Network, ZK Sync's ecosystem of natively interoperable L2s, so it can easily communicate with other chains, ensuring unrestrained liquidity flows. Other ZK chain operators include Exola, Kronos, Crypto, Com, Abstract, and Sofon. To encourage ecosystem growth after the mainnet deployment, ZK Candy will be launching promotional campaigns on the Layer 3 Launchpad. The platform has allocated 5% of the total native token supply as a monetary stimulus for the participants. Onboarding developers will also be able to submit applications forth upcoming ZK Candy

grant. Onboarding developers will also be able to submit applications forth upcoming ZK Candy Grant. About ZK Candy ZK Candy is an AI-powered layer 2 aiming to redefine what's possible in gaming and entertainment. As a ZK chain built on ZK Sync's elastic network, it focuses on building immersive gaming ecosystems where players make the most of today's site capabilities. Unscripted storylines, dynamic NPCs, and a deeply personalized experience. ZK Candy delivers mobile-first web 3 games, tapping into the fastest growing global mobile gaming market. ZK Candy is backed by iCandy Interactive, Southeast Asia's largest game studio, with 500 plus games, including 180 AAA titles, downloaded 300 M plus times. The platform is powered by ZK

Sync technology, where simplified onboarding and negligible fees lay the ground for mass adoption. $4 million plus in funding and strategic partnerships, WEMIX, Animoca Brands, Spartan Group, and others, set ZK candy to push the boundaries in Web3 Entertainment, inspired by the AI revolution. More information can be found here, ZK Candy website, Twitter, Discord, Telegram contacts Candy Media Relations Media at ZK Candy.io. Tip This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under Hacker Noon's Business Blogging Program.

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