Aleph Zero, a blockchain ecosystem geared toward privacy and efficiency, has launched its new Ethereum-compatible layer-2 solution on its mainnet. The development aims to utilize the blockchain’s Substrate-based WASM layer 1 as its Data Availability Layer and to integrate with zero-knowledge operating system (zkOS) privacy tools. A press release shared with Cointelegraph states that the new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer will facilitate faster transactions to drop block times to 250 milliseconds. “AZERO, the ecosystem token, will be used on the Layer-2 to power all gas transactions simil…