EVM Compatibility Overview
ZONA Protocol is fully EVM-compatible, which means developers can build and deploy smart contracts on ZONA using the exact same tools, languages, and workflows they already use on Ethereum.
Under the hood, ZONA is powered by Ethermint a scalable, Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation built on top of the ZONA SDK and Tendermint consensus engine. This architecture gives ZONA the best of both worlds: Ethereum tooling and modular scalability.
✅ What EVM Compatibility Means
With EVM compatibility, ZONA allows:
🧱 Solidity Smart Contracts
🛠️ Ethereum-native Developer Tools
🔌 Wallet Compatibility (e.g., MetaMask, WalletConnect)
🧪 Test & Deploy with Hardhat, Truffle, Foundry
📡 Web3 / Ethers.js Libraries
🧩 Unmodified Migration from Ethereum or BSC
If it works on Ethereum, it will work on ZONA with faster finality and lower gas costs.
🛠️ Tooling Support
You can build on ZONA using:
Solidity (standard Ethereum contract language)
Hardhat, Truffle, Remix, Foundry
Ethers.js, Web3.js
MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet
ZONA supports all Ethereum JSON-RPC methods and logs, making it drop-in ready for existing dApps.
🧪 Test Before You Deploy
With ZONA Testnet, you can:
Deploy smart contracts with zero migration effort
Benchmark performance and gas savings
Simulate governance, staking, and bridging logic
Run private test nodes using ZONA client
⚙️ EVM Internals Powered by Ethermint
ZONA leverages Ethermint for:
EVM bytecode execution
Ethereum account format (0x…)
Ethereum-style gas metering
Keccak256 hashing and logs
Standard opcodes and internal calls
This ensures deep compatibility with existing Ethereum standards while running on ZONA’s PoA + IBC architecture.
🧑💻 Who Benefits?
Devs migrating from Ethereum or BSC
Projects seeking better performance without rewriting code
Teams needing IBC + EVM in one chain
Builders launching dApps, games, and NFT platforms
ZONA lets you build like Ethereum but faster, cheaper, and cross-chain ready.
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