zksync
How to configure L2 Payments with zkSync
Storj is continuously innovating to bring the decentralized cloud to the masses We are excited to bring L2 ethereum scaling through ZK Rollups to our community. L2 scaling aligns with our goal of bringing decentralized cloud storage to the masses - via more efficient and autonomous payments. Here are a few of the benefits to receiving payouts through this approach:
With zkSync, payouts will consume less block space on the Ethereum network because transactions are bundled together and processed in batches. The system is currently capable of processing 2000 transactions per second!
ZkSync also dramatically lowers network transfer fees (compared to layer 1 fees) for operators sharing their hard drive space and bandwidth on the Storj network. ZkSync accounts are tied to your existing Ethereum keys and current transaction fees are as low as ~0.000543 ETH at 210 Gwei. As the zkSync ecosystem grows, interoperability between projects and exchanges means even more savings. These fees can be reinvested in the community, creating new incentives for network operators to drive growth.
One of the most interesting things about zkSync is it supports "gasless meta-transactions" that allow users to pay transaction fees in the tokens being transferred. For example, if you want to transfer STORJ to an exchange, smart contract, or other address, there is no need for you to own ETH or any other tokens.
To opt-in to zkSync you need to do a simple change in your Node configuration by following these steps:
Open your storage node's config.yaml (see Where can I find the config.yaml?) and add
operator.wallet-features: ["zksync"]
Please enter everything in lowercase and double-check for spelling mistakes. This is a very basic implementation without any validations.
Once you have the line to your config file, save it and restart your node.
If you use a docker version, you can also specify the zksync wallet feature as an option after the image name, for example:
docker run ... storjlabs/storagenode:latest --operator.wallet-features=zksync
Please enter everything in lowercase and double-check for spelling mistakes. This is a very basic implementation without any validations.
If you decided to specify the zksync wallet feature as an option, you need to stop and remove the container and run it back with all your parameters include added option for wallet feature, otherwise you can just restart the container.
Navigate to your personal web-dashboard, you should see an indication of zkSync enabled:
After opting-in for zkSync payouts for STORJ payments, gather your ETH address and private key, navigate to the zkSync Wallet (https://wallet.zksync.io/), and connect your ethereum account. If you have problems accessing your wallet, you might want to change your payout address to an address that you can access (for which you control the private keys).
Supported Wallets: zkSync supports WalletConnect, an open source protocol for connecting decentralized applications to mobile wallets. The protocol also supports hardware wallets like Trezor/Ledger and software wallets like Metamask, Fortmatic, Portis, Oper, Dapper, Lattice and Torus.
Finally, zkSync enables our Storage Node Operators to more easily interact directly with the world of DeFi through solutions like Curve, Numio, Uniswap V3, and others.
We are excited to share this update around payment scaling with our community of operators. If you have any questions about using zkSync, check out our documentation. If you have ideas, or would like to talk with the team, please feel free to reach out on our forum.
You can read more about our approach to storage node payouts in general here.
Matter Labs runs an API for calculating transfer fees. Here's an example session to determine the Layer 2 to Layer 1 withdrawal fee:
curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' -d '{
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"id":1, "method": "get_tx_fee",
"params": ["Withdraw", "0x80a52B7F26426d2b16578FC5f376c349F54772A7", "STORJ"]
}' https://api.zksync.io/jsrpc | jq
Example output:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"feeType": "Withdraw",
"gasTxAmount": "52700",
"gasPriceWei": "121000000437",
"gasFee": "3197359019",
"zkpFee": "1192017",
"totalFee": "3190000000"
},
"id": 1
}
This tells us that at a gas price of 121 GWei, the withdrawal fee is 31.9 STORJ.
Here is an example of a Layer 2 to Layer 2 transfer fee:
curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' -d '{
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"id":1, "method": "get_tx_fee",
"params": ["Transfer", "0x80a52B7F26426d2b16578FC5f376c349F54772A7", "STORJ"]
}' https://api.zksync.io/jsrpc | jq
Example output:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"feeType": "TransferToNew",
"gasTxAmount": "1980",
"gasPriceWei": "121000000437",
"gasFee": "120128480",
"zkpFee": "1192017",
"totalFee": "121300000"
},
"id": 1
}
This tells us that at a gas price of 121 Gwei, the transfer fee would be 1.2 STORJ You can learn more in the zkSync Documentation.
If you want to withdraw your tokens from your zkSync L2 wallet address to any L1 address, you need to reconnect your L1 ethereum wallet to zkSync with https://wallet.zksync.io/ - once connected, it will show your L2 token balance as shown below.
Now click the Send button, and in the next window you will be able to send to Ethereum (L1).
Click the Send to Ethereum (L1) link.
In the Send to Ethereum window you can select or specify the L1 address in the Address field. This field will display your own L1 wallet address by default (which is the same as on L2), but you can change it to any other L1 address. For example, if you plan to immediately sell the tokens, you could choose an exchange's STORJ deposit address. This will allow you to directly withdraw STORJ from your L2 zkSync wallet address to an exchange L1 deposit address in one single transaction.
To select a different address from your Contacts you can click on the Own account[v] link.
This window also allows you to change which type of token to use to pay for the withdrawal fee. So if you are sending STORJ, by default part of your STORJ balance will be used for paying the withdrawal fee, but you can also select ETH for example, if you have sufficient ETH in the same wallet address to pay the withdrawal fee. To change the type of token to use for paying the gas fees, click the Change fee token button and select a different token.
Currently, zkSync requires users to pay a one-time activation fee for registering your address to zkSync, as this requires an on-chain transaction (you can elect to pay it with your STORJ tokens rather than ETH). See What is the activation fee on zkSync.
- Replace the destination address with the one you want to send the tokens to. You can save the entered address to Contacts later.
- Click the Select token button and select STORJ.
- Enter the amount you want to send into the Amount field. You will see a transaction fee, one-time activation fee (only the first time you make a send to Ethereum), and the estimated fee values expressed in the token you selected (STORJ) and its equivalent value in USD.
- Authorize the Send to Ethereum by pressing the Authorize to Send to Ethereum button. You will be asked for confirmation in your Wallet.
- Confirm sending by pressing the Send to Ethereum button. You should be able to verify the withdrawal transaction was successful in History.
See also Send Funds to Ethereum for details.