On January 9th, Aligned Foundation, a decentralized zero-knowledge proof verification layer, announced on Twitter that it has completed a $1 million community funding round. Aligned Layer is a ZK verification layer developed on top of EigenLayer, which will make the verification of any SNARK proof cost-effective, utilizing the security of Ethereum validators without being limited by Ethereum. As an EigenLayer AVS, it promises to provide affordable verification and multifunctional proof systems for L2 and bridges, meeting critical needs in the blockchain ecosystem.