A high-stakes lawsuit has rocked the blockchain community with allegations that former employees of defunct crypto banking platform BANKEX stole proprietary technology to develop ZKSync, a popular Ethereum scaling solution. BANKEX claims these employees improperly used this stolen intellectual property to build ZKSync, accusing the company of significant IP infringement. This case is particularly significant because it highlights the challenges faced by the crypto industry in navigating IP disputes within its rapidly growing ecosystem. The lawsuit has thrown the spotlight on Matter Labs, the developer of ZKSync. While they deny these allegations, the legal battle promises to be complex and potentially influence the future development of blockchain technology.