zkSync tweeted that developers can now use the Foundry alpha version of zkSync Era to deploy contracts, bridge assets between L1 and L2, send transactions, and more. Foundry, created and maintained by Paradigm and others, is a modular toolkit for Ethereum development that enhances secure smart contract development on the EVM chain. zkCast in the Foundry alpha version of zkSync Era interacts with contracts and deposits, withdraws or queries blockchain data such as account balances or block information; zkForge uses a special compiler to compile contracts and deploys them to zkSync Era Localnet, Testnet and mainnet.