ZKsync Governance Approves $1.9M ZKnomics Staking Program

The ZKsync community has approved a six-month pilot starting December 2025, allocating up to 37.5 million ZK tokens with potential annualized returns of 10% and no lock-up period.

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Summary

On November 4, the ZKsync community approved a six-month ZK token staking rewards pilot set to begin in December 2025, with a cap of 37.5 million ZK tokens valued at approximately $1.9 million. Participants may earn up to 10% annualized returns, and the program requires no lock-up period. This governance-backed initiative is designed to test reward mechanisms over two seasons under smart contract oversight.

Terms & Concepts
  • Staking: The process of locking cryptocurrency in a blockchain protocol to earn rewards or interest.
  • Smart contract: Self-executing code on a blockchain that enforces the terms of an agreement without intermediaries.
  • ZKsync: A layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum using zero-knowledge rollup technology to increase transaction speed and reduce costs.