Horizen has progressed from Layer 1 to Layer 3 on Base mainnet, following a DAO-approved plan to retire its old chain and embrace advanced privacy features.
Horizen has officially launched its Layer 3 network on Base mainnet, completing its transition from Layer 1 to Layer 3. The move follows a February decision by the project’s DAO to phase out the legacy chain. Horizen aims to offer compliance-optional privacy and has retired both its main and EON sidechains. The native ZEN token is relaunched as part of the new architecture, with 100 million ZEN committed over five years to support privacy-focused applications in finance, gaming, and social sectors.