ZEROBASE Token Utility and Economic Design Overview
Main Information
Token Ticker: ZEROBASE (ZBT)
Token Type: Utility Token
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 ZBT (fixed and non-inflationary)
Token Allocation Summary
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 ZBT (fixed)
| Category | Allocation | Vesting Schedule | Purpose of Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team & Advisor | 20% | 1-year lock-up (cliff), followed by 48-month linear vesting | Long-term contributor incentives; designed to promote sustainable ecosystem development. |
| Investor | 11.25% | 1-year lock-up (cliff), followed by 24-month linear vesting | Allocation to early-stage strategic backers for ecosystem support and protocol growth. |
| Liquidity | 2% | Fully unlocked at TGE | Facilitate initial liquidity. |
| Ecological Fund | 15% | 6% unlocked at TGE，1% at TGE+12 month, and then 2% released annually over 48 months | support market formation on decentralized and centralized exchanges, partnership development, and infrastructure expansion. |
| Airdrop & Early Mining | 8% | 5% unlocked at TGE, 3% remaining to be released in the next month | Incentivize early participants who contribute to the bootstrapping of the proving network. |
| Node Stake | 43.75% | Linear release starting one month post-TGE | Ongoing rewards for staking nodes to ensure network security, liveness, and participation. |
Purpose and Design Principles
ZBT is the native utility token of the ZEROBASE Prover Network. It is designed solely to enable access to network services and incentivize participation by users, developers, and ecosystem contributors. ZBT does not represent any ownership interest, equity stake, debt claim, or entitlement to any form of revenue, profit, or asset of the ZEROBASE project or its affiliated entities.
Holders of ZBT may use the token to pay for protocol-level services and participate in certain governance processes, such as proposing or voting on network parameters. These governance rights are procedural in nature and do not grant any shareholder rights, financial returns, or control over the legal entity operating the network.
Token Allocation and Economic Management
The fixed supply of 1 billion ZBT tokens has been determined with long-term ecosystem utility and protocol sustainability in mind. ZBT is not designed as an investment instrument, and no representations are made regarding its market performance.
To support predictable supply dynamics, a token burn mechanism may be implemented through automated on-chain processes governed by transparent parameters. This is intended to adjust circulating supply based on network activity and usage demand, not for price targeting or speculative outcomes.
Node Rewards and Treasury Allocation Framework
ZEROBASE’s network incentive model is built upon two distinct node types, each fulfilling a critical operational role in decentralized proof routing and secure computation.
HUB Nodes serve as the network’s routing and bandwidth-sharing layer, intelligently dispatching zero-knowledge proof tasks from users to available Proving Nodes. They also contribute idle bandwidth to improve overall protocol efficiency. No collateral is required to operate a HUB Node. Rewards are distributed in small amounts of ZBT tokens at regular intervals, based on routing performance, traffic contribution, and uptime. This mechanism ensures efficient task distribution, reduces latency for Proving Nodes, and enhances the availability and decentralization of the network.
Proving Nodes represent the high-performance TEE execution layer of the network. These nodes are responsible for generating zero-knowledge proofs within secure Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), forming the cryptographic backbone of ZEROBASE. Participation requires a minimum collateral of $1,000,000 in stablecoins, and rewards are distributed in ZBT or stablecoins based on the volume and quality of proof tasks completed. This structure incentivizes consistent, high-quality computing services from proven infrastructure operators.
Building upon this two-tiered incentive framework, ZEROBASE implements a DAO-governed buyback mechanism to ensure sustainable circulation and long-term protocol alignment. All network revenues derived from routing, proof generation, bandwidth sharing, and collateral-based treasury strategies are consolidated through the protocol income module. A fixed 20% allocation is reserved for the ZEROBASE Foundation, supporting ongoing research, infrastructure maintenance, and global ecosystem expansion. This percentage is governed by community vote and may be adjusted as the network evolves.
The remaining revenues—primarily sourced from low-risk capital management strategies backed by node collateral—are allocated to the ZEROBASE DAO treasury. ZBT token holders may vote on how these funds are used, including whether to initiate buybacks, at what scale, and with what frequency. Upon governance approval, the DAO treasury may execute ZBT buybacks and permanently burn the repurchased tokens, enabling dynamic control of circulating supply and reinforcing the protocol’s monetary coherence and economic resilience.
Disclaimers
- ZBT tokens are not intended for sale to individuals or entities in jurisdictions where such offerings would be deemed a regulated financial product (including securities or investment contracts).
- ZBT tokens confer no rights to dividends, profit-sharing, liquidation proceeds, or other financial benefits.
- The ZEROBASE team does not make any commitment, express or implied, regarding the market value, price appreciation, or tradability of ZBT.
- All token-related mechanisms are executed transparently through smart contracts, and the ZEROBASE team’s involvement is limited to maintaining protocol-level functionality and security.