What is Zerobase (ZBT)

I. Project Introduction

1. What Is Zerobase? Zerobase is a high-performance, decentralized zero-knowledge proof (ZK) network dedicated to building a trustworthy computing infrastructure for the global financial system. It offers open ZK proof infrastructure supporting a variety of typical application scenarios such as zkLogin (privacy login), zkDarkPool (privacy trading pool), zkVote (trustless voting) and zkCEX (centralized exchange transparency) — among others. The platform also provides developers with standardized and custom circuit support, is compatible with popular ZK toolchains (including Circom and Gnark), and supports an optional decryptable proof layer for enterprise-grade integration and audit. Zerobase aims to become the underlying infrastructure for privacy-preserving and verifiable computation, building a trust bridge between Web3 and compliant finance. 2. How Does Zerobase Work? Zerobase adopts a scalable, multi-role architecture that routes and generates ZK proofs through a HUB-Prover coordination model. This ensures high availability, low-latency task execution, and verifiability at the cryptographic level. 1) Network architecture: The Zerobase network is composed of multiple nodes. Proving Nodes are responsible for generating ZK proofs, and must stake stablecoins to ensure performance and security. HUB Nodes (coordinators) are responsible for task scheduling and proof-routing, ensuring efficient task assignment and network stability. 2) Privacy & compliance mechanism: All circuit inputs are processed within Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) to prevent node operators from accessing raw data, ensuring privacy security and regulatory compliance. 3) Economic model: The native utility token (often referenced as ZBT) drives the economic model: Proving nodes receive performance-based rewards for completing computation tasks; HUB nodes receive continuous incentives for routing tasks and contributing bandwidth; ordinary users can participate via zkStaking — staking stablecoins to gain off-chain yields. All returns are zero-knowledge attested on-chain, establishing a transparent and auditable incentive system. 3. Who Founded Zerobase? Zerobase was initiated and developed by Salus Security and its core team boasts rich experience and background in blockchain security, crypto economy and commercial business operation. Major team members include: 1) Mirror Tang (Xueyan Tang) – Co-founder and CEO He was a co-founder of Salus Security, and previously served as a co-founder and general partner at the crypto investment organization GeekCartel, where he led investment in projects such as Babylon, Solv, Avalon etc. He graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University and also pursued advanced studies at MIT and the University of Buenos Aires. He is currently an Industry Professor of Cryptography at Suzhou Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, focusing on blockchain security and cryptography applications. 2) Koppany Smith – COO Mr.Smith, now COO of Salus Security, previously served as a board representative at 0x Protocol and founded the crypto asset-management platform 31Third Protocol. He graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (FHWN) in Austria and conducted academic exchange at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In addition, he also served as guest lecturer in undergraduate finance courses at FHWN for four years, bringing strong finance and blockchain operations experience. 3) Chen Li (Gink) – CMO Mrs Li has over six years' experience in the digital marketing and blockchain industries. She previously founded AW Research, where she led the research and promotion of on-chain gaming and AI virtual-character projects. She once served as Commercial Manager at Huafang Technology, in charge of growth marketing and commercialization of an entertainment live-streaming & social service platform. 4. Zerobase Tokenomics The native token symbol is ZBT, with a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens and no inflation mechanism. It is primarily used for network service fees, governance participation, node staking and reward distribution. Token Distribution & Vesting: Team & Advisors: 20%, locked for 1 year, then released linearly over 48 months. Investors: 11.25%, locked for 1 year, then linearly released over 24 months. Liquidity: 2%, fully unlocked at Token-Generation Event (TGE). Ecosystem Fund: 15%, fully unlocked at TGE. Airdrop & Early-Mining: 8%, 5 % unlocked at TGE, remaining 3 % unlocked the following month. Node Staking Rewards: 43.75%, released linearly starting one month after TGE. 5. Timeline of Key Milestones April 2024: Received funding from Ethereum Foundation. July 2024: Delivered zkDarkPool & zkLogin products. October 2024: Completed seed-round financing. December 2024: Launched Zerobase Staking & Proof Explorer. February 2025: Initiated a staking campaign on CoinList; TVL (Total Value Locked) exceeded $50 million. October 1, 2025: Announced that TVL had broken USD 500 million. October 13, 2025: Publicly revealed ZBT tokenomics. II. Token Information

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