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Horizen x Thrive Project Showcase: Lighter.IM

Moving between fiat and crypto remains one of the biggest friction points in Web3. For many users, the process still depends on centralized custodians, manual checks, long waiting periods, and the need to expose sensitive personal or banking information. But what if a fiat-to-crypto transaction could feel more like using a vending machine: intent in, cryptographic proof verified, assets released? The Horizen x Thrive Builder Funding Program continues to highlight projects building on Horizen'...

• Privacy
• Blockchain
• Horizen

Horizen Community Call Recap: Practical Privacy Comes Into Focus

Ecosystem updates, ZEN staking, and a closer look at the builders bringing practical privacy to Horizen.

Bringing Private Cross-Chain Execution to Horizen with Tachyon

Tachyon is bringing private cross-chain transfers to Horizen, giving users a more confidential way to move assets between Base and Horizen.

Horizen Joins LF Decentralized Trust, Expanding Its Presence in Global Decentralized Tech

Joining LF Decentralized Trust marks another step in Horizen’s progress toward becoming the standard for practical, verifiable privacy.

$ZEN Staking is Back on Horizen

The Horizen DAO voted to approve a new $ZEN staking program on Horizen, aligning token holders with long-term ecosystem growth and participation.

• $zen
• Staking
• Horizen

Introducing Vela: The Confidential Compute Layer on Horizen

The infrastructure for confidential execution on Horizen is now open to developers.

• Vela
• Announcement

Trade With Proof, Not Trust: How Obscura Is Making Reputation Private and Verifiable

Horizen Ecosystem Builder Spotlight: Obscura

• Privacy
• Verification
• Zk

Verifiable Ads Without Tracking Anyone

Horizen Ecosystem Builder Spotlight: AdPriva

• Apps
• Developers
• Privacy

Zenrise is Live - Start Your Climb Now!

Grow with the ecosystem, earn your way up!

Horizen x Thrive Project Showcase: DataHubz

Compliance was supposed to protect organizations and build trust. Instead, it became a paperwork nightmare, a frantic scramble of spreadsheets, screenshots, and last minute audit prep that consumes resources while delivering little real assurance. For SMBs (Small, Medium, Businesses) without dedicated compliance teams, the burden is even worse: abstract framework requirements, evidence scattered across dozens of tools, and verification that only happens under audit pressure, months after the ...

Build Smarter dApps with Real-Time Data on Horizen

Horizen is integrating Goldsky, Web3’s real-time data platform, to provide high-performance blockchain indexing, instant subgraphs, and customizable data streaming pipelines. This integration gives developers the tools to build powerful dApps faster, with richer data and greater responsiveness on Horizen. Goldsky streams live blockchain data directly into applications, enabling advanced analytics, automated workflows, and interactive experiences across Horizen’s privacy-first ecosystem. Horiz...

Welcome to Privacy on Base

A new chapter for onchain privacy begins today. Horizen has officially launched its mainnet on Base, bringing a practical and compliance-friendly path to private onchain activity - one that fits seamlessly into the Ethereum environment millions already use. This launch completes our transition from an isolated proof-of-work chain to a fully EVM-native chain that settles to Ethereum. For everyday users, this shift means faster transactions, lower fees, and access to tools and apps that feel fa...

ZenIP 42409: ZenIP 42407 Addendum, Horizen 2.0 Tokenomics Proposal

There is a new ZenIP Proposal that recently passed, ZenIP 42409, which is an Addendum to ZenIP 42407: Horizen Tokenomics Proposal. The timeline for the vote on ZenIP 42409 was that voting opened on Monday, April 21st, 2025, at 12pm EST, and closed on Thursday, April 24th, 2025, at 12pm EST. With a quorum of 142% and 99.39% (1.1M $ZEN) of the votes FOR, the proposal passed! The full results of the vote can be found on Snapshot here. Let’s review this ZenIP proposal below, and we’ll also remind...

How to Stake ZEN on Horizen Mainnet

ZEN Staking is Open. Stake Now before Reward Distribution Begins on Monday, July 27.

• Privacy
• Horizen
• Staking

Trade With Proof, Not Trust: How Obscura Is Making Reputation Private and Verifiable

Horizen Ecosystem Builder Spotlight: Obscura

• Privacy
• Verification
• Zk

$ZEN Staking is Back on Horizen

The Horizen DAO voted to approve a new $ZEN staking program on Horizen, aligning token holders with long-term ecosystem growth and participation.

• $zen
• Staking
• Horizen