ZKsync Foundation Proposals Priorities

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What should ZKsync focus on initially?

Building on the momentum from ETHDenver discussions and the shared vision outlined in our recent post, the ZKsync Foundation is sharpening its focus on governance for the months ahead.

The workstreams below outline our immediate priorities, each advancing in parallel but adaptable to ZKsync’s evolving needs:

  1. Sustainable and Secure Protocol Development – Strengthening the Foundation of ZKsync through security-first innovation.
  2. 10x Growth via ZK Chain Acceleration – Accelerating ZK Chain deployment and adoption.
  3. Tokenomics, Token Utility, and Governance Innovation – Improving the token and governance to drive long-term alignment and experimentation.

Additionally, we’re actively supporting governance bodies such as the Security Council and Guardians, alongside key ecosystem enablers like the ZKsync Association. Ensuring these entities have the resources and autonomy they need to succeed is a priority for the next two years.

Proposals are, ultimately, products—each should begin with the right questions. Below are the key areas of exploration for each priority.

Priority 1: Sustainable and Secure Protocol Development

After conversations across stakeholders, the following questions surfaced as a top priority to support the short-term and long-term success of ZKsync. We will be working closely with the ZKsync Security Council and protocol development organizations to answer:

  • How do we ensure maximal security in the protocol development, including high quality audits for protocol upgrades and bug bounties?
  • How should the Token Assembly support ongoing protocol R&D and the companies which are working on its development?

Priority 2: 10x Growth via ZK Chain Acceleration

In parallel, there is an opportunity to help accelerate the growth of the ecosystem and address the following questions:

  • How do we remove barriers, such as basic onchain infrastructure, to bring ZK Chains to life?
  • How can we incentivise and reward ZK Chains that contribute the most to the ecosystem?
  • How do we intentionally cultivate network effects and mindshare for the Elastic Network?

Priority 3: Token Utility & Governance Innovation

Finally ZKsync needs to enhance the ZK Token, its tokenomics and utility as well as experimentation and innovation in governance:

  • What’s the best Tokenomics for the ZK token? How does it enhance and complement core protocol features like interoperability and decentralized sequencing?
  • What governance experiments—such as prize-based funding, futarchy, or conditional markets—should we explore?

Shared Services v1.0

The ZKsync Foundation will also be looking to mobilize shared services across the proposals addressing these challenges. The services focus will include:

  1. Shared Oversight Committee
  2. Coordinated Project Management
  3. Unified Branding, Marketing and Social Media
  4. Unified Analytics and Performance Tracking
  5. Coordinated Technical Operations and Security Support

Working Together

We’re looking for long-term governance partners to address these challenges. If you’re interested, introduce yourself in TPP Builders. The ZKsync Foundation will reach out directly to Builders in this list when it requires support or has outsourcing requirements.

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Thanks for the update @Be1garat. These looks like very sensible targets for this phase of the network. Very interested in both Priorities 2 and 3 and particularly happy to see a focus on governance innovation, which I think ZKsync is particularly well placed to do and I think is very timely given the current state of DAOs across the industry.

I have done more thinking about futarchy thank most. I built one of the first futarchy oriented platforms nearly 5 years ago now. I think it’s potentially revolutionary, but it’s not something that should be uncritically jumped into as a panacea for solving governance issues by market action. It has a number of fundamental issues in its current paradigm and the quality of its output is a function of it’s breadth of participation (like pretty much any decentralised governance system). Nevertheless, governance experimentation is precisely the right framing for it and it will be exciting to see what can be achieved there.

I look forward to participating in the ecosystem going forward and would love to have a conversation with the Foundation about where we might be able to support on those priorities.

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I am a Zksync user. Homever, I am also a Op, arbitrum, berachain, name it- user. Most of us are. Rewarding TVL as it is done with the ignite program won’t attract long lasting TVL/activity. I will be honest. I am the mercenary capital you guys are trying to avoid. The thing is that must of us are. People are not interested in another vanilla L1/L2. That is the truth. If you want the Elastic network to expend, you need to make it attractive for long lasting interactions. The carrot needs to be big enough for me to come back on the daily and keep clicking. Make it interactive or gamify it if needed. You guys need to be different to be succesful. Doing the same as what are doing Optimism/Arbitrum won’t be enough. Innovation is needed.