About Zilliqa
Zilliqa is a public blockchain platform designed for scalability and smart contract execution, using sharding to process transactions in parallel across multiple subgroups of nodes. The project was created by a team from the National University of Singapore, with Xinshu Dong, Amrit Kumar, and Prateek Saxena among the founders; the project company was formed in 2017. Zilliqa's initial token launch took place on 31 August 2017, and its mainnet went live in January 2019. The original network combined proof-of-work for node identity and leader selection with practical Byzantine fault tolerance for block finality. A later upgrade, Zilliqa 2.0, transitioned the network to proof-of-stake consensus. The native token is ZIL, which is used to pay transaction fees and gas costs, to stake on the updated network, and to participate in governance. ZIL is also the primary asset for decentralized applications, payments, and other on-chain services built on the platform. The total supply of ZIL is capped at 21 billion tokens.
Zilliqa reports ZIL stolen from partner exchange’s cold wallet
Zilliqa disclosed a security incident affecting one of its exchange partners after ZIL was stolen from a cold wallet.
Esports World Cup 2026 opens doors to crypto sponsors as VALORANT tournament draws global attention
The integration of crypto sponsors in esports could redefine industry dynamics, but may face regulatory challenges similar to sports betting.
Zilliqa Primed for Profit-Taking Following 46% Breakout
Zilliqa appears to have reached a critical area of resistance after surging by more than 46% over the past 24 hours.
Zilliqa Metaverse Hype Ensues, But ZIL Looks Exhausted
Zilliqa is trading in overbought territory after surging by nearly 370% over the past week. The technicals now point to a brief correction.
2017-Era Layer 1s Are Showing Signs of Life (Somewhat)
Layer 1 tokens EOS, ZIL, and ICP are outperforming the rest of the market after rising by more than 20% over the past three days.
What Bear Market? Zilliqa Rallies 116% on Agora Tie-Up
Zilliqa has partnered with Agora, which has encouraged investors to buy ZIL en masse. It rallied by more than 100%.
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