$ZK Staking Pilot Season 1 Report Released: 350M Tokens Staked, 200M New Delegations
$ZK Staking Pilot Season 1 Report Released: 350M Tokens Staked, 200M New Delegations
🎯 $ZK staking results
The ZKsync team has published the final report for the $ZK Staking Pilot Season 1, which concluded on May 11th.
Key Results:
- Total stake reached ~350M $ZK tokens
- ~200M in new active delegations
- Total active delegation grew to ~1.2B $ZK
Program Objectives Met:
- ✅ Increased total active voting power
- ✅ Strengthened ZKsync governance system
- ✅ Successfully tested staking infrastructure
The pilot program aimed to test the technical infrastructure while boosting governance participation. The full report is available on the ZKnation forum.
The team thanked participants for their involvement in proving the pilot's viability.
📝Season 1 Report Once Season 1 concludes, the Staking Pilot Program Admin will compile key summary and takeaways into a comprehensive report that will be shared publicly by end of May.
Read the full report 👇 forum.zknation.io/t/season-1-rev…
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