ZKsync's Season 1 Staking Pilot is now live, introducing a delegate-to-stake mechanism built with Tally that ties $ZK rewards to active governance participation.
Key mechanics:
- Rewards only flow when $ZK is delegated to an active Delegate
- No active delegation = no rewards eligibility
- Designed to prevent passive farming and align incentives with real participation
Program structure:
- Season 1: 10M $ZK reward cap, targeting +200M active voting power
- Season 2: Conditional 25M $ZK cap, targeting +500M active voting power
- Each season runs three months
Why it matters: Governance serves as ZKsync's security layer for shipping upgrades and managing protocol risk. The pilot tests infrastructure that will support future decentralized sequencer operations while strengthening voting reliability.
Over 55M $ZK already locked in the staking portal. Participants must select Delegates marked with an "Active" tag to qualify for rewards.
Review the ZKnomics Staking Pilot Program refresher for more information. FAQ with extensive details will be dropping later this week 👇 forum.zknation.io/t/refresher-on…
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