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ZKNetwork Community Update - 2026-05-15 Development moves in seasons. Here's where we are and what's taking root. ➡️ Seasonal Overview - Stage 1: Foundation - Infrastructure, governance frameworks, tokenomics architecture (Current) - Stage 2: Activation - Community programs, test token deployment, node operator beta program (Developing) - Stage 3: Expansion - Network scaling, DIY hardware kits, scale development to production (On the horizon) We're deep in Stage 1 building out the core layer. Preparing to launch the community programs that will become an active part of the network's ecosystem. ➡️ Ambassador Beta Program & The Ambassadors Guild The Ambassadors Guild is ZKNetwork's collective of community builders, educators, and advocates carrying the mission into the world, sharing the technology, and supporting privacy as our right. What is a ZKNetwork Ambassador? A community-aligned representative who expands the network's reach through four pillars: - Participate: Engage in the Ambassadors Guild, the community, and ZKNetwork's social channels - Educate: Guide the community through the technology, the ecosystem, and the ethos behind it all - Coordinate: Onboard new members, host events and contests, drive community outreach that builds real momentum - Earn: On-chain verified contributions rewarded in xZKN test tokens; reputation unlocks multipliers, governance weight, and early access to what's next ➡️ The ZeroAI Ambassador Bot Suite | Powered by Etherix ZKNetwork has a new custom Ambassador Bot Suite. ZeroAI is an AI-powered bot ecosystem built for the Ambassadors Guild and the wider community, operated and managed by the Ambassadors. Think of it as the guild's meta intelligence: coordinating engagement, tracking contributions, managing rewards, and generating educational content. Ambassador Bot Suite features: - AI FAQ Agent and bot ecosystem - My Ambassador bot to manage personal contributions, content, rewards and a zkID wallet. - Run a community-wide points, levels, and badges system - Utilize the agent and bots to develop content for incentivized contributions and rewards - Host and manage contests with automated scoring and rewards The ZeroAI Bot Suite will go live alongside the Ambassador Beta Program launch. ➡️ xZKN Test Token The xZKN test token is the coordination layer for the network: a living network OS built in a token. The test token is being deployed to support the community incentive protocol while building out, debugging and hardening the utilities of ZKNetwork's regenerative tokenomics ecosystem. - Contribute to Earn: Incentivized education, skills, and community participation while earning rewards - Proof of Useful Work: Earned by running nodes, providing bandwidth and compute, and participating in governance - Stake to Serve: Node operators stake xZKN to register and operate across mixnets, storage, compute, and inference - Full-Stack Utility: Access, verification, governance, incentives, and regeneration in one instrument The xZKN test token is in active development preparing for the Ambassador Beta Program and the community utility to unlock incentives for Proof of Useful Work. The testnet Beta Program is being prepared as a Stage 2 deliverable. We're building the conditions where the token has purpose, and that starts with activating the community. ➡️ What's Ahead Stage 1 work continues: DAO framework development, tokenomics router architecture, and rigorous internal testing. As these key components are in place, we'll begin activating the community programs, building out a foundation for the coming beta testnet, and putting the test token incentive framework into motion. Follow the seasons. More detailed posts on each topic in upcoming updates. Stay Tuned. Stay Private. BE THE NETWORK...

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ZKNetwork Community Update - 2026-05-01 ➡️ A Message to our v1 Holders If you're one of our early v1 token holders, the ones who've been with here since there was just a whitepaper and a vision, this update is for you. It's been some time since the transition to the new company and this new path. We've been quiet, and we are here now to share whats in store.. This spring marked a new beginning for the project and the protocol. Leveling up, building the foundation for what's to come. Things are taking form naturally from the ground up. Behind the scenes, collaborations are forming, community campaigns being curated and networks are growing as ZKNetwork sprouts and emerges with the coming seasons. ➡️ The Path We Chose We could have launched a token months ago. Mint, list, pump, dump, move on. That's not ZKNetwork. We've chosen a longer, harder, more foundational path. The path that protects the new token value from becoming a token with no purpose, no utility, no future. We're building utility first. The testnet and test token are essential components in building out, activating, and bringing to life an ecosystem of real, useful utility. ➡️ What the Test Token Actually Is The xZKN test token is the coordination layer. A living network OS built in a token. - Proof of Useful Work: Earned by running nodes, providing bandwidth and compute, and participating in governance - Stake to Serve: Node operators stake xZKN to register and operate across mixnets, storage, compute, and inference - Full-Stack Utility: Access, verification, governance, incentives, and regeneration in one instrument We're not launching a token looking for a reason to exist. We're building the conditions where the token has purpose as the network's operating system. ➡️ Why This Protects our v1 Holders Launching a token with no utility means early hype, no usage, price action only, then "what does this token actually do?" followed by the project getting labeled a hype token and holders getting discouraged. With the utility first approach, we're protecting and building the value held in the token. Every test, every piece of feedback, every participant adds value to what makes ZKN meaningful. ➡️ Where We're Headed - Stage 0: (Complete) Live stable mix-network, ZKNetwork client, browser extension/SDK, hardware prototype. - Stage 1: (Current) Foundation — Infrastructure, governance, tokenomics - Stage 2: Activation — Community programs, node operators, test token utility - Stage 3: Expansion — Network scaling, DIY hardware, production readiness No hard dates. That's intentional. Trajectory, not roadmap. When things change, we will update the community. ➡️ Node Operators Are Critical The network doesn't scale without them. If you're technical and want to participate at the deepest level, the beta testnet will be the way. More details on the testnet and test token as we approach Stage 2. ➡️ Thank You To our v1 holders: thank you for holding through the quiet periods. For trusting we'd do this the right way. We're not wasting that trust on a token with no substance. We're building something that will last. With this milestone coming forward, keep an eye out for news about the Ambassador Program v2, Community happenings and more on what's ahead. Stay tuned. Stay private. BE THE NETWORK…