# Horizen

> Horizen is a privacy-first, compliance-forward blockchain ecosystem. EVM-native, ZK-powered, built on Base, with ZEN as its ecosystem token.

## ZEN Staking
- [Stake ZEN](https://www.horizen.io/staking): ZEN staking is Horizen's alignment and value-routing mechanism. A single staking pool earns protocol fees from multiple independent ecosystem sources, all paid out in ZEN. Reward sources include DAO bootstrap (ZenIP-42408), DAO LP earnings, protocol and dApp fee sharing, zkVerify node emissions (VFY), Vela economics, and Horizen L3 sequencer revenue.

## Key facts
- ZEN staking does not secure the chain; Base provides security. Staking is for ecosystem alignment.
- It is not a fixed-yield product. Rewards vary by source.
- All rewards are aggregated and distributed in a single token: ZEN.
- Governed by the Horizen DAO. Staking rewards committed via ZenIP-42408.