Dec 2, 2024: Our weekly Institutional Insights explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

 explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

Weekly Highlight — U.S. Economy Growth Driven by Improved Productivity

If U.S. economic growth is strong, why is the Federal Reserve considering interest rate cuts? This question was recently posed to Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Instead of focusing solely on the Fed's actions, we should explore the reasons behind the robust growth, and see how it can be sustained.

Real GDP is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels for the second consecutive year. Typically, strong growth raises concerns about overheating, but inflation has actually fallen. Recent growth is largely due to increased productivity and a growing workforce, which are not inflationary and can help rebalance supply and demand.

A significant factor behind this success is the rise in labor productivity, averaging 2.3% over the past two years — faster than the four years before the pandemic. This uptick is linked to a surge in new business applications, especially in the tech sector, as the pandemic's economic shifts and relief measures lowered barriers to entrepreneurship, particularly benefiting underrepresented groups.

The boost in productivity also reflects workers moving to roles better suited to their skills, a trend accelerated by the 

. This mobility has been essential for productivity gains, as higher job turnover correlates with increased business dynamism.

However, sustaining higher productivity is a challenge. The Fed must avoid overly restricting the economy, as high interest rates can deter investment in technology. Additionally, a gradual cooling of the labor market, with declining job quits, is concerning.

For policymakers, monitoring labor market dynamics and business formation is crucial. If these indicators decline, productivity and growth could wane. The U.S. economy has made significant progress, and maintaining this momentum is essential.

Weekly Crypto Highlight — Sui Is Poised for Growth

Bybit has released the Sui ecosystem report, with its key takeaways below. (Read the full report 

: Sui has achieved impressive performance, processing over 297,000 transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining low latency. This positions it among the fastest blockchains available.

: In 2024, Sui's market capitalization skyrocketed over 1,000%, reaching $9.5 billion and reflecting strong investor confidence and growing adoption.

: The total value locked (TVL) in Sui’s DeFi ecosystem has surpassed $1.5 billion, ranking it 11th among major blockchain networks and highlighting its rapid growth in 

: The launch of the Grayscale Sui Trust has significantly increased institutional interest, resulting in an 89% price surge for the SUI token in Q3 2024, indicating its appeal to accredited investors.

: Sui is making strides in the gaming sector, introducing the SuiPlay0X1 handheld gaming device and various 

, enhancing user engagement and expanding its ecosystem.

Developed by Mysten Labs, Sui is a Layer 1 

 (PoS) blockchain launched on May 3, 2023. Its object-centric data model allows for parallel transaction processing, enhancing throughput and reducing latency. Its use of the Move programming language ensures resource safety through rigorous bytecode verification, mitigating common blockchain vulnerabilities.

: Partnerships with firms like Copper and Zero Hash strengthen Sui’s infrastructure and credibility in the financial sector, enhancing its offerings in digital asset custody and transaction facilitation.

: Sui’s DeFi sector is thriving, with leading protocols like 

 offering diverse financial services. In gaming, initiatives such as the SuiPlay0X1 device and various web3 projects bolster user engagement.

In summary, Sui is poised for continued growth, driven by technological innovations that are expanding its presence in both DeFi and gaming.

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Weekly Institutional Insights: Sui Poised for Growth; U.S. Economy Driven by Productivity Growth

Chill Guy is a viral meme illustration that took social media by storm before a crypto project used the meme to launch a Solana-based token. Learn more here.

What started as a simple illustration of a laid-back dog has become a global meme sensation, with the cartoon character known as Chill Guy dominating both social media trends and cryptocurrency markets. Created by artist Phillip Banks in October 2023, the easygoing canine character sparked a viral movement that has attracted major brands worldwide.

This article follows Chill Guy’s transformation from a social media sensation to a cryptocurrency asset. We'll examine its viral beginnings, community growth, market impact and what potential investors can expect from CHILLGUY in the future.

 is a viral meme illustration by artist Phillip Banks, depicting a laid-back dog in casual clothes whose easygoing attitude took social media by storm before a crypto project used the meme to launch Just a Chill Guy as a Solana-based token.

What Does Just a Chill Guy Aim to Achieve?

The CHILLGUY meme coin aims to spread a "Why worry?" philosophy into cryptocurrency markets by embracing the laid-back, stress-free attitude that made the original meme go viral. The project transforms this easygoing vibe into a community-driven token, where being low-key isn't just a catchphrase — it's a shared mindset among holders.

The CHILLGUY community brings this philosophy to life by sharing endless variations of the CHILLGUY meme across social platforms. Through market swings and viral trends, CHILLGUY keeps his iconic pose: hands in pockets, subtle smirk, perpetually relaxed.

Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) operates as a Solana Program Library (SPL) token on the 

 blockchain, leveraging the network's ultrafast speeds and low costs to ensure smooth trading. The token was created using Pump.fun, a specialized platform that lets users launch Solana-based tokens without any fees, removing traditional barriers to token creation.

CHILLGUY is a community takeover (CTO), meaning it's completely owned and directed by its token holders with no central team in control. This decentralized structure ensures the project stays true to its community-driven nature, its holders collectively guiding its future while embodying the laid-back spirit of the original meme.

The CHILLGUY token launched with a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, of which 999,965,435 are currently in circulation. This near-complete distribution of tokens to the market supports active trading and community participation.

What makes CHILLGUY's tokenomics particularly notable is its widespread distribution across more than 142,000 unique holders (as of Nov 27, 2024), achieved in just 12 days. This rapid expansion of its holder base demonstrates strong community adoption and aligns with the project's decentralized, community-driven principles.

CHILLGUY has exploded across social media, especially on TikTok, where the meme has amassed hundreds of millions of views. Its laid-back character resonates with users worldwide, inspiring countless creative adaptations.

Major brands worldwide have embraced CHILLGUY in their marketing campaigns. From Sprite Europe to NFL on CBS, the character has resonated across mainstream media, even catching the attention of global figures like El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele.

The “Chill Guy” meme’s influence spans multiple social media platforms, with a growing community of followers: 96.6K on X (

). On the other hand, the meme token itself also has a vast community, with 39.9K on X (

) and an active Telegram channel of over 15,000 members. These numbers reflect the meme's ability to engage audiences across different platforms.

The token's popularity in cryptocurrency markets matches its social media success, with CHILLGUY maintaining a substantial 24-hour trading volume of over $330.03M as of Nov 27, 2024. This high trading activity demonstrates the strong market interest in CHILLGUY beyond its meme status.

Looking to trade Just a Chill Guy tokens? Bybit now offers the CHILLGUY/USDT Spot trading pair and CHILLGUYUSDT Perpetual contract. To get started, you’ll first need to create a Bybit account, then fund it with cryptocurrency and navigate to the 

While CHILLGUY has maintained strong trading volumes and continues gaining mainstream attention through its viral social media presence, investors should carefully weigh its strengths and risk factors before making investment decisions.

With its widespread brand adoption, sustained trading activity and explosive community growth of over 142,000 holders, CHILLGUY demonstrates significant market potential. However, meme coins are inherently volatile. Potential investors should 

 and invest no more than they can afford to lose.

CHILLGUY is the latest viral sensation to harness the power of the attention economy to convert social media momentum into crypto market success. While CHILLGUY has already demonstrated its ability to capture mass appeal, its position as a leading meme token will depend upon how effectively it maintains its cultural relevance and community engagement in this fast-moving market.

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Zircuit (ZRC) combines optimistic and ZK rollups with AI-driven security, offering fast, low-cost Ethereum Layer 2 solutions. 

 network has flourished, mainly due to the ongoing network congestion, high fees and poor scalability of the latter. Many of these platforms use rollup technology, whereby batches of multiple transactions processed off-chain are bundled together and posted in bulk to the underlying Layer 1. Ethereum-linked rollups mainly come in two varieties 

 (ZK). While optimistic rollups boast lower computational overhead, the ZK variety of these networks features a higher degree of security.

Zircuit (ZRC) is a Layer 2 chain that adopts a hybrid approach, combining the elements of optimistic and 

. This lets the platform offer the performance benefits of optimistic technology along with the security of ZK validity proofs. To further enhance overall security, Zircuit uses a unique 

 (AI)–driven system of monitoring for malicious transactions.

 (ZRC) is a hybrid Layer 2 blockchain that combines the features of optimistic and ZK rollups, and uses AI-driven monitoring for potentially harmful transactions. 

 rollup development technology, a popular framework for building optimistic rollup networks. Additionally, it uses zero-knowledge proofs, which lets the platform offer the best of both worlds 

 the performance benefits of optimistic rollups and the security of ZK technology. Zircuit is 

The Zircuit project takes security very seriously, and has introduced a unique system of AI-based protection against malicious transactions at the sequencer node level. The use of ZK proofs and an AI-based protection system make Zircuit one of the most secure platforms in the competitive world of Ethereum Layer 2 chains.

Along with its excellent security benefits, Zircuit also boasts low costs, fast transactions, excellent scalability and 2-second block production intervals. All these features make it an ideal environment for 

 (DApps) in various niches, particularly 

 (DeFi). In fact, the leading protocols within the Zircuit ecosystem are all dedicated to the finance niche, with Zircuit Staking being the largest application by TVL.

With its heavy focus on DeFi, Zircuit aims to become a leading liquidity hub for various token types within the sector, including 

. These assets can be staked through the Zircuit staking program — supported by the platform's Liquidity Hub — to earn staking APRs, airdrop rewards and points based on the Zircuit Point program (covered further in our article).

The platform also operates a secure native bridging solution, 

, to help users transfer assets between its Layer 2 network and Ethereum Layer 1.

The company behind the project, Zircuit Ltd., was founded in 2021 in Canada by Dr. Martin Derka, Jan Gorzny and Angel Xu. Zircuit's testnet was launched in November 2023, but made headlines in April 2024 when the project reported that its 

 (TVL) had soared past $2 billion. While testnet TVLs are more a gauge of future potential for a blockchain than an indicator of its existing worth, the news attracted the attention of industry observers toward the platform. Following its highly publicized testnet success, Zircuit launched the first phase of its mainnet in August 2024. This was followed by the launch of the platform's native token, ZRC, in November 2024.

As a typical rollup, Zircuit uses an off-chain sequencer node to batch and organize Layer 2 transactions for subsequent posting to the underlying Ethereum Layer 1. The batches have ZK validity proofs attached to them to signal to Layer 1 validators that they’re free from fraudulent transactions. Zircuit's architecture also includes prover nodes, whose job is to produce these validity proofs.

However, unlike other rollups using ZK proofs (also known as validity proofs), Zircuit doesn't generate validity proofs for every block of transactions. Instead, some blocks have pre-generated template proofs, while others go through the process of having a dedicated validity proof created for them. After a few blocks featuring validity proofs, there are several more that utilize template proofs. The image below illustrates this approach.

The key reason Zircuit has adopted this form of proof design is that the process of generating ZK proofs is computationally intensive. By using template proofs for some of the blocks in a sequence, Zircuit can reduce the overall computational overhead. However, the project’s team has stated that the template proof model is temporary, and will be phased out in the future. At that stage, the platform will move to generating ZK proofs for each block.

Zircuit features a highly modular design whereby provers — responsible for generating validity proofs on the platform — can easily be plugged into or removed from the network. This modular approach is distinct from the standard ZK rollup design, in which provers are more tightly and less flexibly integrated into the overall architecture.

As noted earlier, Zircuit uses a dedicated sequencer to organize and batch transactions into blocks. The platform also applies AI-driven monitoring at the sequencer level (the Sequencer Level Security, or SLS) to spot and exclude fraudulent transactions before they’re finalized on Layer 2.

When transactions are first posted to Zircuit, they enter the 

 — a temporary area from which the sequencer picks and organizes individual transactions into blocks. The mempool is being monitored at all times, using AI algorithms to identify suspicious transactions. If a transaction in the mempool raises a flag, it's quarantined and assessed for validity before the sequencer can include it in a block. The image below shows how this process works.

One of the distinct features of Zircuit is its hybrid architecture, which combines the properties of optimistic and ZK rollups. At the base level, Zircuit is built using Optimism's Bedrock development framework, a technology popular for optimistic rollup networks. However, the use of ZK proofs — or, to be more precise, a combination of validity proofs and template proofs — ensures that Zircuit enjoys a security level that standard optimistic rollups normally can't match.

The use of AI-based SLS provides robust security to Zircuit, complementing the already highly secure ZK proof system. Very few Layer 2 networks in the industry currently feature anything similar, making the platform a true pioneer of AI use for sequencer-level operations.

Like any rollup based on Optimism Bedrock, Zircuit enjoys EVM compatibility. This allows for smooth interoperability with the underlying Ethereum Layer 1. EVM compatibility also makes it easy for developers familiar with Ethereum’s environment to develop Zircuit-based DApps, or to port existing Ethereum applications to the platform. Developers can take advantage of technologies commonly used for Ethereum (e.g., the Solidity programming language and the Hardhat development framework) to build Zircuit applications and smart contracts.

Zircuit Bridge is a native bridging solution designed to easily transfer tokens between Ethereum and Zircuit. It boasts high security, low transaction fees and fast transfers, and allows users to move a variety of cryptocurrencies between Ethereum and Zircuit, including ETH, 

) and LRTs like Super Symbiotic LRT (weETHs). As of late November 2024, the total number of cryptos supported by the bridge is close to 30.

Zircuit has launched a reward program called Zircuit Points. Users can earn these Points by staking supported assets, and by participating in the Build to Earn initiative (more on this below). Accumulated points will be converted to ZRC tokens in the future. Points also create the opportunity to qualify for token airdrops.

The primary way for most users to earn Zircuit points is via 

. The Zircuit Staking program lets you stake LSTs, LRTs, popular stablecoins, some wrapped tokens and Ether (ETH) to earn points. Using LSTs and LRTs, you can earn yields (along with native Zircuit staking APRs and Points) from the respective staking and restaking platforms that issue these assets.

Zircuit Points earned via staking have different multipliers, depending upon the asset. For example, Ether has a multiplier of 0.5, while LSTs, LRTs and stablecoins have a multiplier of 1. Multipliers for different LST and LRT assets may be subject to change in the future.

Build to Earn is another way to qualify for Zircuit Points. The program allows developers to contribute to the Zircuit ecosystem and earn Points in a number of ways, including:

Launched in November 2024, ZRC is the platform's native cryptocurrency. It's an 

 asset deployed on both Zircuit and Ethereum Layer 1. ZRC is mainly used for reward distributions, and participation in token airdrops for ecosystem DApps. Currently, transaction fees on the network are paid in Ether. It's possible that, in the future, ZRC might be used for some transaction fee payments.

ZRC is also used for rewards under the Gas Rebate program. As users conduct transactions on the platform, they 

. Zircuit’s Gas Rebate program provides rebates to offset some of the incurred fees. The amount of ZRC earned as a rebate is proportional to the amount spent on gas in ETH; the project's documentation states that for each ETH spent on gas, the user earns 125% in ZRC. All kinds of gas fee payments qualify for the rebate, including ordinary asset transfers and transactions involving interaction with Zircuit DApps.

ZRC is a supply-capped token, with a maximum and total supply of 10 billion. The token's supply allocation shares are as follows:

The ZRC token is available on Bybit's Spot market as a swap pair with USDT (

 to grab a share of the 5 million ZRC prize pool. New users who sign up for a Bybit account and complete identity verification can earn ZRC rewards by accumulating a deposit volume of at least 2,000 ZRC, or by depositing 100 USDT and trading 100 USDT worth of ZRC via their first trade with Bybit. 

Meanwhile, existing users can qualify for ZRC rewards by trading at least 500 USDT worth of ZRC on the Bybit Spot market, with the possibility of earning up to 10,000 ZRC based on trading volume. The 

 event will run through Dec 10, 2024, 8:59AM UTC.

Zircuit is among the pioneering Layer 2 platforms to adopt a hybrid design for a rollup network. Thanks to the platform's architecture, users can take advantage of low transaction costs, fast transfers and great scalability while enjoying the benefits of high security delivered by ZK proofs and AI-driven mempool monitoring. AI-based monitoring for fraudulent transactions is a particularly notable feature of the platform and is undoubtedly among the most advanced technologies employed in the blockchain industry.

User security combined with faster and cheaper transactions for the Ethereum network — all in one package — is now feasible, thanks to Zircuit's innovative technology and unique approach!

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Bybit is celebrating its sixth anniversary with the #Super6Bybit event, offering a $1.2 million prize pool and focusing on its bbSOL token.

Daily Top Performer — Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.38% as tech stocks dropped and inflation data reinforced a hawkish Fed outlook. Coindesk Indices, an index measuring broader cryptocurrency market performance was down by 0.40%, with Bitcoin and Ether dropping by 1.86% and 1.79%, respectively in the past 24 hours.

Today's top performer is VIRTUAL, which surged 53.6% following the launch of the $MUSIC token by Agentstarter, featuring AI-driven music video capabilities and community-focused tokenomics.

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), founded in 2021, allows users to invest in and co-own AI-driven virtual assets like companions and influencers. Its model fosters community ownership, transforming AI agents into revenue-generating assets across platforms like Roblox and TikTok. The platform attracts contributors from AI and gaming to drive innovation in virtual economies. 

, using AI to create music videos and offering features like animated videos, voice mimicry, and karaoke tracks. The tokenomics allocate 60% for airdrops, 20% for liquidity, and 10% each for the development team and Virtuals Protocol.

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Bybit is celebrating its sixth anniversary with the 

, offering a $1.2 million prize pool and focusing on its bbSOL token. Launched in September 2024, bbSOL is the first exchange-backed Liquid Staking Token on Solana, providing liquidity and staking rewards. The campaign, running from November 28, 2024, to January 6, 2025, invites participants to build, transform, and supercharge their bbSOL through tasks, leaderboards, and community milestones, increasing rewards. The event combines gaming mechanics, community engagement, and opportunities to win prizes while promoting innovation and growth in the crypto space.

Yesterday, there were no flows in BTC Spot ETFs, including GBTC and non-GBTC categories.

. Stake BNB on Lista's portal to get slisBNB, then deposit it into Astherus to earn airdrop points with multipliers (3X for Lista, 1.15X for Astherus). No lockup is required, and slisBNB is the most efficient option.

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 Zeta Markets is a Solana-based platform revolutionizing perpetual futures trading with swift settlements, low fees, and innovative undercollateralized positions.

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The arrival of early token-swap and lending protocols signified the emergence of the 

 (DeFi) industry in 2017–2018. However, it didn't take long for more advanced forms of trading — including 

 — to appear on the menu. Decentralized derivatives platforms flourished, quickly becoming a prominent niche within the DeFi ecosystem. Fast-forward to mid-2024, and the derivatives category of the DeFi market is approaching a 

Yet, despite all this growth, many decentralized derivatives platforms operate as if it's still 2018. With 

 (ETH) the largest blockchain hosting DeFi protocols, derivatives exchanges are encumbered with tardy settlement times and exorbitant 

. Additionally, onerous overcollateralization requirements are still the reality for many blockchain-based derivatives trading platforms.

One project within the space is notably different, though. Zeta Markets is a decentralized derivatives trading protocol on the 

 (SOL) blockchain that features lightning-fast sub-second transaction settlement times, minimal gas fees and the ability to trade via undercollateralized positions. The platform owes many of its benefits to Solana's stellar technical parameters. Others, however, are a function of the protocol's unique architecture.

 (ZEX) is a Solana-based crypto perpetuals exchange that offers users speedy order settlement times and meager fees while providing a noncustodial, fully on-chain trading environment. 

Thanks to the technical efficiencies of the Solana blockchain, the Zeta Markets platform features order processing times of less than one second and gas fees that are typically small fractions of a cent. As a public blockchain network, Solana also helps Zeta offer complete order transparency.

The protocol features a central limit order book (CLOB), a setup familiar to many DeFi traders using 

 (CEX) platforms and traditional markets. At the same time, it remains fully decentralized and is based on a blockchain ethos of community ownership.

Platform users place their perpetual futures trades from the same unified account, and account and order funding use the 

 (DEX) boasts one particularly vital feature — the ability to place undercollateralized trades. The platform's overall setup (particularly its margin system, discussed below) makes undercollateralized trading possible. This starkly contrasts with many other DeFi protocols, including perpetuals platforms that often require overcollateralization of accounts. For many DeFi users, this could be a critical factor, making Zeta Markets the best crypto perpetuals exchange for their trading needs.

Margin System for Undercollateralized Derivatives Trading

Zeta Markets' unique margin system allows it to offer undercollateralized trading opportunities. The system has three key elements: pricing 

 as the primary oracle to source up-to-date pricing data on crypto assets traded on the platform, with 

 as its backup oracle. Thanks to Solana's swift transaction-processing capabilities (supported by 400 millisecond block times), pricing data is incorporated into Zeta Markets in intervals of less than one second.

The collateral framework also works to support the margin system. While Zeta boasts undercollateralized opportunities, maintaining adequate collateral levels is important for ensuring the overall health and operations of its platform.

Finally, Zeta’s liquidation mechanism is also critical to protecting its system and making undercollateralized trading viable for the entire trader community. Network users willing to act as liquidators check the health of other accounts, liquidating those that fail below a certain maintenance 

 process, and any entity on the platform can opt to act as a liquidator. Liquidators earn rewards in the form of 30% of the maintenance margin for the liquidated account. Note, however, that acting as a liquidator is a high-risk activity with no guarantee of being profitable.

Unlike many other decentralized derivatives platforms, which typically use the 

 (AMM) trading model, Zeta is based on the CLOB system of order matching, which is usually found on CEXs. CLOB is based on directly matching buy and sell orders, rather than executing trades against an AMM liquidity pool. While AMMs shine for 

 trades, the CLOB model might be superior for crypto derivatives trading.

Compared to an AMM, the CLOB setup allows for better price discovery, often features more significant insights into market depth and is more efficient at supporting high-frequency trading. These factors are all critical for derivatives trading. Additionally, trigger orders — one of the main order types on Zeta Markets — are also better supported by a CLOB trading mechanism. 

Given all these advantages of a CLOB over an AMM in the area of derivatives trading, the project has made an intelligent choice to base its primary trading model on the former.

 have no expiration dates, funding rates are used to ensure that these contracts maintain value close to the underlying asset's spot market price at all times. A positive funding rate indicates that the price of the perpetual futures contract is currently higher than the underlying asset's price. In turn, a negative funding rate means that the futures contract is traded at a lower price than that of the underlying asset.

Based on current funding rates, Zeta users make funding payments to keep the price of the futures contracts adjusted to the market. Long positions make funding payments to short positions when the funding rate is positive, and conversely, 

 at times of negative funding rates. The prevalent funding rates are recalculated on the platform every 10 seconds.

Trading Tools and Features on Zeta Markets

 is the gateway to the platform's derivatives trading opportunities. Using it, you can open perpetuals contracts for some major high-cap cryptos, such as SOL, ETH, 

 (ARB), as well as several smaller-cap coins, e.g., 

 (DYM). You can also find some seriously hyped-up Solana-based meme coins, such as 

Traders can also take advantage of the leverage in most of these perps. Typically, leverages on major coins like SOL, BTC or ETH are up to x10, while perpetuals based on smaller-cap coins have ratios of around x4–x5. As noted earlier, you’ll need to fund your account using USDC before opening these futures contracts based on the cryptocurrency of your choice.

Zeta users can earn rewards in the platform's native token, ZEX, based on their trading activity. The rewards are based on the user's Z-score, which is largely determined by the amount of 

 paid by the account. The Z-score for each user and the rewards paid out are calculated once per epoch, with each epoch typically lasting 28 days.

Zeta Markets’ native token, ZEX, was launched in late June 2024 on the Solana blockchain. The token's main functions include 

Following ZEX's token generation event (TGE), users can now stake the crypto for up to four years. Staking ZEX offers benefits, such as a boost to the user's Z-score, which is crucial for the amount of ZEX rewards earned, eligibility for 

 and the right to participate in on-platform governance processes.

Upon staking ZEX, users are assigned a gZEX score, which is determined by the amount and duration of staking.

The gZEX score mentioned above is critical for the user's influence on Zeta’s governance processes. Your voting power will depend heavily on this score. While the platform's governance processes are still maturing, it's expected that community members will actively participate in on-platform decision-making by discussing and voting on proposals for protocol changes, market listings, reward models and other parameters.

For 90 epochs starting from ZEX's TGE in late June 2024, the platform will distribute 300 million ZEX tokens in incentive payments. Users' Z-scores (see above) will be critical for determining their reward allocations. With each epoch covering 28 days, this incentive program is expected to run until around mid-2031.

 asset, with a maximum and total supply of 1 billion. Supply allocation shares are per the chart below:

The supply distribution chart above shows that 10% of ZEX tokens are allocated to community airdrops. The Round 1 airdrop has 8% of the total supply allocated to it. In it, early contributors to the platform will receive ZEX tokens following the TGE, with the majority of the allocation determined by the users' Z-scores.

The other 2% of the ZEX supply slated for airdrops will be distributed in Round 2, in which ZEX stakers will be eligible for token allocations based on their gZEX scores, which depend on the amount and duration of staking. The Round 2 airdrop is scheduled to start 28 days after the TGE, in late July 2024.

The ZEX token is available on Bybit via the Spot market as a 

 dedicated to the token give you the chance to grab a share of the 4,620,000 ZEX prize pool.

: This event requires new users either to accumulate a deposit volume of at least 1,000 ZEX, or deposit at least 100 USDT and trade 100 USDT worth of ZEX in their first trade with Bybit in order to earn from a 1,000,000 ZEX prize pool.

: The second event offers a 2,000,000 ZEX prize pool, with rewards capped at 100,000 ZEX per trader. Any user, whether existing or new, needs to trade at least 500 USDT worth of ZEX on Bybit's Spot market. The more you trade, the higher the share of the prize pool you can expect to receive.

: Earn a 100 ZEX bonus from a 1,620,000 ZEX prize pool for each friend you refer (up to ten successful referees). Referees must join Bybit with your referral code and participate in either of the abovementioned ZEX events.

Zeta Markets offers derivatives aficionados a rare combination of insignificant costs and undercollateralized trading opportunities. Coupled with Solana's sub-second execution times and the CLOB setup that lends itself well to derivatives trading, Zeta stands out as a unique platform, both within the Solana ecosystem and the entire crypto industry.

Talk of Solana seriously challenging Ethereum in the DeFi space has been going on for years. However, despite the relative success of some Solana-based DeFi projects, no platform that would truly make it a reality has yet arrived. Zeta Markets may now try to mount such a challenge in one specific corner of DeFi — perpetuals trading. It won't be easy, but the project's numerous distinct advantages make this a task that’s not as far-fetched as some might think! 

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