Announcing 5% Total $POP Supply Ecosystem Fund to Accelerate the Growth of Verifiable AI
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Zypher Ecosystem Fund, allocating 5% of the total $POP token supply (valued at over $7 million USD at the time of writing) to accelerate ecosystem growth and fuel the creation of a verifiable AI agent economy.
Building the Decentralized Trust Layer for AI
The Zypher Ecosystem Fund is a strategic initiative designed to advance Zypher’s mission: to make AI systems safe, transparent, and verifiable through its Proof of Prompt (PoP) protocol.
As autonomous AI agents become active participants in global finance, trading, content creation, and governance, the need for a decentralized trust infrastructure grows urgent. Zypher seeks to provide that foundation — combining zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and trusted execution environments (TEEs) to ensure that every AI decision is auditable, provable, and trustworthy.
Through this fund, Zypher will empower developers, researchers, creators, and institutional partners building within its expanding ecosystem — including the PoP protocol, the AI Security Browser, Zytron AI Chain (BNB Layer 2), and the Proof Mining network.
Driving the Ecosystem Flywheel: From Utility to Token and Back
The Ecosystem Fund is at the heart of Zypher’s growth model — a “utility–token–utility” flywheel that sustains long-term value creation. Rather than focusing solely on speculative demand, Zypher emphasizes practical adoption, rewarding real builders and active contributors.
The fund will support multiple streams of ecosystem activity, including:
Grants Program Strategic grants for early-stage builders and researchers integrating PoP verification into AI workflows, decentralized finance (DeFi) automation, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.
Hackathons and Builder Competitions Global events that challenge developers to design verifiable AI agents, zkPrompt auditing tools, and AI browser extensions.
Open Development and Community Bounties Incentives for meaningful open-source contributions — from SDK and API development to documentation, educational resources, and integration tools.
Bug Bounty and Security Initiatives Support for ethical hackers and security researchers who strengthen Zypher’s ZK-TEE infrastructure and core verification protocols.
Airdrop and Community Engagement Campaigns Proof of POP challenges, ambassador programs, and loyalty initiatives that align long-term community participation with network expansion.
Each of these initiatives reinforces Zypher’s commitment to transforming verifiable AI from a technical concept into a community-driven global standard.
Fund Structure and Governance
The Ecosystem Fund will draw from Zypher’s Ecosystem Reserve and will be distributed progressively over a three-year period, ensuring stability and alignment with major development milestones.
Its structure is built on three core principles:
Annual Budgeting: Each quarter, a defined percentage of the remaining pool will be allocated to grants, campaigns, and developer rewards.
Transparent Oversight: All disbursements will be recorded and verifiable on-chain via Zypher’s PoP infrastructure, reflecting its founding principle — “verify, don’t trust.”
Strategic Co-Investment: Zypher will partner with institutional and ecosystem investors to amplify the impact of the fund and attract innovation across AI, ZK, and DeFi sectors.
The fund’s governance framework will prioritize accountability, measurable outcomes, and community transparency, with periodic reports published through Zypher’s public channels.
A Long-Term Commitment to Builders
The launch of the Ecosystem Fund signals Zypher’s evolution from a technical protocol into a multi-layered innovation ecosystem. By reinvesting 5% of its total supply back into its builder community, Zypher demonstrates its belief that the future of AI must be open, verifiable, and community-powered.
“AI should be a public good, not a black box. This fund gives builders the means to create agents whose behavior can be verified on-chain — audited by cryptography, not by trust.” @0x_maggie
Looking Ahead
The first wave of Zypher Ecosystem Grants and PoP Builder Hackathons will launch soon, with detailed participation guidelines and funding categories to follow.
Developers, researchers, and communities interested in building within the Zypher ecosystem can register early at zypher.network or follow updates on X (Twitter) @Zypher_Network.
About Zypher Network
Zypher Network is a decentralized infrastructure that provides cryptographic verification for AI systems through its Proof of Prompt (PoP) protocol.
By combining zero-knowledge proofs, TEE hardware, and a multi-chain execution environment, Zypher enables developers and enterprises to deploy AI agents that are verifiable, compliant, and tamper-proof.
Its suite of products — including the AI Security Browser, Zytron AI Chain, and Proof Mining network — forms the foundation of a global ecosystem for trustworthy AI.
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