ZKsync Approves Community Activation Pilot Program To Fund Global Education And Adoption Initiatives

In Brief

ZKsync has launched a governance-approved Community Activation Pilot Program, allocating 20 million ZK tokens to support global, community-led initiatives that drive education, adoption, and ecosystem growth.

Ethereum Layer 2 solution ZKsync introduced a proposal for the ZKsync Community Activation Pilot Program, scheduled for 2025–2026. Backed by majority approval with 375.59 million of 630 million tokens in favor, the program designates 20 million ZK tokens over a 12-month period to support community-led efforts in education, adoption, and visibility. Funding will come from tokens previously recovered following the April 2025 compromised-admin key incident, which are currently held in the Token Governor Timelock

The pilot serves as a trial for governance-directed funding of initiatives such as ZK Amigos, ZKnomist, online educators, and a Community RFP Pilot, aimed at expanding awareness, fostering partnerships, and strengthening engagement around ZKsync. Oversight will be provided by the ZKsync Foundation, which will manage strategy and approve funding, while Program Contributors will offer input and guidance on RFP development and the selection of recipients.

Community Activation Pilot Program To Fund Global Engagement And Drive Layer 2 Adoption

Over the last year, the ZKsync ecosystem has experienced the rise of several community-driven pilots across digital platforms and in-person settings, designed to raise awareness and generate broader engagement with the protocol. Building on this momentum, the ZKsync Community Activation Pilot Program will provide funding for successful initiatives from the past year while also encouraging new contributors and advocates to participate both online and offline

Of the total allocation, 6.4 million ZK tokens will be directed toward three established initiatives: ZKsync LATAM, formerly ZK Amigos, which operates in Latin America to engage enterprises and public institutions in preparation for Buenos Aires DevConnect; ZKnomist, a content-focused team producing written, visual, and social coverage on product developments, governance, and partnerships; and Online Educators, a group dedicated to community education on Discord by addressing user questions and amplifying ZKsync’s value propositions

The remaining 13.6 million ZK tokens will support a Community RFP Pilot that emphasizes growth, education, and tooling, aligning with the technical roadmap and distributing tokens to selected service providers to encourage adoption, business opportunities, and ecosystem integrations, particularly in relation to Prividiums and Appchains.

New features such as Prividium chains, advanced proofs, and Gateway interoperability depend heavily on grassroots participation, making sustained community involvement vital for effective adoption. Ensuring awareness across global regions will prepare participants to support these new offerings and advance their reach

The program reinforces ZKsync’s mission to scale onchain activity through community-led strategies by focusing on expanding global engagement, fostering discovery and adoption of new use cases as ZKsync Chains integrate with Gateway, and strengthening competitive positioning within the Layer 2 space through enhanced developer participation, ecosystem growth, and community involvement

ZKsync itself is a protocol built on Ethereum, designed to improve transaction speed, reduce costs, and scale activity without compromising Ethereum’s security.