ZKsync

Latest Update: zkSync Launches 6-Month Community Program

zkSync has officially launched their Community Program, a comprehensive 6-month initiative designed to recognize and reward active ecosystem contributors.

The program is funded with 5 million $ZK tokens allocated by the zkSync Foundation to Gitcoin for distribution over the next six months.

Contribution & Rewards Process

Contributions will be evaluated through a structured monthly process:

1. Participants submit activities via a dedicated form through self-reporting
2. Gitcoin reviews reports in collaboration with Community Moderators
3. Contributions are verified against engagement data from community platforms
4. Rewards are distributed at the end of each month

Contribution Opportunities

The program offers multiple ways for community members to participate:

• Engage in community discussions to help onboard new users
• Participate in ecosystem campaigns and weekly activities
• Join specialized Squads focusing on Governance, Security, Onboarding, and Event Coordination
• Host and participate in community events and AMAs

Program Management

The initiative will be collaboratively managed by:

• Gitcoin – Responsible for program ideation, execution, rewards distribution, and evaluations
• Discord Admins – Supporting engagement and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
• Community Moderators – Helping onboard participants and maintaining a constructive environment

Onboarding Process

The onboarding process will be managed by Gitcoin, who will assess eligibility before participants officially join. Once onboarded, participants will:

• Access structured activities, Squads, and engagement opportunities
• Contribute through discussions, ecosystem campaigns, and community initiatives
• Receive guidance on tracking and reporting contributions for rewards

ZKsync Ignite campaign (New)

1. Visit the ZKsync Ignite campaign page.
2. The campaign is split into three seasons and will stream 300 million ZK tokens over nine months to users who provide liquidity for key token pairs, supply to lending markets, and trade on certain DeFi protocols.
3. Check the link to find details of token amounts allocated for each project.

ZKsync airdrop claim (ended, historical reference)

1. Visit the ZKsync airdrop claim page.
2. Submit your wallet address or GitHub username and click on “Check.”
3. If you’re eligible, then you will be able to connect your wallet.
4. Now watch a video about the ZK token, delegate your votes, and claim the tokens.
5. A total of 695,232 wallets are eligible for the airdrop.
6. Eligibility and allocations for the airdrop were based on the snapshot taken on March 24th, 2024, at 0:00 UTC, which was the one-year anniversary of the ZKsync era mainnet launch.
7. The full eligibility list can be found in this blog article.
8. For usage-based airdrop, each eligible wallet can receive a minimum of 450 ZK and a maximum of 100,000 ZK tokens.
9. Eligible users of contribution-based airdrop could receive additional allocations.
10. GitHub Developers and ZKsync GitHub Discussion Helpers are required to associate their wallet address to their GitHub handle by June 25th 00:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) to be eligible.
11. The official airdrop announcement clarified that “~67% of ZK will go to the community. 17.5% of the overall supply will be distributed through a one-time airdrop. The rest will be distributed over time through ecosystem initiatives managed by the ZKsync Foundation and the ZK Nation governance process to support a growing ecosystem as new users come onchain.”
12. It’s recommended to HODL your original allocation and delegate your ZK tokens for governance to potentially receive further ZK airdrops in the future. Optimism’s airdrop #3 awarded users who delegated tokens over a 6-month period (January 20th to July 20th, 2023) with OP, and a bonus was given to addresses who delegated to a delegate who voted in Optimism governance. It’s possible that ZKsync will do something similar to reward positive sum governance.
13. Some other potential qualifiers for future airdrops could be: i) continuing to transact regularly on ZkSync (especially providing liquidity to DeFi protocols); and ii) being a power user of one of the top dApps.
14. Turn on notifications for the ZKsync and ZK Nation accounts on X to monitor for updates and act on anything that they mention or highlight.