What is Horizen?

Horizen is the most secure interoperable blockchain ecosystem supported by the largest and most decentralized multi-tiered node infrastructure in the industry.

Our Mission

Ensuring data integrity by enabling real-world use cases with the most secure interoperable blockchain ecosystem. Horizen's sidechain platform focuses on scalable data confidentiality and enables businesses and developers to custom build their own public or permissioned blockchains using its unique sidechain technology, Zendoo.

Our Technology

ZK-enabled

Equipped with zk-SNARKs for inter-chain communication

Secure

Protected against 51% attacks by enhanced consensus, multi-chain block notarization, and TLS end-to-end encryption

Reliable

Powered by the largest and most decentralized multi-tiered node infrastructure in the industry

Scalable

Designed for extensive commercial usage in a fully customizable decoupled interoperable blockchain ecosystem powered by Zendoo

Sustainable Ecosystem

At Horizen, we seek to empower people and bring the world together through technology and economic incentives to generate a robust and sustainable ecosystem.

GOVERNANCE MODEL

60% to miners

20% to treasury

10% to secure node operators

10% to super node operators

Research & Development Focus

At Horizen, we seek to empower people and bring the world together through technology and economic incentives to generate a robust and sustainable ecosystem.

Decentralized Autonomous
Organization Treasury Study
Scalability Study
ZK-SNARK

Transparency and Fairness

Our goal is to decentralize the decision-making processes for resource allocation and other substantive changes to the system.

The Horizen Improvement Proposal System ( ZenIP ) standardizes the process for suggesting major changes to the Horizen codebase and protocols. This is a key element of transparent, collaborative, and stable governance. Bringing other organizations into our ecosystem, extending decision-making authority to collaborative processes, like ZenIPs, and ultimately implementing a democratic system where every ZEN holder is a voter.

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