ZIGChain Genesis: Mainnet Beta is live!
June 25th, 2025, marks something special: the creation of the very first block on ZIGChain — the Genesis Block. This is where it all begins. If you’ve been with us since the vote in 2024, helped shape the vision, joined events, built dApps, or simply believed in what we’re doing, this moment is yours. ZIGChain Genesis Day is where our vision takes its first real step towards creating a future where wealth generation isn’t limited to a few but open to all.
What is Genesis Day?
On Genesis Day, the ZIGChain Mainnet Beta goes live, and the chain starts running a network built to make wealth generation open and accessible. From here on, the rollout begins: we’ll go from deploying the core infrastructure to later inviting the entire community to join in. New dApps, and core primitives like DEX, token launcher, and the entire ecosystem start here.
“As we look back on the past year, the overwhelming feeling is one of gratitude. We’ve learned together, grown together, faced challenges, and stayed committed to our shared vision of democratizing wealth. Today, with the creation of ZIGChain’s Genesis Block, we turn that vision into reality, not just as builders, but as a community.” Bartolome R. Bordallo, Co-Founder at ZIGChain shares his thoughts.
From the ZIGVote last July to the ZIGChain Summit this April, everything we’ve built has come from real people, investors, creators, and builders across the world. This is YOUR milestone.
The Journey to Genesis: What We’ve Built Together
- ZIGChain Announced: In April 2024, we announced ZIGChain with a $100M Ecosystem Fund backed by DWF Labs, UDHC, and Disrupt.com.
- Tokenomics Upgrade: 465M votes, with 99.9% in favor of evolving $ZIG into a native token for ZIGChain.
- Testnet Milestone: Early 2025 saw thousands join, stress-testing the network with millions of transactions, as key dApps and validators went live on Testnet.
- ZIGStake: 195 Million $ZIG was staked, showing commitment to ZIGChain’s future.
- ZIGConnect: From Karachi to Amsterdam, and Madrid to Uyo, we took ZIGChain to the people.
- Builders Rise: Zamanat, OroSwap, MemesDotFun, Valdora, Permapod, and Zignaly built relentlessly for a future where wealth is inclusive.
- Strategic Partners: With DWF Labs, Disrupt, and validators like PureVPN, the chain’s backbone was formed.
- ZIGChain Summit Dubai: 2,000+ people joined us as we made major announcements, including the $25M DeFAI Fund and Zamanat, the first-ever Shariah-compliant RWA platform powered by Disrupt.com.
In these early stages, we’ve focused on building patiently and deliberately, not just the tech, but the foundation that will carry ZIGChain forward. From infrastructure to partnerships and community, every piece has been shaped with long-term adaptability in mind.
What Happens After Genesis? Our 4-Phased Rollout
With Mainnet Beta deployed, we are initiating a progressive four-phase journey that brings ecosystem readiness at every turn.
Phase 1: Foundation & Genesis Creation — The first block is created, and the Foundation bootstraps validators to secure the network, with user access coming later.
Phase 2: Security & Infrastructure Hardening — Behind the scenes, our team and builders stress-test and fine-tune ZIGChain, pushing for a resilient network built to last.
Phase 3: Validator Onboarding & Cross-Chain Connectivity — The chain breathes. Bridges go live, validators join, and monitoring kicks in.
Phase 4: Ecosystem Expansion — The network comes alive, builders deploy, and on-chain activity begins. Core infrastructure like wallets and explorers go live, while early dApps kickstart value flow. This is the start of ZIGChain’s economy, setting the stage for full mainnet activation.
Explore the full 4-phase rollout plan here.
But wait, there’s more…
$ZIG Staking Reward Boosted: 10,000,000 $ZIG Added
🎊 To celebrate the ZIGChain Genesis and reward early believers, we’re increasing the staking reward pool to 70,000,000 $ZIG — that’s an additional 10,000,000 $ZIG up for grabs! If you’ve already staked, you’re included. If you haven’t, there’s still time to join the staking program.
What’s Next: Wealth, On-Chain
Genesis is the first step in building something real: an inclusive and easy-to-use wealth generation ecosystem that works.
- Real-world assets that follow compliant models
- AI and RWA-powered investing tools like Zamanat from Disrupt.com
- Access to global yield generation and professional asset management services
ZIGChain is here to fix the parts of DeFi that don’t work, making wealth inclusive. And Genesis is just the start.
Thanks for being part of this. Let’s keep building.
The ZIGChain Team
