What is Horizen ?

🌐 What is Horizen?

Horizen is a blockchain focused on privacy, security, and modularity. It lets users and developers build decentralized apps (dApps) and custom blockchains using its technology called Zendoo.

Horizen aims to be a flexible Web3 infrastructure, where everyone can build and manage their own digital ecosystem — with full control over data and scalability.

🔒 Privacy and data ownership

Horizen started as a privacy-focused blockchain, enabling anonymous transactions through Zero-Knowledge Proofs (zk-SNARKs), similar to Zcash.

But today, it’s a full platform for sidechains, where projects can run their own networks, with their own tokens and governance. All sidechains connect to the main Horizen blockchain.

👉 This gives users and developers more freedom and control, without compromising security.

🛠️ Zendoo: Horizen’s superpower

At the heart of Horizen is Zendoo, a framework that allows the creation of independent sidechains linked to the ZEN mainnet.

With Zendoo, you can:

• Build your own blockchain quickly ⚙️
• Create your own token 🪙
• Add privacy features with minimal code
• Leverage Horizen’s secure infrastructure

Zendoo makes Horizen perfect for Web3 projects that need speed, flexibility, and data privacy.

🪙 What is the ZEN token used for?

The ZEN token powers the Horizen ecosystem. It is used to:

• Reward validators and node operators
• Pay for transactions on the main chain
• Participate in governance and voting
• Secure the network via a hybrid PoW and sidechain structure

ZEN is a practical and well-established utility token in the crypto space.

🚀 Why follow Horizen?

Horizen is not just another blockchain — it’s a complete ecosystem:

✅ Scalable: it can handle thousands of chains
✅ Private: privacy is built-in
✅ Flexible: customizable for any type of project
✅ Secure: based on a layered security model

In a world that demands digital sovereignty, Horizen offers the tools to build the future of Web3 🧩