What is Zano? How It Works & Where to Use It

Overview

Zano at a glance.

Zano builds on the Boolberry privacy protocol and applies confidentiality to amounts, balances, and identities while supporting privacy-preserving assets. Here is how it works and what it is used for, not the price.

Total value locked (DeFi)

n/a

Value locked in DeFi protocols on Zano. Updated Jun 8, 2026. Source: DefiLlama.

Native token

ZANO

Used for fees and securing the network. See the live ZANO price.

How it works

How Zano works.

Zano alternates between Proof of Work and Proof of Stake blocks with a 50/50 reward split, and its staking scheme keeps amounts hidden. Because both mechanisms run together, an attacker would need to control a majority of both hashpower and staked coins at once. Transaction fees are a flat 0.01 ZANO and are burned rather than paid out.

Consensus: Hybrid Proof of Work and Proof of Stake

Zano alternates between Proof of Work and Proof of Stake blocks with a 50/50 reward split, and its staking scheme keeps amounts hidden. Because both mechanisms run together, an attacker would need to control a majority of both hashpower and staked coins at once. Transaction fees are a flat 0.01 ZANO and are burned rather than paid out.

Privacy by default

Transaction amounts, balances, sender and receiver, and asset types are obscured on every transfer rather than as an option.

Ring signatures

CLSAG ring signatures mix a real input with decoys so the true source of a payment cannot be singled out.

Stealth addresses

One-time addresses are generated for each payment so a recipient public address is not linked on chain.

Confidential Assets

Following the Zarcanum upgrade, Zano supports privacy-preserving tokens beyond the base coin.

Ecosystem & usage

What Zano is used for.

The Zano ecosystem centers on private payments and confidential assets built on a hybrid-consensus base layer.

Private transfers

Users send ZANO with amounts and participants hidden by default for confidential payments.

Confidential assets

Projects issue privacy-preserving tokens on Zano that inherit the chain confidentiality features.

Hidden-amount staking

Holders stake to help secure the network through the Proof of Stake side without revealing balances.

In Zypto App

Hold, swap and spend ZANO.

Zano is integrated in Zypto App. Hold ZANO in self-custody, swap it to any supported asset, and use it across Zypto’s features.

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FAQ

Common questions.

What is Zano?

Zano is a privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain built on the Boolberry protocol. It hides transaction amounts, balances, and participant identities by default. Its native coin is ZANO.

What consensus does Zano use?

Zano uses a hybrid of Proof of Work and Proof of Stake with a 50/50 reward split, and its staking scheme keeps staked amounts hidden.

How does Zano keep transactions private?

Zano uses ring signatures to obscure the source of funds and stealth addresses so recipient details are not linked on the public ledger.

What are Confidential Assets on Zano?

Confidential Assets are privacy-preserving tokens issued on Zano, introduced with the Zarcanum upgrade, which extend confidentiality beyond the base coin.

Can I hold ZANO in Zypto App?

Not yet. ZANO isn't in Zypto App at the moment. You can hold it in any self-custodial wallet, and you can ask us to add Zano using the "Request Zano" button above.

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