A decentralized impact network for artists
A home where artists own their work.
The ZAO builds tools, spaces, and systems for artists and creators - and governs itself with a vote you earn, not one you buy. Built in the open, on Farcaster and Base.
Live data
WaveWarZ, live on-chain
Receipts, not vanity. WaveWarZ - the ecosystem's music-battle platform on Solana - runs entirely on-chain. These figures are pulled live from its API.
Top of the leaderboard right now
Full board- 1Geek Myth5W - 0L
- 2Cannon Jones 9734W - 0L
- 3R3PLIC4NT4W - 1L
- 4Lui3W - 0L
- 5K1DDV3NOM2W - 0L
Governance
Earned, not bought
In most communities a vote is something you buy - hold the most tokens, hold the most power. The ZAO takes the opposite position. Here, a vote is something you earn, through Respect: an onchain reputation built by showing up and contributing, ranked by peers each week. It cannot be bought, sold, or transferred.
The whitepaper lays out the theory, the mechanics, and the verifiable on-chain architecture in full.
Buy tokens, buy power
The usual model. Whoever holds the most tokens controls the vote.
The ZAO way instead
Show up, earn Respect
Reputation is built weekly by peers, based on real contribution. It cannot be bought, sold, or transferred.
Ecosystem
What we build
Everything under the umbrella serves the same idea. Each is its own project, built in the open. See them all in the Nexus.
WaveWarZ
Live-traded music battles on Solana, with automated payouts to artists.
COC Concertz
A recurring metaverse concert series for the community.
ZAOstock
The ZAO festival - bridging a real place to an onchain community.
ZAO OS
The lab where ecosystem projects get built before they graduate.
ZABAL Gamez
The build-a-thon program - artists and builders shipping together.
Community
Notable artists & builders
JANGOUU FOREVER
Songs of Eden
Hurric4n3Ike
Attabotty
Clejan
NessytheRilla
Jadyn Violet
Maxwell Aden
Come build with us
Whether you make music, build tools, or just like what we are doing, there is a place for you here. Show up, contribute, and earn your standing.