The launch of the new PoP token economic model and the establishment of the Zypher Foundation herald a new phase in the Zypher ecosystem's development. PoP is now listed on Binance Alpha and has launched an Alpha Points airdrop. PoP tokens will soon be available on more platforms.
Zypher is considered a next-generation decentralized AI security protocol, with the core goal of providing verifiable trust assurance for autonomous AI agents. The network utilizes a security audit and verification mechanism powered by a prompt word, along with an AI security browser and agent trust rating dashboard. This allows users to directly participate in verification and rating, thereby contributing to an open and trusted AI security ecosystem and earning corresponding incentives.
In terms of technical architecture, Zypher integrates the zero-knowledge proof (ZK) protocol and multiple security mechanisms to ensure that AI agents operate in a transparent, secure, and verifiable environment. Furthermore, leveraging encryption technologies such as zkTLS, Zypher has built a zk computing layer that not only ensures data consistency and privacy but also supports secure deployment in diverse scenarios such as encrypted payments, automated processes, DeFi, and real-world assets (RWA).
From an industry perspective, Zypher is more like the TLS protocol for the AI world. Through zero-knowledge protocols like zkProof of Prompt (zkPoP), it provides a trustworthy operating environment for AI agents, ensuring authentic and reliable interactions. Zypher also offers functionality similar to AI security browsers and antivirus systems, monitoring AI agent behavior in real time, assessing risks, and issuing security alerts. Agents not verified by zkPoP will be marked as high-risk, allowing users to proactively identify potential vulnerabilities. In the future, its trust rating dashboard will allow users to rate and provide feedback on AI agents based on their actual user experience, and earn token rewards.
Currently, Zypher Network consists of several core components, including:
AI Safety Dashboard : Supports real-time verification of prompt words and responses, and provides safety ratings for behavioral transparency;
RESTful API interface layer : A service suite for developers that allows authentication and security checks to be integrated directly into applications.
ZK Protocol Stack (zkPrompt series) : uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the integrity and consistency of prompts and responses, while supporting both public chain and private mode verification;
Zytron (AI Chain) : Built on BNB Chain, compatible with RISC-V and multiple ZK virtual machines, and designed for high-throughput AI tasks.
l Decentralized Prover Network (Proof Mining) : Driven by the community, participants enhance network security and receive rewards by verifying proofs.
It’s worth noting that in less than a year, Zypher has rapidly grown from a concept to one of the most dynamic AI × Web3 ecosystems:
Its global community has surpassed 500,000 members, the Zytron L3 AI Chain has over 3 million users, over 50 AI-driven applications have been deployed, and over 2 million on-chain AI mining interactions have been completed. The team also launched AI Mining 1.0 and 2.0, enabling interactive zero-gas mining, and established the core standards of PoP (Proof of Prompt) and PoI (Proof of Inference), laying the foundation for trusted AI.
Against this backdrop, Zypher Network recently officially launched its new PoP token economic model. This move signifies that its trusted AI system and economic mechanisms have entered a fully operational phase, and that the token will become a key driver of the ecosystem's flywheel and sustainable growth.
About the new PoP token economic model
Why PoP?
The name $POP is directly derived from Zypher’s core protocol - Proof of Prompt (PoP).
As a next-generation AI agent security layer, Zypher Network has built a decentralized, high-throughput, and scalable platform for on-demand and continuous prompt auditing and verification. This mechanism is designed to ensure the safer application of AI in high-risk scenarios such as DeFi, financial assets, productivity tools, and personal assistants.
Focusing on the PoP protocol, its design, inspired by zkTLS, integrates zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) and a trusted execution environment (TEE) to cryptographically bind user input to the AI agent's execution process, thereby ensuring the authenticity and integrity of the results. Notably, this is also the world's first standardized verification infrastructure for AI security. It is not only compatible with both on-chain and off-chain systems, but also comes with an AI security browser and extensions, enabling real-time auditing, expert review, and community scoring.
Through Proof of Prompt (PoP), Zypher directly addresses three core pain points in AI security: unauditable black-box decisions, unverifiable prompts, and a lack of accountability for agent behavior. Therefore, PoP = Proof of Prompt = the cornerstone of AI trust. It not only embodies the project's technical philosophy but also provides a path for the development of trusted AI.
About PoP Generation Economics
PoP total token supply: 10,000,000,000
Allocation and release mechanism :
$POP Token Usage
In the Zypher ecosystem, $POP is positioned as both operating fuel and governance credentials, with functions covering multiple levels:
l Verification Incentives (Proof Mining & PoVW) : Network nodes can obtain $POP rewards by executing zkPrompt tasks and generating zkProofs, thereby ensuring the security of the system and AI computing power under the PoVW consensus.
l User interaction rewards : Users can also receive rewards when they score Agents, mark anomalies, or submit feedback in the AI Secure Browser. This design encourages the community to actively participate in ecosystem construction.
Agent Authentication and Enterprise Payment : $POP is used as a settlement asset in the Proof of Agent certificate market and for enterprise-level API/SDK auditing, compliance checking, and scoring services, expanding its value in commercial applications.
DAO Governance : As the sole governance token of Zypher DAO, $POP empowers holders to propose and vote on key network parameters, ensuring decentralized and transparent ecosystem governance.
It is worth mentioning that after the release of the PoP token economic model, the PoP token will be listed on Binance Alpha on September 10, and the Alpha points airdrop activity will be launched. It will then be listed on more trading platforms.
Zypher Foundation
As the Zypher Network enters a new phase of ecosystem development, it announces the establishment of the Zypher Foundation. Positioned as the core entity responsible for network development, governance, and ecosystem expansion, its mission is to ensure the continued advancement of the Proof of Prompt (PoP) protocol and its $POP token economics in a decentralized, transparent, and long-term adoption-focused manner.
It is reported that the main responsibilities of the foundation cover four aspects:
l Protocol development supervision : Coordinate the technical roadmap of PoP, Proof Mining, AI security browser and Proof of Agent certificate market.
Governance enablement : Paving the way for the transition to the Zypher DAO , enabling $POP holders to directly participate in governance and parameter updates.
l Ecosystem expansion : Promote cooperation with Web3 protocols and Web2 companies to build a cross-industry AI Agent trust bridge.
l Community Incentives : Responsible for the distribution of $POP, rewarding contributors, validators, and community participants to ensure fair distribution and long-term sustainability of the network.
With the release of the new PoP token economic model and the establishment of the Zypher Foundation, the Zypher ecosystem has officially entered a new phase of development. This not only demonstrates substantial progress in building a trusted AI system, but also marks a crucial step toward achieving its vision of trustworthy AI. The next phase of this ecosystem's growth promises to be even more exciting and worth anticipating.
About Zypher
Zypher Network is a next-generation decentralized AI agent security layer. Its core protocol, Proof of Prompt (PoP), binds user input to AI execution through zero-knowledge proofs, ensuring the authenticity and traceability of interactions. Zypher also offers products such as the AI Security Browser, Zytron AI Chain, and Proof of Stake Mining, creating a trusted AI security ecosystem for developers and users.
