ZAN 2024 Annual Highlights

As we reflect on 2024, ZAN has consistently achieved significant technological breakthroughs, establishing itself as a highly stable and popular Web3 infrastructure provider in the Asia-Pacific!

Growth in Users and Influence

ZAN has welcomed over 10,000 new developer users, with our community surpassing 200,000 members. Our core product—node services—has emerged as the preferred RPC in the Asia-Pacific, with daily request volume exceeding 800 million.

We have also formed partnerships with 14 industry-leading projects, demonstrating ZAN's vital role in the ecosystem and driving the prosperity of Web3.

Key Events in 2024

• Product Launches: ZAN successfully introduced several new products, including ZAN Power Zebra (ZK acceleration), ZAN Asset Tokenization, and ZAN AI Scan (smart contract audit), and more, advancing the development of Web3 infrastructure.
• Public Chain Collaboration: Partnered with Solana and Sui to promote Web3 growth in the Asia-Pacific.
• Technical Exploration: Leveraging AntChain OpenLabs' TrustBase open-source technology framework, ZAN possesses unique advantages and innovative capabilities in leading ZK technologies. Our paper, “MSMAC: Accelerating Multi-Scalar Multiplication for Zero-Knowledge Proof,” was accepted by DAC 2024, garnering attention particularly from the Ethereum Foundation. In September, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake attended our ZK Workshop II to share insights, further validating ZAN's ZK technology achievements. Our ZK core operator MSM GPU acceleration solution boasts three times the performance of the best industry standards, marking ZAN's ascendance in ZK tech.
• Product Breakthroughs: ZAN Node has become the Asia-Pacific's most popular node service, featuring high concurrency, exceptional stability, and cost-effectiveness. With daily request volume exceeding 800 million, response times averaging just 30 ms, and uptime reaching 99.9%, we provide users in the Asia-Pacific with a superior experience.
• Community Expansion: Our user community has grown to over 200,000 members, actively promoting technical sharing and collaboration.
• Five Key International Certifications: ZAN has received ISO/IEC 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 22301, and ISO 9001 certifications, signifying our exceptional performance in service management, information security, privacy protection, business continuity, and quality management, highlighting our commitment to our clients.

Product and Service Updates

In 2024, ZAN continued to innovate, launching a series of important product and service updates to meet developers' needs.

Partnerships

In 2024, ZAN formed deep collaborations with several well-known Web3 ecosystem partners, promoting the construction and development of Web3. Notable partnerships include:

ZAN's parent company Ant Digital Technologies Joins HKMA’s Project Ensemble, to jointly promote the development of Hong Kong's tokenized market. More

Mysten Labs has partnered with ZAN; ZAN will provide KYC and node services to accelerate the development and adoption of Web3 applications in the Sui ecosystem. More

ZAN reached a deep technical collaboration with Pharos to jointly explore and develop leading Web3 infrastructure, covering technologies such as virtual machines, ZK acceleration, and privacy protection. More

ZAN partnered with Sui to jointly promote the tokenization of ESG assets. More

ZAN and Delphinus Lab reached a collaboration, and after implementing ZAN's integrated hardware and software ZK acceleration solution, Power Zebra, the GPU computational performance improved by over 20%. More

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We look forward to deeper collaborations in 2025 and welcome more partners to join us!

Frontiers of Web3 Market Activities

ZAN hosted over 12 online AMA sessions, covering popular topics such as infrastructure, security, GameFi, Layer 2 ecosystems, AI, DePIN, and Rune. These events attracted participation from over 30 industry projects and a cumulative audience of over 36,900.

Driving Growth in the Web3 Ecosystem

ZAN has actively participated in various activities and conferences to promote the development of the Web3 ecosystem, enhancing brand influence and providing support and resources to the developer community.

Key Conferences & Events

ZAN showcased innovative products and solutions at major conferences while facilitating in-depth exchanges with industry leaders and partners. Key events included:

• Token 2049 Sinapore: Conducted a technical talk at Solana's Breakpoint 2024 event, providing infrastructure upgrade solutions for Web3 mass adoption.
• Seamless Asia: Demonstrated products related to RWA, digital asset custody, and eKYC to provide an infrastructure engine for Web3 projects in Singapore.
• HK Web3 Festival 2024: Co-hosted the "Web3 Mass Adoption" sub-forum with Hashkey and launched the AI-driven security audit tool, ZAN AI SCAN.
• ETH Devcon: Held multiple side events discussing new dynamics in Web3 and blockchain.
• 2024 World AI Conference: Showcased ZAN's efforts in Web3 infrastructure to enhance the efficiency and security of the ecosystem.
• AI X Web3 Towards the Future: Co-hosted an event with PANews to explore trends and opportunities in the convergence of AI and Web3.

Developer Ecosystem Support

ZAN is committed to supporting the developer community by sponsoring various Web3 ecosystem activities and enhancing developer skills through the sharing of technical knowledge. These efforts lay the foundation for Web3's thriving ecosystem.

• Supported zkCTF competitions by providing technical assistance to participants.
• CKS training camps：Share fundamental steps in DApp development, assisting developers in their growth.
• ZAN, in cooperation with ChainCatcher and Artela, hosted an offline event "Focusing on Web3 Infrastructure, Unlocking New DApp Scenarios," attracting hundreds of Web3 developers, project teams, and users for joint learning and observation.
• Supported Aptos Builder JAM, engaging deeply with developers to offer technical guidance during the event.
• Solar mini Hacker House：Helping developers explore applications on the Solana network.

Technical Research

Leveraging AntChain OpenLabs' TrustBase open-source technology system, ZAN maintains unique advantages and innovation capabilities in leading Web3 ZK technology.

• The ZAN team's paper "MSMAC: Accelerating Multi-Scalar Multiplication for Zero-Knowledge Proof" has been accepted by DAC 2024.

In the area of ZK GPU acceleration, we have achieved significant breakthroughs:

• ZAN’s 'MSM' GPU (core operator of ZKP) Accelerator: 3× Faster Than Industry Standards.
• ZAN’s 'Circle FFT' (core operator of ZKP) GPU Accelerator: 159× Faster Than a 16-Core CPU.

• ZAN's 'Basefold' (Based on Sumcheck) GPU Accelerator: 82× Faster Than a 16-Core CPU.

• Refactoring the SP1 zkvm model using Scala with no more than 4.6K loc. and demonstrated the capability of real-time zk-proof generation through full ASIC hardware acceleration

Looking Ahead: Towards 2025

As we look toward 2025, ZAN remains committed to innovation and collaboration to accelerate the growth of the Web3 ecosystem. We will increase our investment in technology research and continuously optimize and expand our products and services to adapt to the evolving market.

We believe 2025 will be a year filled with opportunities. ZAN is eager to join forces with all stakeholders to create a brighter future together and realise the vision of Web3. Let us embrace this new era and explore broader possibilities!