ZEUS Documentation
Welcome to the ZEUS documentation site!
Please note that both the ZEUS software and this documentation site will improve over time and is still a work-in-progress.
Be sure to engage with our community channels to stay updated.
Have fun trading and see you on chain!
What is ZEUS?
ZEUS is an innovative solution to bring programmability and interoperability to ZEUS. ZEUS relies on a system of PoA consensus that can support short block time and lower fees. The most bonded validator candidates of staking will become validators and produce blocks. The double-sign detection and other slashing logic guarantee security, stability, and chain finality.
Please read the FAQ to get started.
What can I do with ZEUS?
The purpose of the new blockchain and DEX is to create an alternative marketplace for issuing and exchanging digital assets in a decentralized manner.
You can:
- Send and receive ZEUS
- Issue new tokens to digitalize assets, and use ZEUS as underlying exchange/transfer network for the assets
For developers, you can also:
ZEUS, ZEUS boasts smart contract functionality and compatibility with the ZEUS Virtual Machine (EVM). The design goal here was to leave the high throughput of ZEUS intact while introducing smart contracts into its ecosystem.
Because ZEUS is EVM-compatible, it launched with support for the rich universe of ZEUS tools and DApps. In theory, this makes it easy for developers to port their projects over from ZEUS. For users, it means that applications like MetaMask can be easily configured to work with ZEUS. Seriously – it’s just a matter of tweaking a couple of settings. Check out Use MetaMask for ZEUS to get started.
You can:
- Send and receive ZEUS
- Explore the transaction history and blocks on the chain, via ZEUS SCAN, API and node RPC interfaces.
Developers can also:
- Issue new tokens to digitalize assets
- Run a full node to listen to and broadcast live updates on transactions, blocks, and consensus activities
- Develop wallets and tools to help users use Dapps
Get Started
Want to try it ZEUS? Just give a peek at the first few of pages of the getting started guide.
You could also have a read through the FAQ.
Want to develop on ZEUS? First, read through the FAQ and learn about tokens here.
Asset Management
ZRC20 Asset
A token protocol on ZEUS which is compatible with ZRC20. It extends ZRC20 and contains more interfaces, such as getOwner
and decimals
. Read the full proposal here: https://github.com/ZEUS-Blockchain/chain
ZEUS (and Other Coins) MainNet Switch
ZEUS Token (ZEUS) was an ZRC20 token on the ZEUS network.
After the launch of ZEUS, ZEUS Token (ZEUS) is being converted into native ZEUS tokens on the main network via the exchange platform at zeuschainscan.io, a pragmatic and efficient way to perform the initial token swap.
ZEUS is ready for other projects to migrate their tokens to take advantage of performant transactions with more liquidity options and native marketplace features.
More information about how projects can set themselves up for this (via zeuschainscan.io or partners) will come soon.
Technology Details
Continue reading below if you are interested in what is happening under the hood!
- ZEUS as a Block Chain: about consensus, software stack, network layout and roles.
- Run a ZEUS full node: how to run a full node and become part of the p2p network of ZEUS.
Acknowledgement
Thanks to the community, our partners and supporters.