How does Zilliqa sharding work?

Zilliqa divides nodes into shards based on PoW identity. Each shard processes a subset of transactions in parallel, and a DS (Directory Service) committee coordinates inter-shard communication and final consensus.

Can I swap ZIL without KYC?

Yes. SyntheticSwap supports ZIL swaps with no registration or identity verification.

Scilla (Safe-By-Design intermediate-Level LAnguage) is Zilliqa's smart contract language designed for formal verification, making it possible to mathematically prove contract correctness.

Is Zilliqa EVM compatible?

Yes. Zilliqa added EVM compatibility allowing Ethereum Solidity contracts to deploy on Zilliqa alongside native Scilla contracts.

Metapolis is Zilliqa's metaverse and Web3 gaming ecosystem, offering virtual worlds, gaming platforms, and NFT experiences built on the Zilliqa blockchain.

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Zilliqa

High-Throughput Blockchain with Native Sharding

Launch Year

2019

Consensus

Proof of Work + pBFT

Max Supply

21,000,000,000 ZIL

Block Time

~1 minute (epochs)

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About Zilliqa

Zilliqa (ZIL) is a high-throughput public blockchain platform that uses native sharding to linearly scale transaction capacity as the network grows. Designed at the National University of Singapore, Zilliqa was the first public blockchain to implement production sharding, achieving thousands of TPS. ZIL uses a hybrid PoW/pBFT consensus: miners perform PoW to join the network and establish identity, then use practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance for fast shard consensus. Zilliqa supports smart contracts via the Scilla language (designed for formal verification) and EVM-compatible contracts. ZIL is the native token for fees, staking, and governance.

History

2017

Zilliqa research begun at NUS; Zilliqa whitepaper published introducing sharding for high throughput.

2018

Zilliqa ICO raises $22M; testnet achieves 2,828 TPS via sharding.

2019

Zilliqa mainnet launches as one of the first sharded public blockchains.

2021

ZIL enters gaming and metaverse with Metapolis virtual world and gaming platform.

2022

Zilliqa EVM compatibility added; ZIL ecosystem gaming and NFT initiatives expand.

2023

Zilliqa 2.0 development begins with a major protocol redesign for improved performance.

How to Swap ZIL

Swapping Zilliqa (ZIL) on SyntheticSwap is simple and requires no registration or KYC. Connect your personal crypto wallet, select ZIL as your source or destination asset, enter your receiving wallet address, and confirm the live exchange rate. Once you send ZIL to the deposit address provided, SyntheticSwap processes the exchange automatically and delivers the destination asset directly to your wallet. No personal information is collected — fully non-custodial from start to finish.

How to Store ZIL

ZIL is stored in Zilliqa-compatible wallets. ZilPay (browser extension) is the most popular Zilliqa wallet for DeFi interaction. Moonlet (mobile wallet) supports ZIL. Atomic Wallet and Ledger hardware wallets (via ZilPay) also support ZIL. Zilliqa uses bech32 address format (zil1...).

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