@ZEROBASE As a decentralized platform focused on privacy-preserving off-chain computation, the mainnet has been running smoothly for some time, and the core architecture is very clear: HUB Nodes are responsible for task intelligent distribution, Proving Nodes complete heavy computations in TEE (Trusted Execution Environment), and finally output ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof) for on-chain verification. This design of 'what's not said, can be verified when said' perfectly addresses the two major pain points of on-chain computation gas explosion and privacy leakage.
The actual product landing is already visible:
• zkStaking: A privacy staking protocol that allows users to participate in network security and earnings without exposing their holdings.
• zkLogin: seamless identity login, a credential system based on ZKP, friendly for institutions and Web3 wallets.
• ProofYield: RWA asset proof yield layer, allowing off-chain real-world asset data privacy to be put on-chain and generate verifiable yield proofs.
These scenarios directly correspond to the hottest tracks of 2026—institutional-level privacy DeFi, compliant RWA, and privacy DID. In the bear market, prices have repeatedly bottomed in the range of 0.069–0.073, with a market cap of only 17M+, a fixed circulating supply of 1 billion, and the logic of practical demand (payment proof generation fee, node staking, governance voting) is gradually becoming apparent. Compared to many narrative projects, Zerobase resembles infrastructure more: it doesn't rely on short-term speculation but on hard metrics like the number of nodes, proof generation volume, TVL, and the number of cooperation agreements.
The current network has supported some institutional test cases, with the TEE+ZKP combination finding a relative balance between privacy and verifiability. Although TEE still has hardware trust issues, it has significantly improved decentralization compared to pure on-chain computation or centralized oracles. The cruelest phase of a bear market often occurs when truly technically barriered projects accumulate users and developers at low positions.
As a speculator in the crypto space, my current strategy is: small position dollar-cost averaging + continuous tracking of four key indicators (total proof generation, active Proving Nodes, zkStaking locked amount, number of RWA/privacy DeFi protocol integrations). It's not about betting on short-term sentiment, but rather on the structural opportunity for privacy computing to become the next-generation infrastructure for Web3. If institutional funds really start to flow massively into compliant RWA and privacy DeFi in 2026, @zerobase and similar 'underlying computation layers' are likely to experience asymmetric explosions.
The bear market tests people and patience. Will you choose to layout infrastructure at the current low point, or wait for the next cycle? Feel free to share your observations and position logic in the square.