zkBNB Stage 2: Dark Curve deployment and testing update. The website is now live, the latest privacy and security improvements are public on GitHub, and we've successfully tested Dark Curve against a local fork of BNB Chain mainnet. 6/6 mainnet fork tests passed. This is an important milestone because we're no longer just testing isolated components. We're verifying how private trading interacts with the existing zkBNB ecosystem and real deployed contracts. Here's what we've confirmed: 1. Private trading on the live bonding curve Private buy, sell, and harvest batches successfully settle against the existing bonding curve. Individual trading activity remains represented within private batches, while the underlying token economics continue operating as designed. 2. Private trading after graduation The same private trading batches successfully settle through PancakeSwap once a token graduates from the bonding curve. This includes the existing transfer-tax mechanism. Privacy shouldn't disappear just because a token graduates. 3. Protection against price manipulation Batches with impossible minimum-output requirements correctly revert, without permanently closing the batch. This preserves price protection and allows valid settlement to be retried. 4. Private rewards and token launches Reward distribution has been tested against the existing HolderRewards contract, subject to keeper authorization. Private planting also works through the existing Launchpad. Users can participate in launches and receive rewards through the shielded infrastructure without requiring an entirely separate token ecosystem. 5. Mainnet integration verified Dark Curve was connected to the existing Launchpad, FeeRouter, Roots, HolderRewards, and Stage 1 privacy pool on a local mainnet fork. All six integration tests passed. The website is live at zkbnbx.com, and the latest code is available at github.com/zkbnbx/zkbnb-prot…. Our goal remains the same: A launchpad where trading, token ownership, launches, and rewards can operate with substantially less public exposure of individual financial activity, without breaking the underlying token economics. Transparent money. Private people. zkbnbx.com

Over 10,000$ USD in $ZEC has been distributed to $ZKBNB holders. It has been a crazy first 24 hours and we are excited to announce what's next. Stay tuned.

zkBNB Stage 2: Dark Curve security and privacy update. We're continuing to strengthen the privacy infrastructure behind private trading, shielded holdings, and holder rewards. The latest improvements focus on closing potential privacy leaks, preventing transaction manipulation, and making the system fairer for everyone. 1. Fairer rewards for private holders Shielded holders can earn rewards without exposing their holdings. Now, each reward distribution is recorded and funded in a single transaction, preventing someone from entering the pool at the last moment to capture rewards earned by earlier holders. 2. Anti-sandwich protection for private trades Every private trading batch now has its minimum acceptable output cryptographically bound to its zero-knowledge proof. This prevents someone from copying a transaction, removing its price protection, and exploiting the batch. Settlement remains permissionless, meaning anyone can settle a valid batch without relying on a single operator. 3. Stronger privacy through smarter batching Privacy depends on blending individual activity into a larger group. Previously, an order arriving just before a batch closed could end up being the only trade in that batch, potentially revealing its amount. The relayer now automatically waits for the next batch when the current one is about to close, reducing the risk of isolated trades exposing information. 4. Additional zero-knowledge safeguards We've added another range check inside the private claim circuit, strengthening the cryptographic constraints that protect private claims. 5. Testing and verification All tests pass, including real zero-knowledge proofs: 13/13 circuit tests 52/52 contract tests 65/65 keeper tests 108/108 web tests Privacy isn't just about encrypting transactions. It's about protecting users from transaction correlation, unfair reward extraction, price manipulation, and information leaks at every stage of the trading process. That's what we're continuing to build with Dark Curve. Transparent money. Private people. zkbnbx.com