Buy & Swap Zilliqa (ZIL)

A new direction

Zilliqa's official site states that it is building compliance infrastructure for institutional on-chain finance. The core idea is to run a credential check before a transaction settles, rather than reconciling it afterwards.

The site calls its core product the Mediation Layer. It sits above settlement: if both parties pass the check, the transaction proceeds; if not, it does not. Zilliqa says the same check is designed to work on any chain or settlement rail, not only its own.

That ordering is the point of the repositioning. In traditional finance, compliance checks often happen after the fact, when reversing a trade is expensive or impossible. Running the check before settlement means a non-compliant transaction simply never completes, which is the property Zilliqa believes regulated institutions need before they will settle real value on public infrastructure.^{[1], [2], [3]}

Identity checked on-chain

The official site says every state transition on the network is gated by identity-bound policy, designed for regulated institutional flows. Its roadmap describes stages it calls the Check, confirming both parties are permitted, and the Proof, using verifiable credentials checked on-chain.

Zilliqa names a specific partner for identity: the site states the network is backed by Telecom Liechtenstein, whose entity LTIN issues the verifiable identity that Zilliqa enforces before settlement. It also describes a settlement network across European financial hubs.^{[4], [5], [6]}

Economics from usage

A notable part of the new direction is how the network pays for itself. The official site states that per-request validation fees replace treasury subsidy, meaning each credential check generates a fee, and that the network's economics are reported publicly every quarter.

Its roadmap lists this as a phase of its own, revenue from real network usage reported in public. For a reader, that commitment to quarterly reporting is a useful way to follow how the model develops over time.^{[7], [8]}

The technology underneath

Zilliqa's developer portal describes Zilliqa 2.0 as a fast-finality, scalable blockchain protocol. It features a native EVM execution layer, so standard Ethereum development tools and wallets work with it, while also keeping a custom execution layer based on Scilla, the smart-contract language Zilliqa created.

Supporting both means existing Scilla applications keep running while new builders can use familiar Ethereum tooling. The portal documents public endpoints, running nodes and validators, and delegated staking for people who want to support the network without running infrastructure themselves.^{[9], [10], [11], [12]}

Where ZIL fits

The official site offers two ways to take part: build credentialed applications on Zilliqa's infrastructure, or stake ZIL to participate in network economics, including fees generated by every credential check.

It describes two staking options. Normal staking locks ZIL with a validator to earn rewards, and the tokens stay locked during that time. Liquid staking lets holders keep using their staked position in other activities, such as trading, while still helping secure the network.

Because the network's stated plan is to fund itself from per-request validation fees rather than treasury subsidy, staking rewards are tied to how much the Mediation Layer is actually used. That makes the quarterly public reporting the site promises the most direct way to follow whether the model is working.^{[13], [14], [15]}

Institutional uptake

Zilliqa has set out a compliance-first model for regulated finance. How many institutions adopt the Mediation Layer, and on which settlement rails, is UNKNOWN from official sources.

It is not predicted here.^[2]