FAQs
1. What is zLayer?
zLayer is a platform that gives you control over your personal data. Instead of corporations hoarding and exploiting your information, zLayer lets you decide what to share, rewards you for it, and uses it to create a personalized internet experience tailored to your preferences.
2. How does zLayer work?
It acts as a bridge between you, AI agents, and brands. You share your data securely, and zLayer uses advanced tech to ensure AI and brands can offer you highly personalized services—think recommendations or products that actually match your interests—while keeping your privacy intact.
3. Why should I care about my data?
Your data shapes your digital life, from ads you see to services you get. Right now, big companies use it without your full consent, often leaving you powerless. zLayer flips that, putting you in charge so your data works for you, not against you.
4. What’s a “Digital Self”?
Your Digital Self is like your online identity—it’s a profile built from your browsing habits, shopping choices, and entertainment preferences. zLayer uses this to help brands understand you better and deliver experiences that fit your unique style.
5. How does zLayer keep my Digital Self safe?
zLayer uses cutting-edge encryption and privacy tech, like zkTLS, to share your data securely with brands or AI without exposing the raw details. You decide what’s shared, and it stays protected every step of the way.
6. What’s wrong with public data?
Public data—like stuff scraped from social media—is often outdated, biased, or incomplete. It’s like junk food for AI: easy to get but not very useful. Plus, it’s usually collected without your permission, which isn’t fair.
7. How is private data different?
Private data—like your purchase history or browsing habits—is more accurate and detailed. It’s a goldmine for creating better AI and personalized experiences, but companies usually lock it away. zLayer lets you own it and share it on your terms.
8. How does zLayer use my private data?
With your consent, zLayer shares it securely with AI and brands to improve their services—like smarter recommendations or tailored offers. You get rewarded for contributing, and your privacy stays protected.
9. What’s the difference between Web2 and Web3?
Web2 is the internet you know—centralized platforms like social media control your data. Web3 is decentralized, built on blockchain, and gives you ownership over your data. zLayer helps move your Web2 data into this new, user-focused Web3 world.
10. How does zLayer bridge Web2 and Web3?
It uses a protocol called zkTLS to securely pull your Web2 data (like from websites you use) into Web3, where you control it. This connects the old internet to the new, privacy-first one without breaking a sweat.
11. What is zkTLS?
zkTLS is a tech that lets you prove your data—like a bank statement—is real without showing the actual details. It combines web security (HTTPS) with zero-knowledge proofs to keep things private yet verifiable across websites.
12. How does zkTLS help me?
It means you can share data from any site—like your shopping or social media history—securely with zLayer or Web3 apps. You get the benefits of personalization without risking leaks or exposure.
13. What’s Vana, and how does it tie into zLayer?
Vana is a platform that lets you own and tokenize your data through decentralized groups called DataDAOs. zLayer partners with Vana to let you contribute data to a shared pool, earning rewards while shaping a more personalized internet.
14. What do I get from the zLayer-Vana collaboration?
You get to contribute data securely, earn tokens for it, and help build a digital world that’s tailored to you—all while keeping control and privacy front and center.
15. What’s the $ZLYR token?
$ZLYR is zLayer’s governance token. It lets you vote on platform decisions, access premium features, and earn rewards for sharing data. It’s the key to participating in and shaping the zLayer ecosystem.
16. How can I earn $ZLYR?
You earn it by sharing your private data—like app usage or preferences—with zLayer. The more you contribute, the more tokens you can get, plus there’s an airdrop for early supporters.
17. What’s the total supply of $ZLYR?
There’s a fixed supply of 1 billion $ZLYR tokens, split across community rewards (51%), team (13%), investors (13%), liquidity (15%), advisors (5%), and an early supporter airdrop (3%).
18. How does zLayer reward data contributors?
You get $ZLYR tokens for sharing valuable data, like from your favorite apps. The Community Treasury (510 million tokens) funds these rewards, with weekly payouts to keep you engaged.
19. What’s the deal with the airdrop?
Early adopters get 3% of the token supply (30 million $ZLYR). If you jumped in within the first 60 days and submitted a $ZLYR report, you’re in line for extra rewards as a thank-you.
20. Can I influence zLayer’s future?
Yes! Holding $ZLYR lets you vote on big decisions—like data policies or partnerships—through decentralized governance. Your voice helps steer the platform.
21. How does zLayer protect my privacy?
It uses zkTLS and encryption to verify your data without exposing it. You control what’s shared, and nothing moves without your explicit consent—unlike traditional platforms.
22. Why is user control such a big deal?
Because right now, corporations profit off your data while you get risks like breaches. zLayer ensures you’re the one benefiting, not just some faceless company.
23. What’s zLayer’s ultimate goal?
To create a personalized internet where you own your data, enjoy tailored experiences, and get rewarded—all while keeping privacy and ethics first. It’s about making the digital world work for you.
24. Who benefits from zLayer?
Everyone! You get control and rewards, brands get ethical data for better services, and AI gets the fuel to work smarter. It’s a win-win-win built on fairness.
25. Aren't blockchains public? How do you keep data secure?
Vana is the first decentralized network designed for private data. Data is encrypted with user-controlled keys, and access is granted to run operations in a secure environment, including from the user's device.
26. Hasn't crypto solved digital ownership?
Existing crypto infrastructure has enabled digital ownership for assets like art and collectibles, but private data poses unique challenges:
Data is non-excludable and can be copied once made public (the "data double spend problem").
Data is non-fungible but must be aggregated to be valuable as AI training data.
Vana addresses these challenges through:
Non-custodial data allows users to use data in an application or to train an AI model while keeping it in their full control
Proof-of-contribution allows groups of users to pool their data while ensuring everyone is rewarded fairly. This enables data liquidity.
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