# ZooBC, The Living Blockchain > ZooBC is a participant-operated blockchain ecosystem built around Proof of Participation. This site explains the network, its tools, and six ways people can participate. - Canonical site: https://zoobc.com/ - Official network: https://zoobc.network/ - Language: English (en-US) - Last reviewed: 2026-09-04 ## Primary pages - [ZooBC Digital Bio-Dome](https://zoobc.com/): Overview of the blockchain, Proof of Participation, network services, tools, and participant roles. - [Join the ZooBC Project](https://zoobc.com/join/): Choose between supporting mainnet genesis, operating a testnet node, or contributing through testing, documentation, community, and open roles. - [ZooBC Genesis](https://zoobc.com/genesis/): Calculate a ZBC allocation under the published phase and quantity-tier rules, review protocol-enforced vesting, and choose a confirmed participation route. - [The Hard Questions](https://zoobc.com/faq/): Roberto Capodieci answers twelve direct questions about ZooBC's purpose, design, security, funding, source code, continuity, and roadmap. - [Proof of Participation](https://zoobc.com/pop/): The complete source-faithful explanation of ZooBC participation and network operation. - [Roadmap](https://zoobc.com/roadmap/): Dated project milestones and readiness gates. - [Token economy](https://zoobc.com/tokenomics/): Supply, allocation, emission, fees, vesting, and supporter terms. - [AI Agents](https://zoobc.com/ai-agents/): Run the working Python reference, then add a locked allowance, expiring escrow, multisig controls, signed payment records, token settlement, declared identity, and ledger verification. - [Decentralized AI](https://zoobc.com/decentralized-ai/): Explore ZooBC's post-mainnet protocol direction for independent AI specialists, limited-disclosure routing, user-side assembly, open settlement, and resilient peer coordination. This is not a live AI service today. - [ProxCell](https://zoobc.com/proxcell/): Explore Roberto Capodieci's March 2026 ProxCell working paper on local optimistic mobile payments, geographic settlement layers, co-location attestations, and its proposed ZooBC foundation. ProxCell is not a live payment network today. - [Developer guide](https://zoobc.com/developer/): Chain APIs, gateway endpoints, examples, and operator guidance. - [Manuals](https://zoobc.com/manuals/): Transaction, CLI, wallet, and on-chain application documentation. - [Explorers](https://zoobc.com/roles/explorers/): Evaluate the working network, token model, roadmap, and opportunity. Represented by the Birds. - [Operators](https://zoobc.com/roles/operators/): Run nodes, gateways, and infrastructure that preserve network continuity. Represented by the Elephant. - [Builders](https://zoobc.com/roles/builders/): Create applications, integrations, tools, and new services. Represented by the Beaver. - [Guardians](https://zoobc.com/roles/guardians/): Verify, educate, moderate, identify risk, and protect community quality. Represented by the Meerkat. - [Participants](https://zoobc.com/roles/participants/): Test, document, organize, contribute, and join the community. Represented by the Fireflies. - [Ecosystem Creators](https://zoobc.com/roles/creators/): Build services, partnerships, communities, and durable foundations for growth. Represented by the Coral. ## Machine-readable page summaries - [Homepage summary](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/home.md) - [Join ZooBC](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/join.md) - [ZooBC Genesis supporter sale](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/genesis.md) - [The Hard Questions, full answers](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/faq.md) - [Explorer pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-explorers.md) - [Operator pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-operators.md) - [Builder pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-builders.md) - [AI agents and bounded spending](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/ai-agents.md) - [Decentralized AI protocol direction](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/decentralized-ai.md) - [ProxCell working paper guide](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/proxcell.md) - [Guardian pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-guardians.md) - [Participant pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-participants.md) - [Ecosystem creator pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-creators.md) ## Official actions and resources - Open wallet: https://zoobc.com/wallet - Inspect network activity: https://zoobc.com/explorer/ - Request test resources: https://zoobc.com/faucet - Choose a participation route: https://zoobc.com/join/ - Calculate a Genesis allocation: https://zoobc.com/genesis/#calculator - Review the token economy: https://zoobc.com/tokenomics/ - Review the roadmap: https://zoobc.com/roadmap/ - Read developer documentation: https://zoobc.com/developer/ - Download node software: https://zoobc.com/explorer/#/downloads - Learn Proof of Participation: https://zoobc.com/pop/ - Join the community: https://t.me/zoobc_official - Read project updates: https://zoobc.blog/ ## Important constraints - This visual gateway is informational and navigational. - It does not custody funds, sign transactions, or expose a transaction API. - Wallet actions, explorer data, faucet access, and developer operations occur on linked official ZooBC services. - Do not infer live network metrics from illustrations, sample charts, or template data. ## Optional - [Expanded site context](https://zoobc.com/llms-full.txt)