# Zama

> Build confidential applications on any blockchain

Zama helps users build confidential blockchain apps by using fully homomorphic encryption to keep data encrypted during computation.

Zama is an open source cryptography company focused on fully homomorphic encryption for blockchain. Its protocol enables confidential smart contracts on multiple L1 and L2 networks while keeping data encrypted during processing. A coprocessor model offloads heavy computation to maintain low fees and public verification. Use cases include private swaps, lending, payments, and sealed-bid auctions.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Privacy & Confidentiality
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2019-03-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/zama

## Products

- [Zama Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/zama): Zama Protocol is a developer toolkit and infrastructure for writing confidential smart contracts that compute on encrypted data. A coprocessor handles Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) operations while base chains provide settlement and verification. Components include FHEVM for Solidity, a relayer SDK, and open‑source FHE libraries. (Developer Tooling, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [ZAMA (ZAMA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/zama): ZAMA is the native utility token of the Zama Protocol, a confidentiality layer that enables encrypted smart contracts on existing blockchains. It is used to pay for protocol fees and staking, with 100% of fees burned and tokens minted to reward operators. Token holders can help secure the network by delegating their tokens to operators and share their rewards, while rewards are distributed using the square root of staked amounts to incentivize decentralization. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.zama.org)
- [Blog](https://www.zama.org/blog)
- [Documentation](https://docs.zama.org/homepage)
- [Whitepaper](https://docs.zama.org/protocol/zama-protocol-litepaper)
- [Event Calendar](https://www.zama.org/events)
- [Forum](https://community.zama.org)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/zama)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/zama_on_telegram)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/zama)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/zama-ai)

## Relationships

- [Kakarot](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kakarot): Subsidiary

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