Zora Coins Protocol
The Zora Coins Protocol is a way to participate in the new creator economy—one where users trade on attention, creativity, and cultural momentum. Every post becomes an instantly tradeable cryptocurrency token, transforming social media content into a tradeable asset.
This is the first time creators earn across posts, creators, and the platform. Open, free, and valuable.
How It Works
Every coin has a backing currency and trades through a dedicated Uniswap V4 pool that with a custom hook that:
- Distributes rewards to creators, referrers, and the protocol on every trade
- Preserves liquidity by locking 33% of trading fees as permanent pool depth
- Converts fees through multi-hop swaps to ensure all rewards are paid in ZORA
- Deposits initial liquidity using Doppler protocol for optimized multi-curve positioning
How Coins Work
Creator Coins are profile-level tokens on Zora - each account has its own coin where the username becomes the ticker ($username).
Creator Coins
- One coin per profile - Each creator gets a single coin representing their brand
- Fixed supply - 1 billion total per coin
- 50% to creator - Automatically distributed over 5 years
- 50% tradeable - Instantly available on the open market
- Earn from every trade - Creators earn $ZORA from trade activity
Content Coins
- Post-level tokens - Every post becomes an instantly tradeable coin
- Creator-backed - Uses the creator's coin as backing currency
- Instant creator allocation - 10M tokens go directly to creators at launch
- 990M tradeable - Available on the market immediately
Token Supply Distribution
All coins have a 1 billion token supply with different allocation strategies:
CreatorCoin Distribution
| Allocation | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Pool | 500M tokens | Available for trading immediately |
| Creator Vesting | 500M tokens | Linear vesting over 5 years |
| Total Supply | 1B tokens | Fixed maximum supply |
ContentCoin Distribution
| Allocation | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Pool | 990M tokens | Available for trading immediately |
| Creator Reward | 10M tokens | Instant allocation to creator |
| Total Supply | 1B tokens | Fixed maximum supply |
Vesting Details: Creator coins vest linearly over 5 years, meaning creators can claim their tokens gradually using the
claimVesting()function.
Developer Resources
SDK Integration
- Getting Started - JavaScript SDK for creating and managing coins
- Create Coin - Deploy coins programmatically
- Metadata Builder - Generate valid metadata URIs
Contract Integration
- Creating a Coin - Deploy coins using the factory contract
- Contract Architecture - Deep dive into the protocol design
Protocol Information
- Coin Rewards - How automatic reward distribution works
- Earning Rewards as a Developer - How to earn referral rewards from coin creation and trading
- Metadata Standards - EIP-7572 metadata format specification