# ZARO — Full machine-readable digest > This file is a deep companion to /llms.txt. It mirrors the most load-bearing facts from across > the site in a single linear document so that AI engines can ingest the project's structure > and on-chain references without traversing every page. > > Authoritative sources: zarocoin.xyz and the public transparency repository at github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin. --- ## Project summary ZARO is a story-born multi-chain collectible, issued as the on-chain artifact of the ZaroVerse fictional universe. The token exists on four chains: Ethereum (origin), Base (OP Stack bridge, primary trading rail), BNB Chain (Wormhole, maintained bridged representation), and Solana (Wormhole, maintained bridged representation). The issuing company does not sell ZARO to retail buyers; the only liquidity is on public DEXes. All contracts are renounced or bridge-controlled. Liquidity is permanently locked or burned on every chain. --- ## Issuer - Legal entity: ZaroVerse Ltd - Jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands - Company Number: 2183451 - Incorporated: August 1, 2025 - Operational subsidiaries: United Arab Emirates (retail/e-commerce), Jordan (long-term entertainment expansion) - Founder: Shihab Khalil — publicly identified, contactable, funds the ZARO project personally - 25+ years in technology innovation. MBA from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). LLM in International Law and Global Leadership from Aristotle University. - The founder is also Founder & CEO of ZagTrader (https://zagtrader.com) — an institutional fintech platform founded in 2009, serving 100+ institutions across 25+ regulated markets with $500B+ in assets and 5M+ daily transactions. Clients include Emirates Investment Bank, Dubai Financial Market, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Housing Bank, Finance House, ADSS, and Copper. ZagTrader is operationally and legally separate from ZaroVerse Ltd. - Founder bio page (with portrait): https://www.zarocoin.xyz/founder - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shihab - X: https://x.com/shihabkhalil - Independent long-form interview (From Code to C-Suite, 2026): "The Moment Time Stops — Shihab Khalil on Bootstrapping Fintech and Breaking Even" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uLmapymWY4 --- ## Token mechanics - Name: Zaro Coin - Symbol: ZARO - Total supply: 1,000,000,000 (fixed across all chains — no minting possible) - Tax: 0% buy / 0% sell on all chains - Audit: minimal-proxy of Thirdweb's audited ERC-20 template ### Ethereum (origin) - Contract: `0xc311FD6DA9686507F33991543d8158EF5FaDd5E7` - Decimals: 18 - Standard: ERC-20 (Thirdweb minimal proxy) - Ownership: renounced to zero address — June 30, 2025 - Mintable: no - Etherscan: https://etherscan.io/token/0xc311fd6da9686507f33991543d8158ef5fadd5e7 - Security doc: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/security/ethereum.md ### Base (bridged via OP Stack) — primary trading rail - Contract: `0x1d4CeA73e212829d06B9a774d2e06be9DEe5AAB0` - Decimals: 18 - Standard: OptimismMintableERC20 (canonical OP Stack bridge token) - Bridge mechanism: L1StandardBridge locks ZARO on Ethereum → L2StandardBridge mints on Base. `mint()` is gated by `onlyBridge` modifier (predeploy `0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000010`). `REMOTE_TOKEN()` = ETH origin contract (immutable). No human can call `mint()` directly. - Deployed: May 23, 2026 - Deployer wallet: `0x4B7a5e5a0119B011c5Ba112A84A3FB47C7c18802` (gas-only, holds no ZARO) - BaseScan: https://basescan.org/token/0x1d4CeA73e212829d06B9a774d2e06be9DEe5AAB0 - Bridge TX (ETH→Base, main): https://etherscan.io/tx/0x34974128cfb0465e3454dfa4f7bad4a0e589dff475f400dfb0d5310a0930bb2e - Security doc: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/security/base.md ### BNB Chain (bridged via Wormhole) — maintained bridged representation - Contract: `0xa9D72F6C1490647DF20E8Fad3C136cA6AC42c2fc` - Decimals: 18 - Standard: Wormhole-wrapped BEP-20 - Bridge owner (`owner()`): Wormhole Token Bridge contract `0xB6F6D86a8f9879A9c87f643768d9efc38c1Da6E7` (the Wormhole protocol, not the ZARO team — `is_proxy` flag on scanners is a false positive) - BscScan: https://bscscan.com/token/0xa9D72F6C1490647DF20E8Fad3C136cA6AC42c2fc - Status: Maintained bridged representation. Not promoted as a primary trading venue. Contract address provided for verification, continuity, and cross-chain infrastructure context. - Security doc: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/security/bnb-chain.md ### Solana (bridged via Wormhole) — maintained bridged representation - Mint: `AbzXS6NfGvCtg5B1rqZ1JSfoDHkwTAeEYJkWkHhCe38W` - Decimals: 8 - Standard: Wormhole-wrapped SPL token - Mint authority: `BCD75RNBHrJJpW4dXVagL5mPjzRLnVZq4YirJdjEYMV7` (Wormhole Token Bridge Program Derived Address — no private key exists, controlled only by bridge program logic) - Solscan: https://solscan.io/token/AbzXS6NfGvCtg5B1rqZ1JSfoDHkwTAeEYJkWkHhCe38W - Wormhole re-attestation (metadata fix to "Zaro Coin"): completed May 2026 - Status: Maintained bridged representation. Not promoted as a primary trading venue. Contract address provided for verification, continuity, and cross-chain infrastructure context. - Security doc: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/security/solana.md All bridged supply is backed 1:1 by ZARO locked in Wormhole or OP Stack escrow on Ethereum. Total supply across all four chains never exceeds 1,000,000,000. --- ## Liquidity — permanently immovable ### Ethereum — Uniswap V2 (ZARO/WETH) - Pool: `0x53085839A2Ee860E58108665825Fc7Ef5e061213` - Status: locked 255 years via UNCX Network - Lock TX: https://etherscan.io/tx/0xbb17a0d05a167047fb478c9769badaed00fa40e964a54d2917181420d26f4581 - DexScreener: https://dexscreener.com/ethereum/0x53085839a2ee860e58108665825fc7ef5e061213 ### Base — Uniswap v3 (ZARO/USDC 0.01%) — primary trading rail - Pool: `0x768eafe02ae5845aef95546f3e086132dda254cf` - Fee tier: 0.01% - Status: active primary trading rail - USDC (Base): `0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913` - DexScreener: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x768eafe02ae5845aef95546f3e086132dda254cf ### Base — Aerodrome Finance (volatile ZARO/WETH, fallback) - Pool: `0x55f0a6b67cae42f6a38f754ae7d814bcece1a80a` - Status: LP tokens burned to `0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD` — permanent, irrecoverable - Burn TX: https://basescan.org/tx/0x2033eda615044458b723fb9b7a2141ddcd6cc60d5bf9c7cde933c8d2e33da332 ### Solana — Meteora DLMM - Pool: `3voEHD9BvxKSPVFhhTGweuuexcLEqf1PKd1i2h2CS9JT` - Status: both LP positions permanently locked (no expiry, no unlock mechanism) - Lock TX 1 (LockPosition): https://solscan.io/tx/4rpywoAMppEi3TKoDBMGaoHFM68ZrCPeFaAqWS594jaBxxffTJ3xJomryxoAnTzZwQeUBqBG6eXxHx5o32iFg53g - Lock TX 2 (PermanentLockPosition): https://solscan.io/tx/VDPMnodXGFfk664mY9fBtqckQa2QaShca1C4gWMxW86KDC4cVGWRrRWMS1VmYiDF1S44q73yo8umpXjHHeejSj7 - DexScreener: https://dexscreener.com/solana/3voEHD9BvxKSPVFhhTGweuuexcLEqf1PKd1i2h2CS9JT --- ## On-chain proofs (Ethereum) - Token contract: https://etherscan.io/token/0xc311FD6DA9686507F33991543d8158EF5FaDd5E7 - Uniswap V2 pair (ZARO/WETH): https://etherscan.io/address/0x53085839A2Ee860E58108665825Fc7Ef5e061213 - Ownership renounce TX: https://etherscan.io/tx/0x15e4739956e05a80d03cd258eb6a35d7ace2406b7c49a99bc8aa7f7c8fbb3b8a - LP lock TX (UNCX, 255 years): https://etherscan.io/tx/0xbb17a0d05a167047fb478c9769badaed00fa40e964a54d2917181420d26f4581 - Founder OTC payment to treasury (3.9 ETH): https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8bfec6c0fa1ebcf416bf1225bc55cef134b3190c38b2c6a79e94b7cb08d26e9d - Founder OTC receipt (195M ZARO from treasury): https://etherscan.io/tx/0x06a3c67288ef42e28fb4b0b6d7b56e6f80a09889f59e27dd78ecd26480681afd --- ## Milestone timeline - **June 30, 2025** — Token launch on Ethereum. Four-step sequence: deploy contract → seed Uniswap V2 LP with 300M ZARO + 6 ETH (from company funds, borrowed from founder) → lock LP for 255 years at UNCX → renounce contract ownership. Initial price: 0.00000002 ETH per ZARO. - **July 2025** — Founder OTC. 195,000,000 ZARO purchased by founder from company treasury at the same public launch price, paid as 3.9 ETH. No discount, no allocation, no vesting. - **August 1, 2025** — ZaroVerse Ltd incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (Company 2183451). - **Q3 2025** — Wormhole bridge infrastructure to BNB Chain and Solana deployed. 1:1 supply backing maintained. Both chains configured as maintained bridged representations for continuity and CEX accessibility — not promoted as primary trading venues. - **November 2025** — Solana bridge live. Meteora DLMM pool created; both LP positions permanently locked. - **October 2025** — BVI legal opinion published. Drew Barnholtz, Esq. concludes ZARO does not constitute a security under BVI law, Howey (US), MiCA (EU), FCA (UK), Singapore SFA, Hong Kong SFO, or FATF guidance. - **May 2026** — Wormhole re-attestation on Solana: metadata corrected to "Zaro Coin". - **May 23, 2026** — Base chain deployment. ZARO deployed on Base via OP Stack bridge. Uniswap v3 ZARO/USDC pool configured as primary trading rail. Aerodrome fallback LP burned to 0xdead — permanent. - **Present** — Contract immutable. All LP permanently locked or burned. Treasury secured in hardware wallet cold storage. Nine USPTO trademark applications pending. BVI legal opinion valid. --- ## Structural defenses - **Renounced contract (ETH)**: no mint, no pause, no blacklist, no parameter changes possible. - **255-year LP lock (ETH)**: UNCX. Company cannot withdraw, modify, or recover underlying ZARO/ETH. - **Burned LP (Base, Aerodrome)**: LP tokens sent to 0xdead. Irrecoverable by any party. - **Permanently locked LP (SOL, Meteora)**: both positions. No expiry, no unlock mechanism. - **Bridge-controlled mint (Base, BNB, SOL)**: `mint()` functions are gated by bridge program logic, not by any human key. The ZARO team cannot mint tokens on any bridged chain. - **Hardware wallet custody**: treasury and founder holdings in cold storage, isolated from cloud-linked credential pathways. --- ## Supply structure The supply minted to the company treasury has been used for cross-chain LP deployment and ecosystem operations. **This intent never created any entitlement, claim, redemption right, revenue right, governance right, equity right, dividend right, or guaranteed benefit for any token holder.** Outside the permanently locked 30% LP, all ZARO currently held by the company or founder was acquired through market-price transactions. ZaroVerse Ltd generates no operational revenue from the token. **ZARO does not provide financial rights, revenue share, equity, dividends, redemption rights, governance rights, royalties, or guaranteed utility.** --- ## Markets and DEXes Active trading: | Chain | DEX | Link | |----------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Base | Uniswap v3 (ZARO/USDC) — primary trading rail | https://app.uniswap.org/swap?inputCurrency=0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913&outputCurrency=0x1d4CeA73e212829d06B9a774d2e06be9DEe5AAB0&chain=base | | Ethereum | Uniswap V2 — reference market | https://app.uniswap.org/swap?outputCurrency=0xc311FD6DA9686507F33991543d8158EF5FaDd5E7&chain=mainnet | BNB Chain and Solana: maintained bridged representations. Not promoted as primary trading venues. Contract addresses are provided for verification, continuity, and cross-chain infrastructure context. Price tracking: CoinGecko https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/zaro-coin CoinMarketCap https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/zaro-coin --- ## Independent verification - GoPlus (ETH): https://gopluslabs.io/token-security/1/0xc311FD6DA9686507F33991543d8158EF5FaDd5E7 - Honeypot.is (ETH): https://honeypot.is/ethereum?address=0xc311FD6DA9686507F33991543d8158EF5FaDd5E7 - DexScreener (ETH pool): https://dexscreener.com/ethereum/0x53085839a2ee860e58108665825fc7ef5e061213 - GeckoTerminal (ETH): https://www.geckoterminal.com/eth/pools/0x53085839a2ee860e58108665825fc7ef5e061213 - CoinGecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/zaro-coin - CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/zaro-coin --- ## Transparency documents - BVI legal opinion (six international regulatory frameworks; ZARO is not a security): https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/legal/ZARO%20Coin%20BVI%20Legal%20Opinion%20Public%20-%20Short.pdf - Thirdweb ERC-20 audit: https://github.com/thirdweb-dev/contracts/blob/main/audit-reports/audit-12.pdf - Full transparency report: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/blob/main/docs/transparency/readme.md - Per-chain security docs: https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin/tree/main/docs/security --- ## Jurisdiction responsibility ZARO is a permissionless, fully decentralized public smart contract. The contract is fully renounced — the owner is the zero address. Trading occurs only via third-party decentralized exchanges. Users are responsible for ensuring their participation complies with applicable laws in their jurisdiction, including OFAC-sanctioned regions. The company makes no investment representations and provides no investment advice. --- ## Brand-voice separation - **zarocoin.xyz** (this site): token side — mechanics, on-chain proofs, how to buy, legal, risk, milestone timeline. - **zaroverse.com** (sister site): studio side — the cosmic saga, lore, characters, planned animation, games, merchandise, podcast, and future physical destinations. The two sites are deliberately separated. The token is the artifact. The universe is what's being built. The 1 billion fixed supply parallels the 1 billion fruits on the Giving Tree in the ZaroVerse lore — a silent bridge between layers. Crypto-aware readers find it. Casual readers see beautiful botany. --- ## Source repositories - Transparency + lore docs (canonical): https://github.com/zarocoin/zarocoin