Resources for journalists
Logos, key facts, boilerplate copy, story angles, and a direct contact. Use anything on this page without prior permission.
Press contact
For verification, interview requests, comment, fact-check, or coverage notice.
core@zaroverse.comSubject line prefix: PRESS —. We try to respond within 24 hours.
Boilerplate copy
Drop-in paragraphs for press releases, articles, and reference pages. Both are kept factually current.
Short (about 80 words)
Select & copyZARO is a permissionless, renounced ERC-20 collectible on Ethereum, bridged 1:1 to Base, BNB Chain, and Solana. The fixed 1 billion supply is the on-chain artifact of the ZaroVerse fictional universe — a transmedia IP being developed by ZaroVerse Ltd. (BVI Company No. 2183451). The contract is fully renounced and liquidity is permanently locked on every chain. The company does not sell ZARO.
Long (about 200 words)
Select & copyZARO is the on-chain artifact of the ZaroVerse fictional universe. Launched on Ethereum on June 29, 2025, it is a fixed-supply, fully renounced ERC-20 collectible with permanently locked liquidity (255 years via UNCX) and 0% transfer tax. It has been bridged 1:1 to Base (via the OP Stack Standard Bridge), BNB Chain, and Solana (via Wormhole). The total supply of 1,000,000,000 ZARO never changes, and no party — including the founder — can mint new tokens or alter the contract. ZARO is issued by ZaroVerse Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (No. 2183451) founded in August 2025 by Shihab Khalil. Khalil is also Founder & CEO of ZagTrader (founded 2009), a separate institutional fintech platform serving 100+ institutions across 25+ regulated markets with order management, trading, risk, custody, and reporting infrastructure. ZagTrader and ZaroVerse Ltd are operationally and legally separate. An independent legal opinion (BVI law) by Drew Barnholtz, Esq., concludes that ZARO does not constitute a security under applicable law. In December 2025, a malware-based attack compromised the founder's wallet and part of the company treasury. The renounced contract, the 255-year LP lock, and the bridge backing were not affected. The company executed a buyback over December 2025 through February 2026, funded from personal capital; the stolen supply was reacquired. A third-party forensic investigation by Collisionless Global Technology Services Inc. was conducted and published.
Key facts (one-pager)
Every line is independently verifiable. See /proof for receipts.
Project name
Zaro Coin (ZARO)
Token standard
ERC-20 (Ethereum origin), bridged to Base, BNB Chain, Solana
Launch date
June 29, 2025
Total supply
1,000,000,000 ZARO — fixed, immutable, no mint function
Buy / sell tax
0% / 0% on every chain
Ownership
Renounced — owner is the zero address
LP status
Locked 255 years (ETH, UNCX) · Burned (Base) · Locked (Solana, Meteora)
Audit reference
Thirdweb ERC-20 template (OpenZeppelin-based, audit-12.pdf)
Legal opinion
BVI law, non-security (Drew Barnholtz, Esq., licensed US attorney)
Company
ZaroVerse Ltd — BVI Company No. 2183451, incorporated August 1, 2025
Founder
Shihab Khalil — publicly identified, 25+ years in tech innovation; Founder & CEO of ZagTrader (founded 2009)
Notable event
December 2025 malware incident → full buyback completed February 2026
Forensic firm
Collisionless Global Technology Services Inc. (Chainalysis-vetted)
Story angles
Coverage frames we'd find genuinely useful (no pressure on framing — these are starting points only).
December 2025 incident and recovery
On December 11, 2025, a malware-based attack drained the founder's wallet and part of the company treasury. The company subsequently executed a buyback funded from personal capital. Path 1: OTC settlements at original USD purchase price. Path 2: open-market buyback on Uniswap over February 2–14, 2026. The stolen supply was reacquired. Forensic record published.
Background
Renounced ERC-20 tied to a published fictional universe
ZARO is a fixed-supply on-chain artifact of the ZaroVerse fiction. The contract is renounced; ZaroVerse Ltd publishes the books and develops the IP but does not control the token or derive revenue from its market behavior. A useful frame for coverage of the renounced-collectible category.
Background
Founder background and the ZagTrader separation
ZARO's founder, Shihab Khalil, has been Founder & CEO of ZagTrader since 2009 — an institutional fintech platform serving 100+ banks, brokers, and exchanges across 25+ regulated markets. ZagTrader and ZaroVerse Ltd are operationally and legally separate.
Background
Transparency infrastructure
ZARO publishes /proof (every on-chain receipt), /status (live security-scanner data), and /llms-full.txt (machine-readable digest for AI search engines). Every claim on the site links to its source.
Background
Logos & brand assets
All ZARO brand assets are publicly hosted on the project's GitHub. Use freely for editorial coverage.
Useful links
For verification or background.