The Protocol Token
$ZEST — The Engine of the Protocol
◎ $ZEST · SPL Token on Solana
Hold $ZEST. Pay Less. Earn More. Govern It All.
Stake $ZEST to get lower fees and higher yields on everything you do in Zest: lending, earning and swapping. The more you stake, the better your terms.
Get $ZEST in the App
Lower Fees
Up to 50% off borrow interest, swap fees, and protocol fees when you stake $ZEST.
Boosted Rewards
Earn up to +30% extra APY on every yield vault, scaled to your staked balance.
Governance
Vote on new markets, fee settings and how the treasury is spent.
Fee Buyback & Burn
A share of protocol revenue buys back and burns $ZEST, rewarding long-term holders.
The $ZEST Value Loop
Every loan, deposit and swap earns the protocol fees. Part of those fees buys back and burns $ZEST, and stakers get better rates, which brings in more users.
01
People Use Zest
Borrowing, lending & swaps generate protocol revenue
02
Fees Buy & Burn $ZEST
Revenue buys $ZEST on the market and burns it, so supply shrinks
03
Stakers Win
Holders get cheaper fees, higher yields & governance power
04
More Demand
Better terms bring in more users, and the cycle repeats
Real Use Case: A $10,000 Position
Same user, same $10,000 deposit. One stakes $ZEST, one doesn’t.
Without $ZEST
Borrow APR5.00%
Vault APY earned7.5%
Swap fee0.30%
GovernanceNone
Standard terms
Staking $ZEST (Citrus tier)
Borrow APR3.00% (-40%)
Vault APY earned9.15% (+22%)
Swap fee0.18% (-40%)
GovernanceFull voting rights
Meaningfully better
Illustrative figures. The more you use Zest, the more the token saves you — so active users have a real reason to hold $ZEST.