Welcome to the New Era: zkRace Emerges from DeRace

zkRace
4 min readApr 24, 2024

We’re thrilled to unveil a transformative leap in the GameFi domain: DeRace evolves into zkRace, evolving from a premier NFT horse racing game into a comprehensive infrastructure aimed at revolutionizing Web3 gaming. This change signifies our growth from a singular game focus to a broad-based ecosystem equipped with cutting-edge zk-rollup technology.

zkRace: Beyond Just a Game

zkRace extends far beyond the confines of a full-fledged horse racing ecosystem that caters to both active and passive gameplay avenues. Through the innovative use of zk-rollup technology, zkRace offers a gaming experience that’s transparent, scalable, and fun, with every aspect fully blockchain-verified, as well as the infrastructure behind it crafted for all Web3 gaming needs.

The Foundation of zkRace: the Game

  • Blockchain-verified Fun: zkRace guarantees a seamless and engaging gaming experience that is transparent and scalable, all thanks to our pioneering ZK-rollup layer-2 technology.
  • Truly multi-chain: As the first ecosystem of its kind, zkRace breaks free from single-chain constraints to embrace a fully cross-chain approach, ensuring unmatched accessibility and reach.
  • Player-driven: At its core, zkRace is built around a player-first philosophy, ensuring a gaming environment that is continually refined to meet and exceed community expectations.
  • Championing Athletes: With a focus on rewarding and athlete-positive experiences, zkRace crafts an immersive gaming world that honors the competitive spirit of its participants.
  • Unmatched Accessibility: zkRace is designed to be effortlessly navigable, providing a welcoming platform for both crypto newcomers and seasoned players alike.
  • Linking Game to Reality: zkRace ventures beyond virtual boundaries to incorporate real-world racing dynamics and forge meaningful partnerships outside the digital sphere.

Technological Prowess of zkRace Infrastructure

  • Affordable Transparency: Leveraging our advanced zk-rollup Validium-based solution, zkRace dramatically reduces the cost of minting, transferring, trading, and storing data, thanks to minimal to zero gas fees.
  • Unbounded Speed: Eliminate concerns of blockchain congestion with zkRace’s Validium solution, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience with perpetual on-chain verification.
  • Scalability Without Limits: Say farewell to the storage cost woes of on-chain data. Our proprietary solution empowers unlimited off-chain storage, tracked via a concise packet hash key for genuine scalability.
  • Verifiable Data Integrity: With zkRace, the authenticity and origin of all game data are incontrovertibly verifiable on-chain, ensuring data integrity and trust.

$DERC Transforms into $ZERC

In alignment with our rebranding, $DERC tokens will be swapped into $ZERC tokens on a 1:1 basis, maintaining the total supply and other fundamental attributes. This transition heralds a significant leap forward, not just for zkRace but for the entire GameFi sphere.

Additionally, this transformation strengthens the security of our native token by introducing an extra layer of protection (an extensive article detailing the security improvements and expanded utility of the token is coming next week).

Immediately following the token swap, new bridges (to BNB and Polygon chains) as well as LP staking farms will be released.

More information regarding the token swap will be released shortly, DO NOT SWAP THE TOKEN NOW.

A Significant Development for Game Integrations

An exciting aspect of this evolution is that other games integrating the zkRace solution will adopt $ZERC as the medium for gas fees on all blockchain interactions. This pivotal move will further cement $ZERC role at the heart of our growing ecosystem, enhancing utility and fostering a vibrant, interconnected gaming community.

Embark on This Revolutionary Path With Us

zkRace is more than just a game; it’s a paradigm shift in the Web3 gaming space at large. As we embrace our newfound identity and broader mission, we invite you to join us on this groundbreaking journey.

Pioneered by zkRace. Powered by $ZERC. Tailored for GameFi and beyond.

Welcome to the future. Welcome to zkRace.

About zkRace

zkRace (formerly DeRace) is both the front-running NFT horse racing game and the world’s 1st cutting-edge zk-rollup infrastructure tailored for GameFi and soon powered by $ZERC token.

zkRace is more than just a game; it’s a paradigm shift in the Web3 gaming space at large. As we embrace our newfound identity and broader mission, we invite you to join us on this groundbreaking journey.

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zkRace

zkRace (formerly DeRace) is a front-running NFT horse racing game & world's 1st cutting-edge zk-rollup infrastructure tailored for GameFi, soon powered by $ZERC