About the
Zero Knowledge Token
Zero knowledge token is our Cardano-native token that enables governance, rewards and utility in the platform. You can also use it to control how brands use your personal information and to get compensated for viewing marketing content.
Token details
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Abbreviation
- ZEKE
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ON-CHAIN ASSET
- Cardano-native token - ADA chain
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Minted On 22/11/2021
- Visible on Cardano Explorer
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TOTAL Supply
- 500,000,000
Token distribution
Token sale
There will be 140,000,000 ZEKE (28% of total supply) available to buy through several rounds of funding.
Pre-Seed Round
Completed
February 2022
$880,000
Seed and Private Round
In progress
June 2022
$1,200,000 & $2,250,000
IDO/ISPO
Estimated
Q1 2023
$750,000
Roadmap
Between 2017 and 2019, we had a thousand conversations with brands and customers before ever writing a line of code. We have built the app, tested it and partner with multiple strategic players in the market. Backed with valuable feedback, we are now rebuilding the Profila platform, and looking to accelerate our vision through fundraising.
LVT Capital partnership for strategy engagement and primary advisory for VC funding
Occam.fi partnership for IDO advisory and launchpad
MLabs partnership for blockchain/smart-contract projects
Presentation of Zero Knowledge Advertising at Crypto Valley Conference in Zug
IOG/Atala Prism workshops
Partnership with PlayerMint for NFT product development
Finalist for ICOM prize for innovation in ad-tech space.
Private and Seed round
IDO/ISPO (estimated)
Launch of new web/mobile platform
Delivery of Innosuisse project for AI smart lawyer knowledge base for privacy and legal topics
Catalyst Fund 9 Fundings of Profila projects
Projects
We are developing several projects funded by the Cardano community via Project Catalyst, the largest decentralized fund for projects building on the Cardano blockchain, organized by IOHK.
Profila & Project Catalyst
For a complete overview of our Cardano-funded Projects,
check out our Discord channel
$600,000 grants received by the community.
5 blockchain use cases under development:
- Use case 1: Privacy – metadata ledger (done)
- Use case 2: NFT – customer data sharing
- Use case 3: NFT – customer-created content
- Use case 4: DID – Atala Prism identity
- Use case 5: Gamification – ZEKE integration
FAQ
Find answers to frequently
asked questions about
Profila, ZEKE and our projects.
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What is the total supply of ZEKE tokens?
500 million
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When is the Token Generation Event and when are the sale periods?
The Profila ZEKE token creation took place on the 21st of November 2021. https://explorer.cardano.org/en/transaction?id=bc9fb4d250a8bb739713c8df09296036e57e1b957c762fba4648c12eb9a8075e" but ZEKE have been reminted on 6 March 2022 to include 6 decimals https://cardanoscan.io/transaction/df10ce3cbc4c20496bb04f88e890615857f54a460bf2519c95b7b65d9c2cec01?tab=tokenmint" The original ZEKE will be destroyed before the IDO and only the reminted ZEKE will be distributed as from the Public Sale of ZEKE via our IDO on Occam.fi. The IDO is considered the token generation event for the purposes of cliff and vesting.
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How long will it take for the total supply to be distributed?
There are different vesting periods (based on allocation type), ranging between 4 months for ZEKE acquired during the public round (IDO) up to 24 months for the Team allocations. The ZEKE sold during the Sale Period will be released as per the cliff and vesting schedule below, starting from the Token Generation Event: The ZEKE sold during the Sale Period will be released as follows: Cliff Vesting Pre-Seed Round 3 15 Seed Round 3 15 Private Round 3 15 Public Round 0 4 Vesting for pre-seed round started on the token creation date. Vesting for the other rounds will start at the beginning of each of those respective rounds.
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What is the User Incentive Pool (or Ecosystems Rewards) and who will receive the tokens from that allocation?
Of the 500.000.000 ZEKE created, 23% of the total ZEKE supply or 115.000.000 ZEKE will be allocated to an incentive pool called the “User Incentive Pool” (or Ecosystem Rewards), which we will administer to incentivize use of the Platform. The User Incentive Pool is intended to reward early users of the App for activities as described earlier in the token utility section in chapter 5 of the Whitepaper.
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Will I be able to trade my ZEKE tokens and if so where?
As a Cardano native token, trading will be available on any of the Decentralised Exchanges. Secondary trading of ZEKE might be facilitated by third party exchanges (centralized), or decentralized exchanges might allow for the swapping of ZEKE to ADA. We will provide you with more information on this topic at the appropriate time.
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What is the legal entity that is issuing the Zero Knowledge Token (ZEKE) ?
PROFILA GMBH, a private limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland, with registered office at Seeburgstrasse 45, 6006 Lucerne, Switzerland, founded on 17 August 2015 and registered with commercial register of the Canton of Lucerne under number CHE 498.045.399
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When can I buy ZEKE tokens?
The ZEKE Sale started on 29 November 2021 (start pre-seed round) and consists of 4 separate rounds, namely a pre-seed, seed, private and public round. The pre-seed round closed on 15 March 2022. The seed and private round take place in Q3 and Q4 of 2022. The end of the public round is foreseen in Q1 of 2023 (the “Sale Period”). However, these dates are subject to change based on many elements such as market conditions, development progress, private round progress etc. Register to our newsletter below to receive the latest news and updates.
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Can I participate in the Seed or Private Sale?
Yes, you can share your contact details and intent to participate in the seed or private round, as well as the investment amount, to the address ico@profila.com. We will get back to you in case you are eligible to participate (considering factors such as geographical restrictions and minimum investment amount of 25.000 USD).
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How many ZEKE tokens are allocated to the Public Token Sale?
28% of the total supply or 120 million ZEKE will be made available during the private and public rounds (8% in the pre-seed round, 8% during the seed round, 10% during the private round and 2% during the public round).
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What currency is used for payment?
Profila will accept the purchase of ZEKE in exchange for the Cardano token ADA; bitcoin BTC, stablecoin USDT, and Ethereum (ETH). In addition, the fiat currencies euro (EUR), US Dollar (USD) and Swiss Francs (CHF) will also be accepted.
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What is the ZEKE token price?
The token price is set as follows, but can be subject to change: Pre-Seed Round $0,022 Seed Round $0,030 Private Round $0,045 Public Round (occam.fi) $0,075 Profila will determine the day-price in EUR/CHF/USD (for those paying in fiat) or in ADA/USDT/ETH/BTC (for those paying in crypto-assets) that has to be send to Profila’s smart contract system/wallet address, in order to acquire 1 ZEKE, by making use of an industry standard open API, e.g. Binance https://api.bi- nance.com/api/v3/ticker/price?symbol=ADAEUR, or Coincapmarket to determine the price at the time the user wants to send the token.
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What if there are still ZEKE token remaining after Public Token Sale?
They will be made available to the Cardano community in a future round later in the year. The details of which will be communicated later.
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Is there a referral program for the Token Sale?
We are currently reviewing our referral program and will update it in our website once finalized.
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When is the token sale starting?
It has already started. The ZEKE Sale started on 29 November 2021 (start pre-seed round) and consists of 4 separate rounds, namely a pre-seed, seed, private and public round. The pre-seed round closed on 15 March 2022. The seed and private round take place in Q3 and Q4 of 2022. The end of the public round is foreseen in Q1 of 2023 (the “Sale Period”). However, these dates are subject to change based on many elements such as market conditions, development progress, private round progress etc.
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What is KYC and why do I have to complete it?
KYC (or Know Your Customer) requires that identity information about anyone participating in the token sale be collected. This is used to verify that those purchasing the Zero Knowlegde token (ZEKE) are not doing so from an excluded region. It also allows Profila to comply with international laws that requires checks be performed to ensure an individual is not excluded from participating due to having been flagged for illegal activity, such as money laundering or terror financing. The information collected by our KYC service provider Altcoinomy SA (https://www.altcoinomy.com/), is used for this purpose only and is not retained beyond the duration required to comply with these requirements. Altcoinomy SA, a Swiss supervised financial intermediary providing AML/KYC services to Profila as part of the public offer of tokens. Altcoinomy SA is affiliated with VQF, a financial self-regulatory organization (SRO) specialized in supervising companies active in the fintech industry.
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What is the start and end date for KYC registration?
The KYC registration process for seed and private round investors is open during the entire round. Participants in the public sale will be able to onboard early. We will update here the instructions on how to do so at least 2 weeks before the start of the public sale.
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Why does the Token Sale Dashboard show my KYC status as "Not Started" when I have completed the KYC?
Participants in the public sale will be able to onboard early. We will update here the instructions on how to do so at least 2 weeks before the start of the public sale.
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What should I do if I have any issues with KYC registration?
You can contact us at ICO@profila.com. You can also go to the dedicated Altcoinomy Telegram chat and ask your question there. Links to the chat can be found during the onboarding process.
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Can people from the United States of America participate in the token sale?
Unfortunately, due to the regulatory uncertainty that currently exists in the USA regarding cryptocurrencies and tokens, the Empowa token sale will not be open to people from the United States of America.
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What countries can people participate from?
A detailed list of excluded and restricted countries can be found in article 4.3 of our token sale terms and conditions. You can consult them during the KYC onboarding process or ask us for a copy at ico@profila.com.
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Additional questions?
If you have any questions about our token sale that are not treated in this FAQ, you can always read our short of full whitepaper (available in the download section). If you still cannot find the answer, feel free to send your question to ico@profila.com or talk to our community managers in our Telegram group https://t.me/zeroknowledgetoken.
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