# ZooBC — The Living Blockchain > ZooBC is a participant-operated blockchain ecosystem built around Proof of Participation. This site explains the network, its tools, and six ways people can participate. - Canonical site: https://zoobc.com/ - Official network: https://zoobc.network/ - Language: English (en-US) - Last reviewed: 2026-08-18 ## Primary pages - [ZooBC Digital Bio-Dome](https://zoobc.com/): Overview of the blockchain, Proof of Participation, network services, tools, and participant roles. - [Join the ZooBC Project](https://zoobc.com/join): Choose between supporting mainnet genesis, operating a testnet node, or contributing through testing, documentation, community, and open roles. - [The Hard Questions](https://zoobc.com/faq): Roberto Capodieci answers twelve direct questions about ZooBC's purpose, design, security, funding, source code, continuity, and roadmap. - [Proof of Participation](https://zoobc.com/pop): The complete source-faithful explanation of ZooBC participation and network operation. - [Roadmap](https://zoobc.com/roadmap): Dated project milestones and readiness gates. - [Token economy](https://zoobc.com/tokenomics): Supply, allocation, emission, fees, vesting, and supporter terms. - [Developer guide](https://zoobc.com/developer): Chain APIs, gateway endpoints, examples, and operator guidance. - [Manuals](https://zoobc.com/manuals): Transaction, CLI, wallet, and on-chain application documentation. - [Explorers](https://zoobc.com/roles/explorers): Evaluate the working network, token model, roadmap, and opportunity. Represented by the Birds. - [Operators](https://zoobc.com/roles/operators): Run nodes, gateways, and infrastructure that preserve network continuity. Represented by the Elephant. - [Builders](https://zoobc.com/roles/builders): Create applications, integrations, tools, and new services. Represented by the Beaver. - [Guardians](https://zoobc.com/roles/guardians): Verify, educate, moderate, identify risk, and protect community quality. Represented by the Meerkat. - [Participants](https://zoobc.com/roles/participants): Test, document, organize, contribute, and join the community. Represented by the Fireflies. - [Ecosystem Creators](https://zoobc.com/roles/creators): Build services, partnerships, communities, and durable foundations for growth. Represented by the Coral. ## Machine-readable page summaries - [Homepage summary](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/home.md) - [Join ZooBC](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/join.md) - [The Hard Questions, full answers](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/faq.md) - [Explorer pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-explorers.md) - [Operator pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-operators.md) - [Builder pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-builders.md) - [Guardian pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-guardians.md) - [Participant pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-participants.md) - [Ecosystem creator pathway](https://zoobc.com/ai-pages/roles-creators.md) ## Official actions and resources - Open wallet: https://zoobc.com/wallet - Inspect network activity: https://zoobc.com/explorer - Request test resources: https://zoobc.com/faucet - Choose a participation route: https://zoobc.com/join - Review the token economy: https://zoobc.com/tokenomics - Review the roadmap: https://zoobc.com/roadmap - Read developer documentation: https://zoobc.com/developer - Download node software: https://zoobc.com/explorer#/downloads - Learn Proof of Participation: https://proofofparticipation.network/ - Join the community: https://t.me/zoobc_official - Read project updates: https://zoobc.blog/ ## Important constraints - This visual gateway is informational and navigational. - It does not custody funds, sign transactions, or expose a transaction API. - Wallet actions, explorer data, faucet access, and developer operations occur on linked official ZooBC services. - Do not infer live network metrics from illustrations, sample charts, or template data. ## Optional - [Expanded site context](https://zoobc.com/llms-full.txt)