ZABAL UPDATE #16 - The ZAO Newsletter
February 1st Update
Airdrop is live
The ZABAL airdrop is officially live.
This drop rewards early alignment and real participation. Airdrops will continue throughout all of 2026, so feel free to check in whenever you get a chance — there may be more waiting for you.
February ZOLs
Your February ZABAL Opinion Leaders are:
- Tabby — 28,439 points
- ohnahji — 23,424 points
- AKELEONCHAIN — 18,075 points
ZOLs reflect consistent participation and contribution. They help surface signal, guide direction, and keep momentum moving forward inside the ecosystem.
February Plans
Miniapp upgrades + Empire Builder APIs
We’re expanding voting mechanics inside the livestream miniapp. ZABAL token holders who vote regularly will be able to influence how the Monday 5 PM EST livestream runs — including topics, format, and what gets prioritized live. Participation isn’t just tracked anymore; it actively shapes the experience.
Contributor proposal → The ZAO
A formal contributor proposal is being prepared for the ZAO, outlining clear ways builders and organizers can plug in, contribute, and grow ownership over time.
Organized streaming plan (tutorial-focused)
February streams are centered around education and onboarding across ZABAL, the ZAO, and the different projects I’m actively working on. These sessions are designed to provide clarity through real walkthroughs, live demos, and open Q&A — not filler content.
The focus is on:
- Understanding how ZABAL fits into the broader ecosystem
- Learning how leaderboards, voting, and participation work
- Showing how builders can get involved with ZAO-related projects
- Creating consistent touchpoints that compound attention
February – Week 1 Schedule
- Monday, 5 PM EST — ZABAL AMA
- Tuesday — BCZ Yaps w/ Jordan (ecosystem, tooling, direction)
- Wednesday — BCZ Yaps w/ Adrian (building, strategy, execution)
More sessions will be added as the month unfolds, with topics increasingly shaped by livestream voting inside the miniapp.
How to Participate
- Hold ZABAL and vote daily in the miniapp
- Show up to streams and ask questions
- Track the leaderboard and stay consistent
February Content Focus
This month we’re locking in distribution across:
- YouTube
- TikTok
Same signal, adapted to each platform.
New Leaderboard Distribution
A new leaderboard is being prepared for distribution, based on daily voting inside the miniapp. Consistency matters. Regular participation will outweigh one-off actions. This leaderboard is designed to reward people who help steer the ecosystem day by day.
Super Bowl Squares
Super Bowl Squares have officially started — a fun, social, on-chain experiment to bring more people into the flow.
You can see more details and join here for the upcoming Patriots Super Bowl: https://farcaster.xyz/zaal/0x89065156
January Recap
January was about proving the system could move.
We launched ZABAL into reality, tested ideas in public, ran live streams, and began shaping real participation loops. Builders showed up. Conversations turned into action. Momentum started to feel real instead of theoretical.
Not everything was polished — and that was intentional. January created the surface area needed to learn what actually works.
February builds on that foundation with tighter loops between action and influence.
Less explaining. More doing. More ownership.
Let’s keep building. — ZABAL