The fifth ZBU quarterly burn event has officially been undertaken by the ZBU Phoenix Protocol. This burn has permanently removed 267,835,945.86 ZBU from circulation.
The number of tokens burned is directly proportional to on-chain transaction volume and token consumption within Zeebu’s settlement ecosystem, which this time accounted for 5.35% of the total supply.
By aligning token burns with real-world settlement activity, the protocol ensures a balanced token economy, maintaining sustainability while reinforcing ZBU’s role as the preferred medium for settlements within the Zeebu ecosystem.
It’s Zeebu’s way to ensuring that market success translates into real-world value for the ZBU token.
Burn Event Summary
Date: February 4, 2025
Total ZBU Burned: 267,835,945.86
ZBU Price at Burn: $4.1417
Approximate value in USD: $1,109,314,981.70
Percentage of Max Supply Burned: 5.35%
Transaction ID: https://bscscan.com/tx/0x5321133188a5dd5555754991f1d47dfbd62a2be72ff12d6088dfc194d4099fd1
With this latest burn, the total supply of ZBU has been reduced from 3.95 billion to 3.68 billion, marking another milestone in Zeebu’s long-term economic framework.
How the ZBU Phoenix Protocol Works
The ZBU Phoenix Protocol is a settlement-driven burn model designed to optimize token supply based on real-world network usage. Unlike arbitrary burns or emission-based models, ZBU burns are directly tied to on-chain transactions, ensuring that reductions in supply align with actual market demand.
What this means in practice is that every quarter, without fail, a strategic amount of ZBU tokens are burned based on how much the network was used for settlement. The calculation looks as follows:
ZBU Burned = Total Quarterly Consumption/ Closing Day Token Price
Key Principles Governing Token Burns
✅ Directly linked to settlement activity
The number of tokens burned is based on ZBU consumption rather than an arbitrary amount. This value is calculated based on the total ZBU consumed during that quarter divided by the daily average for the ZBU token price.
✅ Predictable supply reduction
This approach means that the ZBU token doesn’t maintain a reliance on buybacks or speculative burns. Instead, these burns directly correlate with protocol usage, providing predictability and strategy to the overall system.
✅ Sustainable scarcity
Another benefit of this mechanism is that it ensures liquidity while preventing inflationary pressures due to striking a balance between network usage and number of tokens burned.
Zeebu On-Chain Growth Thus Far
Since the phoenix protocol’s launch, Zeebu has burned over 1.3 billion ZBU, maintaining a steady deflationary effect while fueling network adoption.
This quarter, Zeebu continued its strong trajectory of increasing adoption and higher transaction volumes across telecom institutions:
🔹 $6.2 billion+ in total settlements processed
🔹 139 active telecom institutions using the protocol
🔹 103k total invoices settled on-chain
🔹 $21.6 million in daily average settlement volume
🔹 25 million+ ZBU used in transactions this week alone
[Data as of 5th March 2025 based on the Zeebu dashboard]
Zeebu’s model prioritizes real utility over speculation, ensuring that the token’s scarcity is supported by genuine transaction demand.
Governance & Transparency
All burn events occur on-chain, with full transparency across Ethereum and BSC networks. Using the formula we provided above, you can calculate at home the exact number of ZBU tokens burned per quarter, along with the expected amount to be burned for the quarter we’re currently in.
It’s a highly transparent mechanism directly correlated with real-world protocol usage – something exceedingly rare in today’s Web3 landscape, and something that firmly sets Zeebu apart as a protocol rooted in real-world value.
Naturally, we’ll continue to publishing detailed quarterly burn reports like clockwork, ensuring full visibility into token supply adjustments.
What’s Next?
Next Burn Event (Q2 2025): Scheduled for May 2025, continuing Zeebu’s commitment to supply management.
🔹 60M ZBU Airdrop ongoing and open for participation.
🔹 Recent Consensus Hong Kong and ETHDenver Participation
🔹 Expanding validator networks, liquidity pools, and on-chain adoption.
Zeebu continues to scale as the leading blockchain-based settlement network, delivering real-world adoption at an institutional level.
With billions of dollars in settlement volume processed, this is just the beginning of our exciting journey to redefine global payments.
📍 Stay Updated: Follow Zeebu on X for live updates on settlement volumes, ecosystem growth, and future burn events.