Zoo Labs Foundation -- Paper Index
Organization: Zoo Labs Foundation Inc, 501(c)(3)
Chief Scientist: Antje Worring
Contact: [email protected]
Timeline
| Date |
Paper |
Significance |
| Oct 2021 |
Zoo Whitepaper |
GUI-based LLM chat assistant proposed -- 13 months before ChatGPT (Nov 30, 2022) |
| Oct 2021 |
Zoo Foundation Mission |
Founding mission: AI + blockchain + conservation |
| Oct 2021 |
Zoo Experience Ledger |
Content-addressable semantic memory -- predates mainstream vector databases |
| 2024 |
Zoo AI Research Agenda |
Six-thrust research program formalizing the 2021 vision |
| 2024 |
HLLM / Training-Free GRPO |
Hamiltonian LLMs and semantic optimization |
| 2024 |
Eco-1 / Z-JEPA |
Hyper-modal MoE architecture |
| 2024 |
BitDelta / DeltaSoup |
1-bit personalization and community model merging |
| 2024-2025 |
70+ additional papers |
Infrastructure, governance, conservation, tokenomics |
| 2025-12-15 |
Zoo Per-LLM Chains |
One sovereign Quasar appchain per model -- canonical Zen family deployment, activation 2025-12-25 |
| 2025-12-15 |
Zoo 2025: Securities and DAO |
Five planks: updated team, $113T digital-securities positioning, Quasar 3.0 quantum-secure settlement (BLS + Corona + ML-DSA), Homomorphic / Holographic Consensus DAO with weighted voting, democratized end-to-end information access |
| 2025-12-15 |
Zoo 3.0 Launch |
GPU-native L1 graduation -- Quasar 3.0 substrate, Zoo DEX (V2/V3 native, V4 = Lux DEX precompile), Zoo AI Desktop, zoo-bot, Zoo Bridge, F-Chain FHE + Z-Chain ZKP privacy, NFT migration program; activation 2025-12-25 |
| 2025-10-31 |
Zoo 3.0 Full Post-Quantum Stack |
Full PQ era -- every signature, every commitment, every proof in Corona + ML-DSA-65 + BLS schemes. Triple-cert inheritance from Lux Quasar 3.0 (LP-020). DAO migration, Bridge re-keying, NFT Liquidity PQ, zLLM PQ commitments. Spec freeze 2025-10-31 (founder's anniversary) |
| 2026-02-14 |
Zoo 4.0 Launch (renamed from 3.0 Launch directory) |
GPU-native sovereign L1 -- graduation from Lux L2 application to sovereign L1 with own validator set, Quasar 4.0 cert finality, GPU-Residency Invariant. Spec freeze 2026-01-15. Activation alongside Lux Quasar 4.0 |
Key fact: Zoo's October 2021 whitepaper describes a GUI-based conversational AI interface backed by large language models with blockchain-persistent memory. OpenAI's ChatGPT launched November 30, 2022. That is a 13-month gap. The Experience Ledger's content-addressable semantic memory predates both mainstream vector databases (2023) and ChatGPT's conversation memory feature (February 2024).
Papers by Category
Foundational (October 2021)
| Paper |
Path |
Authors |
| Zoo Whitepaper |
zoo-whitepaper/zoo-whitepaper.tex |
Antje Worring, Zoo Labs Foundation |
| Zoo Foundation Mission |
zoo-foundation-mission/zoo-foundation-mission.tex |
Antje Worring, Zoo Labs Foundation |
| Zoo Experience Ledger |
zoo-experience-ledger/zoo-experience-ledger.tex |
Antje Worring, Zoo Labs Foundation |
| Zoo 2021 Original Whitepaper (gitbook reconstruction) |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/zoo-2021-original-whitepaper.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 1: Open AI Protocol |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/01-open-ai-protocol.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 2: Endangered Species Conservation |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/02-endangered-species-conservation.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 3: AI x Blockchain Intersection |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/03-ai-blockchain-intersection.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 4: The Zoo Metaverse |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/04-metaverse.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 5: Gaming Mechanics |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/05-gaming.tex |
Antje Worring |
| -- Element 6: $ZOO Tokenomics |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper/elements/06-tokenomics.tex |
Antje Worring |
Canonical historical record. Antje Worring, Zoo Labs Foundation, 2021-10-31. Reconstructed from zoolabs.gitbook.io/whitepaper/ (mirrored 2025-12-15). 32-page main paper plus six 4-5 page element papers covering Open AI Protocol, conservation, AI x blockchain, metaverse, gaming, and tokenomics.
Founder-Vision Realizations (Added 2025-12-15)
| Paper |
Path |
Realizes (2021 §) |
| Zoo Conservation × Education |
zoo-conservation-mission/zoo-conservation-mission.tex |
§5 Sustainability, §6 Non-Profits, §7 Foundation |
| Zoo Cute AI Assistant, AR App, and Metaverse Companion |
zoo-ar-metaverse/zoo-ar-metaverse.tex |
§21 Cute AI, §22 AR App, §23 Metaverse |
AI Research
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo AI Research Agenda |
zoo-ai-research-agenda/zoo-ai-research-agenda.tex |
| Zoo AGI |
zoo-agi/zoo-agi.tex |
| Zoo AI Memory |
zoo-ai-memory/zoo-ai-memory.tex |
| Zoo Hamiltonian LLM |
zoo-hamiltonian-llm/zoo-hamiltonian-llm.tex |
| HLLM Training-Free GRPO |
hllm-training-free-grpo/hllm-training-free-grpo.tex |
| Zoo Eco-1 / Z-JEPA |
zoo-eco1-zjepa/zoo-eco1-zjepa.tex |
| Zoo BitDelta / DeltaSoup |
zoo-bitdelta-deltasoup/zoo-bitdelta-deltasoup.tex |
| Zoo User-Owned Models |
zoo-user-owned-models/zoo-user-owned-models.tex |
| Zoo Agent NFT |
zoo-agent-nft/zoo-agent-nft.tex |
| Zoo Avatar Tutors |
zoo-avatar-tutors/zoo-avatar-tutors.tex |
| Zoo Mobile Inference |
zoo-mobile-inference/zoo-mobile-inference.tex |
| Zoo Species Classification |
zoo-species-classification/zoo-species-classification.tex |
| Zoo Spatial Web Agents |
zoo-spatial-web-agents/zoo-spatial-web-agents.tex |
| Beluga L3 Whitepaper |
beluga-l3-whitepaper/beluga-l3-whitepaper.tex |
| Embedding 7680 |
embedding-7680/embedding-7680.tex |
| ZIP-002 Zen Reranker |
zip-002-zen-reranker/zip-002-zen-reranker.tex |
Experience Ledger and Semantic Memory
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Experience Ledger |
zoo-experience-ledger/zoo-experience-ledger.tex |
| Experience Ledger DSO |
experience-ledger-dso/experience-ledger-dso.tex |
Conservation and Science
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Conservation AI |
zoo-conservation-ai/zoo-conservation-ai.tex |
| Zoo Federated Wildlife |
zoo-federated-wildlife/zoo-federated-wildlife.tex |
| Zoo Habitat Modeling |
zoo-habitat-modeling/zoo-habitat-modeling.tex |
| Zoo Satellite Ecology |
zoo-satellite-ecology/zoo-satellite-ecology.tex |
| Zoo Wildlife Tracking |
zoo-wildlife-tracking/zoo-wildlife-tracking.tex |
| Zoo Citizen Science |
zoo-citizen-science/zoo-citizen-science.tex |
| Zoo Carbon Credits |
zoo-carbon-credits/zoo-carbon-credits.tex |
| Zoo DeSci Platform |
zoo-desci-platform/zoo-desci-platform.tex |
| Zoo Data Commons |
zoo-data-commons/zoo-data-commons.tex |
| Zoo Research Coordination |
zoo-research-coordination/zoo-research-coordination.tex |
Education
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Educational AI |
zoo-educational-ai/zoo-educational-ai.tex |
| Gym Training Platform |
gym-training-platform/gym-training-platform.tex |
| Zoo Gym Protocol |
zoo-gym-protocol/zoo-gym-protocol.tex |
| Zoo Gym Orchestrator |
zoo-gym-orchestrator/zoo-gym-orchestrator.tex |
| Zoo Gym Tokenomics |
zoo-gym-tokenomics/zoo-gym-tokenomics.tex |
| Zoo Gym Compute Proof |
zoo-gym-compute-proof/zoo-gym-compute-proof.tex |
| Zoo Gym GRPO Continuous |
zoo-gym-grpo-continuous/zoo-gym-grpo-continuous.tex |
Blockchain and Network Architecture
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Network Architecture |
zoo-network-architecture/zoo-network-architecture.tex |
| Zoo Consensus |
zoo-consensus/zoo-consensus.tex |
| Zoo EVM L2 Architecture |
zoo-evm-l2-architecture/zoo-evm-l2-architecture.tex |
| Zoo EVM Benchmarks |
zoo-evm-benchmarks/zoo-evm-benchmarks.tex |
| Zoo GPU EVM |
zoo-gpu-evm/zoo-gpu-evm.tex |
| Zoo Quasar Benchmarks |
zoo-quasar-benchmarks/zoo-quasar-benchmarks.tex |
| Zoo Bridge |
zoo-bridge/zoo-bridge.tex |
| Zoo Lux Bridge Protocol |
zoo-lux-bridge-protocol/zoo-lux-bridge-protocol.tex |
| Zoo Omnichain Teleport |
zoo-omnichain-teleport/zoo-omnichain-teleport.tex |
| Zoo Hanzo Settlement |
zoo-hanzo-settlement/zoo-hanzo-settlement.tex |
| Zoo Identity Chain |
zoo-identity-chain/zoo-identity-chain.tex |
| Zoo Mainnet Launch Checklist |
zoo-mainnet-launch-checklist/zoo-mainnet-launch-checklist.tex |
| Zoo PoAI Consensus |
zoo-poai-consensus/zoo-poai-consensus.tex |
| Zoo Per-LLM Chains |
zoo-per-llm-chains/zoo-per-llm-chains.tex |
| Zoo 2025 Securities and DAO |
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao/zoo-2025-securities-and-dao.tex |
| Zoo 3.0 Full PQ Stack |
zoo-3-0-full-pq/zoo-3-0-full-pq.tex |
| Zoo 4.0 Launch (GPU-Native Sovereign L1) |
zoo-4-0-launch/zoo-4-0-launch.tex |
Cryptography and Security
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo PQ Crypto |
zoo-pq-crypto/zoo-pq-crypto.tex |
| Zoo FHE |
zoo-fhe/zoo-fhe.tex |
| Zoo FHE AI |
zoo-fhe-ai/zoo-fhe-ai.tex |
| Zoo Confidential DeFi |
zoo-confidential-defi/zoo-confidential-defi.tex |
| Zoo ZChain ZKP |
zoo-zchain-zkp/zoo-zchain-zkp.tex |
| Zoo Key Management |
zoo-key-management/zoo-key-management.tex |
| Zoo MPC Custody |
zoo-mpc-custody/zoo-mpc-custody.tex |
| Zoo Threshold Signatures |
zoo-threshold-signatures/zoo-threshold-signatures.tex |
| ZIP-0803 Encrypted SQLite Replication |
zip-0803-encrypted-sqlite-replication/zip-0803-encrypted-sqlite-replication.tex |
Token Standards
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo ZRC-20 |
zoo-zrc-20/zoo-zrc-20.tex |
| Zoo ZRC-721 |
zoo-zrc-721/zoo-zrc-721.tex |
| Zoo ZRC-1155 |
zoo-zrc-1155/zoo-zrc-1155.tex |
| Zoo Token Bound Accounts |
zoo-token-bound-accounts/zoo-token-bound-accounts.tex |
Tokenomics and Finance
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Tokenomics |
zoo-tokenomics/zoo-tokenomics.tex |
| Zoo NFT Liquidity Protocol |
zoo-nft-liquidity-protocol/zoo-nft-liquidity-protocol.tex |
| Zoo DEX |
zoo-dex/zoo-dex.tex |
| Zoo Impact Bonds |
zoo-impact-bonds/zoo-impact-bonds.tex |
Governance
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo DAO Governance |
zoo-dao-governance/zoo-dao-governance.tex |
| Zoo DAO Operating System |
zoo-dao-operating-system/zoo-dao-operating-system.tex |
| Zoo DAO Grants Program |
zoo-dao-grants-program/zoo-dao-grants-program.tex |
| Zoo DAO Emergency Protocol |
zoo-dao-emergency-protocol/zoo-dao-emergency-protocol.tex |
| Zoo DAO Reputation System |
zoo-dao-reputation-system/zoo-dao-reputation-system.tex |
| Zoo DAO Research Governance |
zoo-dao-research-governance/zoo-dao-research-governance.tex |
| Zoo Voting Platform |
zoo-voting-platform/zoo-voting-platform.tex |
Zoo Fund
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Fund Platform |
zoo-fund-platform/zoo-fund-platform.tex |
| Zoo Fund Impact Oracle |
zoo-fund-impact-oracle/zoo-fund-impact-oracle.tex |
| Zoo Fund Impact Thesis |
zoo-fund-impact-thesis/zoo-fund-impact-thesis.tex |
| Zoo Fund Treasury |
zoo-fund-treasury/zoo-fund-treasury.tex |
| Zoo Fund Validator Rewards |
zoo-fund-validator-rewards/zoo-fund-validator-rewards.tex |
Other
| Paper |
Path |
| Zoo Web5 Local First |
zoo-web5-local-first.tex |
Total: 81 papers
Zen Model Family (Canonical Per-LLM Chain Deployment)
The Zoo per-LLM chain framework's canonical deployment hosts the Zen model family. Each Zen model gets its own Quasar appchain at activation (2025-12-25). Source repository: ~/work/zen (read-only, training operations only).
Small Line (Qwen3.5 base, Gated DeltaNet, 262K context)
zen4-nano (0.8B), zen4-micro (2B), zen4-mini (4B), zen4 (9B)
Medium Line
zen4-pro (27B), zen4-max (35B MoE / 3B active), zen4-pro-max (80B MoE / 3B), zen4-mega (122B MoE / 10B)
Coder Line
zen4-coder-flash (31B MoE / 3B), zen4-coder (80B MoE / 3B), zen4-coder-pro (355B)
Frontier Line
zen4-thunder (230B MoE), zen4-storm (456B MoE), zen4-titan (744B MoE), zen4-ultra (1.04T MoE), zen4-ultra-gguf (1.04T MoE GGUF), zen4-ultra-max (1T+ MoE)
Specialty Chains
zen-omni (text+vision+audio), zen-tts (24kHz speech), zen-vl-{4b,8b,30b}-{instruct,agent} (vision-language), zen-reranker, zen-embedding, zen-guard* (safety), and the creative line: zen-scribe, zen-blog, zen-translator, zen-dub, zen-foley, zen-musician, zen-3d, zen-artist, zen-designer, zen-director, zen-video, zen-world, zen-voyager.
Each chain settles on Lux Quasar 3.0 (Lux LP-020), follows the Quasar-Native App Stack pattern (Lux LP-133), schedules GPU work via Quasar GPU (Lux LP-132), anchors TEE attestations on Lux A-Chain (Lux LP-134), and federates capacity through Lux Cloud (Lux LP-136). Inference revenue routes from the Hanzo AI Chain back to per-LLM chains for distribution along the on-chain attribution graph.
Cross-Reference Index (Quasar 3.0 Stack, 2025-12-15)
The following papers explicitly cross-reference the per-LLM chain framework and Lux Quasar 3.0 LP series:
| Paper |
Cross-references added |
zoo-per-llm-chains |
LP-020, LP-010, LP-105, LP-132, LP-133, LP-134, LP-136, LP-013, Hanzo AI Chain |
beluga-l3-whitepaper |
LP-020, LP-132, LP-133, plus zoo-per-llm-chains |
hllm-training-free-grpo |
LP-020, LP-132, LP-133, plus zoo-per-llm-chains, Hanzo AI Chain |
gym-training-platform |
LP-020, LP-132, LP-133, LP-134, LP-136, plus zoo-per-llm-chains, Hanzo AI Chain |
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao |
LP-013, LP-019, LP-020, LP-070, LP-073, LP-075, LP-105, LP-134, Hanzo AI Chain, zoo-per-llm-chains, zoo-2021-original-whitepaper |
zoo-per-llm-chains (§11) |
adds LP-019, LP-070, LP-073, LP-075, plus zoo-2025-securities-and-dao |
zoo-2021-original-whitepaper (§10 update) |
LP-013, LP-019, LP-020, LP-070, LP-073, LP-075, LP-105, LP-134, Hanzo AI Chain |
zoo-3-0-full-pq |
LP-009, LP-016, LP-017, LP-020, LP-070, LP-073, LP-075, LP-105, LP-134, plus zoo-2-0, zoo-4-0, zoo-2021, zoo-2025-securities-and-dao |
zoo-4-0-launch |
LP-009, LP-013, LP-020, LP-063, LP-067, LP-105, LP-132, LP-133, LP-134, LP-137, Hanzo AI Chain, zoo-per-llm-chains, zoo-2025-securities-and-dao, zoo-2-0, zoo-3-0, zoo-dex-launch, Lux DEX |
zoo-per-llm-chains (§12) |
adds LP-132, LP-137, plus zoo-4-0-launch |
Spec freeze: 2025-12-15. Activation: 2025-12-25 alongside Lux Quasar 3.0 mainnet upgrade.
2025-12-15 Five-Plank Update Summary
The following five planks landed across the paper corpus on 2025-12-15:
- Updated team — see
zips/team.md (canonical) and the 01-team section
of zoo-2025-securities-and-dao. Founder: Antje Worring. Chief Scientist:
Zoo Labs Foundation Research.
- $113 trillion digital-securities slide —
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao §2;
per-LLM chains §11.1; original whitepaper §10 update.
- Quantum-secure settlement —
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao §3;
per-LLM chains §11.2; original whitepaper §10 update.
- Homomorphic / Holographic Consensus DAO with weighted voting —
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao §4; per-LLM chains §11.3;
original whitepaper §10 update; ZIP-0017 update.
- Democratized end-to-end information access —
zoo-2025-securities-and-dao §5; per-LLM chains §11.4;
original whitepaper §10 update.
Weighted-voting formula:
weight(p) = α·advocacy + β·involvement + γ·contribution + δ·token_stake
with default (α, β, γ, δ) = (0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.10).
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