# Ignite Program: First Month Recap & Key Milestones By [ZKsync Ignite](https://paragraph.com/@zksync-ignite) · 2025-02-07 --- We’re now 1 month into the Ignite program on ZKsync Era! Read on for a recap of everything that happened so far. ### Initial Market Impact and Growth Metrics The program's effectiveness was immediately evident in on-chain metrics. Within the first month, the TVL on ZKsync Era grew from $128 million to $250 million – $122 million growth, almost 100%. With a strategic allocation of 300 million ZK tokens through its duration, the program has established itself as a key driver of ecosystem growth and liquidity depth on the ZKsync Era network. ### Strategic Token Distribution The program's distribution strategy evolved across two bi-weekly periods: #### **Period 1 — Jan 6th - Jan 20th** * **Total rewards:** ~6.94M ZK * **Lending:** 2.8M ZK (40.4%) * **DEXs:** 2.6M ZK (38.0%) * **Perpetual contracts:** 600K ZK (8.7%) * **Bonus budgets:** LayerSwap (~500K ZK) and Jumper Exchange (~400K ZK) #### **Period 2  — Jan 20th - Feb 3rd** * **Total rewards:** ~9.56M ZK (58.3% increase from Period 1) * **DEXs:** 5.34M ZK (56%) * **Lending:** 3.43M ZK (36%) * **Perpetual contracts:** 792K ZK (8%) * **Incentivised pools expanded:** from **54 pools** to **74 pools** (+37%) **Overall** * **Total rewards:** ~16.5M ZK * **Lending rewards:** 6.23M ZK * **DEXs rewards:** 7.94M ZK * **Perpetual contracts rewards:** 1.39M ZK * **Bonus budgets:** LayerSwap & Jumper Exchange: 900K ZK ### Ecosystem Integration and Protocol Participation The program has successfully attracted and integrated major DeFi protocols across multiple sectors: * **DEXs**: [iZUMi Finance](https://izumi.finance/), [Koi Finance](https://koi.finance/), [Maverick](https://www.mav.xyz/), [PancakeSwap](https://pancakeswap.finance/), [Syncswap](https://syncswap.xyz/), [Uniswap](https://app.uniswap.org/), [WOOFi](https://fi.woo.org/), [zkSwap Finance](https://www.zkswap.finance/) * **Perpetuals**: [Holdstation](https://holdstation.com/), [RFX](https://rfx.exchange/), [Vest Exchange](https://www.vest.exchange/) * **Lending**: [Aave](https://aave.com/), [Reactor Fusion](https://reactorfusion.xyz/), [Venus Protocol](https://venus.io/), [Zerolend](https://zerolend.xyz/) Key ecosystem projects like Koi Finance, Syncswap and Vest Exchange grew their TVL and volume by 2, 3 and 10x, as seen on [DefiLlama](https://defillama.com/chain/ZKsync%20Era)! ### Community Engagement and Growth Alongside TVL growth and incentive distribution, the **ZKsync Ignite** program has led to an expansion of community participation: * 3.2k members in the dedicated Telegram group * 10.9K Followers on X **Key community members** who have also shared their experience with the program: [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a1cf2b2354742bd4c15550414308dd055be2ff9021aa1a8e4e165ea119a2a829.jpg)](https://twitter.com/MadMaxx_eth) [MadMaxx (∎, ∆)](https://twitter.com/MadMaxx_eth) [@MadMaxx\_eth](https://twitter.com/MadMaxx_eth) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/MadMaxx_eth/status/1876607056263680277) As promised, I went thru Zksync ignite and found my plays. 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The. Jump ![💜](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f49c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a2ef8d1e3c64fe7de5a1a486d39f4a4bf85041afdc5113f23b345de6a0b0a8f5.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 497](https://twitter.com/Ychaser11/status/1876981050359820360)[ 7:15 AM • Jan 8, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/Ychaser11/status/1876981050359820360) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f450ca5ef55e41745b24218a96802cfb3a87990f622ec07c01455d197cceaabe.jpg)](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion) [0xAsaph](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion) [@TechsRegion](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion/status/1886734287820497163) I believe in $ZK . I build on [@zksync](https://twitter.com/zksync). ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1886734262876938240/pu/img/FrF1cPGTeSF3NFTc.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 158](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion/status/1886734287820497163)[ 5:11 AM • Feb 4, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/TechsRegion/status/1886734287820497163) ### **Introducing Iggy, the Ignite Mascot** In January we introduced Iggy, the mascot of the Ignite program! Wait and see what’s coming for Iggy 🔥 ![Iggy's debut presence](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8d86e423498da123961f5ad4679ed9561115c558668762856c041ee9a6221baa.gif) Iggy's debut presence ![Iggy is participating in the Ignite program](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/93046668dea09d48b0a087c819551614883c842fa760bef3eeace41cb73876e8.gif) Iggy is participating in the Ignite program ### **What’s Next?** With **Ignite Season 1** running through **April 6th**, there’s much more to come. The program will continue to: * **Adjust incentive distributions** to optimise DeFi growth * **Onboard new projects** to integrate the ecosystem and widen the opportunities for users * **Expand initiatives** to foster long-term community growth Stay tuned for next week’s full data report from Open Block Labs on the onchain performance of the program! The **ZKsync Ignite** program is just getting started, and we’re excited about the future of the **ZKsync Era**! --- *Originally published on [ZKsync Ignite](https://paragraph.com/@zksync-ignite/ignite-program-first-month-recap-key-milestones)*