GIWA

GIWA is an engineered ZK Stack Ecosystem deployment within the DeFi sector operating on ZKSYNC. Built as part of the ZK-Rollup Hyperchain, GIWA addresses liquidity efficiency and trust-minimized user execution. GIWA (Global Infrastructure for Web3 Access) is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the OP Stack by Dunamu, the South Korean company behind Upbit cryptocurrency exchange. The network targets one-second block times and fees in the range of one Korean won, with full EVM compatibility so existing Solidity apps can be deployed without modification. Dunamu has raised $1.22B in funding and operates Upbit alongside two equity investment platforms, Stockplus and U-Stockplus. GIWA is the company’s on-chain layer for tying that exchange infrastructure to DeFi, stablecoins, real-world assets, and consumer Web3 apps. The L2 is currently live on a public testnet ahead of mainnet launch. By participating in the early distribution phase, users establish on-chain provenance before protocol decentralization.

The protocol operates a structured reward architecture designed to distribute native governance weighting to authentic liquidity providers, testnet validators, and transaction originators. Unlike standard promotional campaigns, GIWA's tokenomics prioritize multi-epoch engagement. Points accrued through protocol interactions correlate directly to snapshot weightings, penalizing sybil clusters and inactive addresses while compounding rewards for sustained weekly volume.