ZAR

Accelerating stablecoin adoption for the next billion users living in countries with unstable money

[ZAR @zardotapp]

ZAR has raised $12.9 million to bring ROCK. SOLID. DOLLARS. to the Global South 💵🌍

Led by @a16zcrypto, with @dragonfly_xyz, @vaneck_us, @cbVentures, and Endeavor Catalyst.

🧵👇

[ZAR @zardotapp]

Not a scam 😮‍💨 Real referrals are being paid normally. However, our transaction monitoring can easily see when people are abusing the referral reward promotion and gaming the system.

We love to see people promoting ZAR. If they do so honestly and invite real users, they will continue to get rewarded and we have more rewards coming in the future!

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@mizan_717 This was a temporary issue logging into an account and it should be resolved.

Kindly note that our team has implemented a new system that detects abuse of the referral reward promotion.

Users who invite real humans to join ZAR will continue to get rewarded normally ❤️

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@shahrianazim6 Investigation into your account shows that you were abusing the referral system

[ZAR @zardotapp]

Some things never lose their shine. solana:GoLDppdjB1vDTPSGxyMJFqdnj134yH6Prg9eqsGDiw6A now available in ZAR. 🟡

LBMA and UAE GD-certified gold, insured and independently verified by RSM.

Powered by @orogoldapp

[Obie Fernandez @obie]

Wondering if AI productivity gains are real? Here’s the tale of our big rewrite @zardotapp from the perspective of one of our engineers https://t.co/HReqvcmbEY

[Sebastian Scholl @sebscholl]

Your AI Is Stuffing Envelopes.

https://t.co/Spw2B0haxG

[Obie Fernandez @obie]

https://t.co/GnRdHlfxUs

[ZAR @zardotapp]

> ZAR is not AI-assisted. We don't do "copilots." Our agents are full organizational participants with identities, communication channels, and budgets.

[Obie Fernandez @obie]

https://t.co/OrZyPCm4bG

[Obie Fernandez @obie]

Took some time last night to draft up a fully-detailed experience report about building a context graph knowledge base for @zardotapp inspired by the writings of @JayaGup10 @foundationcap and @akoratana

Explores the new reality of how senior product engineers work with Claude Code. Heads up @simonw you will find this interesting for sure.

https://t.co/sF1f2k58au

[Obie Fernandez @obie]

Introducing Servus by @zardotapp, a rock-solid service objects library for your Ruby on Rails projects.
https://t.co/WT9j43eJO4

[ZAR @zardotapp]

Bloomberg @business Exclusive:

Andreessen Horowitz Backs Startup Exploring Stablecoins in Pakistan

https://t.co/a9DqTYQ0cf

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@CryptoRResearch @GSR_io @localglobevc @FasanaraCapital Your intel is not rock solid. We raised from @a16zcrypto.

[ZAR @zardotapp]

ZAR has raised $12.9 million to bring ROCK. SOLID. DOLLARS. to the Global South 💵🌍

Led by @a16zcrypto, with @dragonfly_xyz, @vaneck_us, @cbVentures, and Endeavor Catalyst.

🧵👇

[Rob Hadick ＞|＜ @HadickM]

Absolutely stoked to be doubling down and continuing to back @tmnsky, @sebscholl and the whole ZAR team. The opportunity to bring global USD and financial product access to emerging market cash and shadow economies is the largest in all of consumer fintech, and ZAR will be at the forefront of this revolution.

Having previously built and sold Sadapay, the largest challenger bank in Pakistan, they are uniquely qualified to build a next generation global cash agent network, to bring it on chain, and to drive dollarization across the global south. This just the beginning.

[Wyatt Lonergan @wyattlonergan]

Excited to continue backing @zardotapp as they bring digital dollars to the global south.

Cash is still king for billions of people, and now with ZAR, you can easily swap cash for stables (and vice versa) by simply scanning a QR code.

Over 200k people have signed up across 100+ countries to get access to ROCK. SOLID. DOLLARS.

Congrats to @tmnsky @sebscholl and the entire ZAR team.

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@0xcyp @a16zcrypto @dragonfly_xyz @vaneck_us @cbventures @solana 🤘

[ZAR @zardotapp]

ZAR has raised $12.9 million to bring ROCK. SOLID. DOLLARS. to the Global South 💵🌍

Led by @a16zcrypto, with @dragonfly_xyz, @vaneck_us, @cbVentures, and Endeavor Catalyst.

🧵👇

[Haseeb ＞|＜ @hosseeb]

Congrats to ZAR on raising a new round led by a16z!

ZAR is building a merchant network for the global south (starting in Pakistan) to get access to stablecoin-based payments, remittances, and cards. So much about payments in the old world is broken, and ZAR uses crypto rails to directly improve the financial plumbing in these places.

Super proud to be partnered with them.

[AriannaSimpson.eth @AriannaSimpson]

Investing in ZAR
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In many parts of the world, money doesn’t work the way it should.

I saw this firsthand during my time traveling through Zimbabwe in 2013, and it’s actually how I first got into crypto. Inflation eats away at savings. Banks remain out of reach. Currencies lose value overnight. Yet people still need to save, send, and spend and they deserve tools they can rely on. 

My conviction from 12 years ago that crypto can solve these issues remains. Specifically, we believe crypto and stablecoins can offer that reliability, building open, borderless systems that make financial access possible for anyone with a phone.

That’s why @liz_harkavy and I are proud to announce that we're leading a $12.9M funding round for @zardotapp, a platform bringing digital dollars to cash economies across emerging markets.
ZAR is building a new financial layer that bridges the gap between local cash and digital currency.

By partnering with neighborhood merchants, ZAR lets anyone convert physical cash into stablecoins and back again through a simple, familiar experience. Its decentralized infrastructure aligns the people who grow the network (from merchants to community partners), creating a transparent, incentive-driven system for expanding global financial access.
This architecture scales trust. Merchants earn more than traditional money services, ambassadors build their own networks, and fraud is mitigated through smart contracts and cryptographic verification. It’s a bottom-up system designed for the realities of high-friction, high-inflation markets.

Founded by @tmnsky (previously built Pakistan’s leading neobank, @sadapaypk) and @sebscholl, ZAR is launching first in Pakistan, with expansion plans across Africa and Latin America.

We believe ZAR can become a cornerstone for stablecoin adoption, helping people everywhere store, move, and build with money that holds its value.
Excited to support Brandon, Sebastian, and the ZAR team as they bring digital dollars on-chain to the world.

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@joaocsb @a16zcrypto @dragonfly_xyz @vaneck_us @cbventures Let’s ROCKet 🚀🤘

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@peace_node @a16zcrypto @dragonfly_xyz @vaneck_us @cbventures We call it the Zollar. 🪨🤘

[ZAR @zardotapp]

@fitzg3rald_eth @a16zcrypto @dragonfly_xyz @vaneck_us @cbventures That looks like the old Z. You need the rock solid Z.

We call it the Zollar 🗿🪨🤘🎸