ZKX Protocol Shuts Down, STRK Token Loses 5% of Its Value

Social derivatives trading platform ZKX Protocol, which runs on the Ethereum Layer-2 network Starknet, has shut down due to low use and trading volumes.

Social derivatives trading platform ZKX Protocol, which runs on the Ethereum Layer-2 network Starknet, has shut down due to low use and trading volumes. Starknet’s token STRK has lost almost 5% of its value today.

ZKX founder Eduard Jubany Tur announced the shutdown on July 30. He explained that the protocol’s path forward was not economically feasible. Many community members were surprised by the closure, considering the platform secured funding of $7.6 million just last month.

ZKX had set the lofty goal of developing a scalable decentralized exchange for perpetual trading. However, it ran into several major issues, ultimately leading to its collapse. Its founder cited very low user engagement as the main factor, pointing out that few people were taking part in the protocol’s rewards program.

Moreover, the protocol saw a notable decline in trading volumes, and the revenue barely covered a minimal portion of cloud server costs.

The protocol immediately responded to the challenges by closing all positions, delisting all markets, and refunding all users, transferring the funds to their trading accounts.

Users must transfer their funds from their wallets to ZKX’s main self-custodial account on Starknet by the end of August.

The ZKX token, launched in June, saw a significant drop in value. According to CoinGecko data, it lost almost 38% on news of the shutdown. The token has lost 96.4% of its value since reaching an all-time high of $0.62 on June 20, a day after its launch.

The trading volume of Starknet’s STRK token is just under $80 million in the last 24 hours, representing a decline of 4.2% since yesterday and signaling a recent fall in market activity. STRK has lost almost 5% of its value today, 15.1% in the past week, and 28.5% last month, as per CoinGecko. At press time, it is trading for $0.49.

Technical indicators suggest it will keep declining, with moving averages showing a strong sell. The RSI is 32.807. A value below 30 is typically considered to indicate that STRK is oversold and might be due for a price correction or rebound. However, 32.807 is slightly above this threshold, suggesting STRK is approaching oversold territory but isn’t quite there yet.