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Horizen (ZEN) API and Price Oracle

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Horizen

ZEN
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For informational use only; request a custom oracle/API for production below.

General information

Contract address
Smart contract address of the asset
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0x0000...0000
Network
Blockchain network where the asset is deployed
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horizen
Methodology
Pricing methodology used to determine the price of the token in USD. By default, all price feeds on the DIA App are calculated with a MAIR methodology. This parameter is customisable.Learn more about methodologies.
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MAIR
Update frequency
120 seconds is the default update frequency. This parameter is customisable.Learn more about oracle updates.
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120s
Next update
24h Volume
The total volume captured by DIA across all the integrated sources.
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Source
Volume 24h
Trades 24h
Pairs

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What is Horizen (ZEN)?

Horizen (ZEN) is a layer-1 blockchain focused on privacy and interoperability. Launched in 2017 as a fork of Zcash, it emphasizes confidential transactions and cross-chain communication. ZEN serves as the native token for transaction fees, staking, and network governance. The platform supports sidechain architecture, enabling developers to build independent blockchains that interoperate with the main chain while maintaining privacy protections as a core design principle.

The Horizen price API returns real-time ZEN price data sourced from aggregated trades across on-chain and off-chain exchanges. A developer integrates this endpoint into an application to fetch current ZEN valuations, enabling smart contracts, trading interfaces, or portfolio trackers to display up-to-date market prices without maintaining direct exchange connections.

DIA offers a Horizen price API that aggregates individual trade data to deliver verified price feeds for ZEN, Horizen's native blockchain asset. The free endpoint available on this page supports testing and evaluation. For production deployments or custom requirements, DIA builds dedicated feeds configurable by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency. Developers can request production-grade Horizen feeds through DIA's Discord or Telegram.

DIA publishes a free Horizen price API endpoint on this asset page, available for developers to test and evaluate without cost. The free endpoint is designed for testing and evaluation purposes only, not for production use.

For production deployments or customized Horizen price feeds, DIA builds dedicated feeds configurable by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency. Developers can request production feeds through DIA's Discord or Telegram channels. These custom feeds are built to meet specific requirements beyond what the free testing endpoint provides.

A blockchain price oracle is an external data provider that supplies verified offchain information to smart contracts, enabling them to access real-world market prices and other data on the blockchain.

DIA can deploy a Horizen price oracle on supported blockchains, delivering onchain ZEN price data that smart contracts can consume for trading, lending, and other applications. DIA's oracle infrastructure runs on Lasernet, DIA's Ethereum layer-2 rollup, which makes each price feed independently verifiable.

DIA's market price feeds aggregate individual trade data from 100+ exchanges covering 3,000+ assets. A free API endpoint is available for testing, while production deployments use custom oracles configurable by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency. Custom oracles are requested via DIA's Discord or Telegram.

DIA calculates Horizen price by aggregating individual trade data for ZEN across multiple on-chain and off-chain sources, rather than relying on a single exchange or liquidity pool. This approach draws from more than 100 exchanges to build a composite price feed.

The sources used and the pricing methodology behind each feed are transparent. For production deployments, the data sources, calculation method, and update frequency are configurable based on specific application requirements. Custom feeds can be requested through DIA's Discord or Telegram channels.

This aggregation-based structure allows price feeds to reflect broader market conditions across the exchanges where ZEN trades rather than being tied to any single venue's liquidity or pricing dynamics.

Horizen (ZEN) is a layer-1 blockchain focused on privacy and interoperability through its sidechain architecture. Developers can build collateralized lending protocols where ZEN serves as collateral for loans, requiring accurate price feeds to calculate loan-to-value ratios and trigger liquidations. Privacy-focused decentralized exchanges can use ZEN price data for routing trades and settling transactions across Horizen's privacy-enabled network. Cross-chain bridge applications that move ZEN or sidechain-issued assets between Horizen and other blockchains need reliable pricing to maintain peg integrity and fair conversion rates. Yield aggregators tracking privacy-preserving staking rewards on Horizen sidechains can reference ZEN price feeds to calculate APY and compound returns for users.

Developers building with Horizen can source price data through DIA's aggregated market feeds, which draw from 100+ exchanges across on-chain and off-chain sources. DIA's infrastructure allows configuration by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency, letting teams tailor feeds to their specific requirements rather than accepting fixed parameters.

The feed data runs on Lasernet, DIA's Ethereum layer-2 rollup, which enables independent verification of prices on-chain. This architecture suits applications requiring transparent pricing logic. DIA operates across 60+ blockchains, so a Horizen feed integrates into a multi-chain deployment without switching providers.

Developers can evaluate DIA using the free price-feed API endpoint available on this page. For production use or custom configurations, teams request a dedicated Horizen feed through DIA's Discord or Telegram channels.

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DIA provides price oracles for 3,000+ cryptocurrencies: from blue-chip tokens to long-tail assets.