# Welcome to ko.one ### What is ko.one ko.one is a DEX on the zkSync that uses an automated market-maker. It offers lower fees than its competitors for swapping crypto assets and provides highly attractive rewards for staking and yield farming. The platform promotes community involvement by using governance voting for major decisions. All users have a say in the platform's direction. ### Fair Launch? ko.one's token distribution strategy is based on fairness and impartiality to promote genuine decentralization. It opted for a fair launch to provide all users with an equal chance to acquire tokens, which helps to create a sense of community and fairness within the ecosystem. ### ko.one ko.one has chosen to use zkSync as its layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, which provides faster and cheaper transactions through off-chain computations. The platform allows parties to transact off-chain and only settle on-chain when necessary, reducing the load on the Ethereum and improving transaction speed and cost. As a leading layer-2 , zkSync has a TVL of over $1.5B and offers significant advantages over Ethereum mainnet. By leveraging zkSync's capabilities, ko.one aims to expand the capabilities and opportunities in decentralized finance while maintaining the vision of Ethereum. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ko-one.gitbook.io/deck/welcome-to-ko.one.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.