What is Zona?

Zona is a decentralized perpetual exchange that enables users to speculate on or hedge against quality-of-life metrics, specifically focusing on global real estate and air quality indexes. Operating entirely on-chain, Zona offers a transparent and secure platform for trading these unique indexes.

In the real estate sector, Zona provides indexes tracking the median price per square foot of residential properties in major cities worldwide, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney, and London. For air quality, it offers indexes monitoring pollution levels in cities such as New Delhi, Beijing, New York City, and Tokyo. This innovative approach allows users to take long or short positions on these indexes, facilitating investment strategies based on urban quality-of-life indicators.