There isn’t an $EON token yet, though many have been talking about one. Some ideas floating around are that it, as well as other tokens launched within the ecosystem, could have portions reserved for airdrop to $ZEN holders. That’s all speculative at this point, since there aren’t any firm plans nor has the community sanctioned the creation of a native token for the EON platform. Currently, $ZEN is the only token used in any way for gas and governance on the platform, though there is recognition that there could certainly be strong need for an $EON token for additional security, governance, and growth incentives.
As for making your $ZEN work for you, now that we have some DeFi protocols on EON, it’s possible to join liquidity pools and soon there will be various yield/farming opportunities. Also, Wave Digital Assets is launching a Horizen DeFi fund that works with protocols launching on EON for early liquidity. You could reach out to them to see if there are investment opportunities.
Finally, with ZenIP 42206 passed, as soon as the Secure Node pool moves over to funding security with EON forgers, that’s another way to earn by staking your $ZEN.
More opportunities will pop up regularly now that EON’s live and growing, but everyone please please exercise proper diligence in participating in any aspects of DeFi on EON, or investing in any funds or opportunities that may arise to support the ecosystem. We all want to see this ecosystem grow, but let’s be vigilant with each other to make sure that we’re encouraging high quality protoocols and keeping each other as safe as we can. One of the opportunities I see in growing a new DeFi ecosystem is to curate the highest quality environment and keep the scammers out. Easier said than done, but it’s also why there’s a stated Code of Ethics in the EON Lightpaper.