Zenon was launched as a POS/MS hybrid cryptocurrency in March 2019. It introduces a sharding-based decentralized architecture known as the Network of Momentum (NoM), which aims to enhance existing blockchain and DAG architectures.

By utilizing sharding, the network is designed to scale linearly as the number of nodes increases. Unlike traditional blockchain consensus, transactions are processed asynchronously within shards, and the overall state of the network is verified and validated at the end of each epoch (random timeframe). Additionally, the network incorporates a Turing complete scripting language that enables developers to create and run zApps, build digital assets, and facilitate participation from low-resource devices.