# Get Started Welcome to Panther Protocol: a proposal for a Zero-Knowledge cross-chain layer supporting regulated Zones for privacy-enabled DeFi. ### What do you want to do today?
Understand regulated Zones/files/1fSGnnfxlPNhlEp7IZHO#panther-protocol-for-zone-managers
Govern & Operate/files/PRI3rDw4xh5jbOQkxd9A#govern-and-operate
Learn/files/Oz3mGrtnO9X2h3fsljSi#learn
### Panther Protocol for Zone Managers Panther Protocol provides a vision of a fully-decentralized, multi-chain privacy-enhancing Protocol enabling VASP-registered entities to create and customize regulated trading environments. | [Try out a testnet Panther account](/docs/panther-core/testnet.md) | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Understand the Zone Manager role](/docs/ecosystem/ecosystem-operators/zone-manager.md) | ### Govern and Operate Panther Protocol's development will become the responsibility of Panther DAO and is strengthened by its community and Ecosystem Operators. | [Join the community](/docs/learn/community.md) | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Understand the Ecosystem Operator roles](/docs/ecosystem/ecosystem-operators.md) | ### Learn Panther Protocol will apply a set of smart contracts on EVM-compatible blockchains. Its modular architecture design will support compliant transactions in Shielded Pools. The technology relies heavily on cryptography to provide a privacy-enhanced mechanism to trade on public ledgers. These documents are a comprehensive resource intended to help you learn everything you need to navigate the Panther ecosystem. Either browse freely or follow this suggested learning path: |
  1. What is Panther?
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  1. Who is Panther for?
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  1. Understand the Zone Manager role
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  1. Understand the other Ecosystem Operator roles
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  1. Understand the zAccount
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  1. Understand the Shielded Pool and Multi-chain vision
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  1. Understand zAssets
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  1. Learn about the compliance strategies
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  1. Learn about DeFi adaptors
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