# ZEN Essence is a community-driven protocol with ZEN holders being the collective stewards of the PCV and the Essence ecosystem. ZEN holders have skin in the game as the direct beneficiaries and risk bearers of PCV performance, aligning ZEN holders and CHI holders to ensure a productive ecosystem. ## Value Accrual If the protocol is [Collateralization](/protocol/collateralization.md#overcollateralized), CHI is minted and used to buy back ZEN, accruing value to the price of ZEN. ## Protocol Revenue The protocol can become overcollateralized through the PCV appreciating in value or earning yield, both of which increase the total value of the PCV and put the protocol in an overcollateralized state.\ In this case, the ZEN brought back would be passed on to xZEN stakers. --- # 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://docs.essencefinance.io/tokenomics/zen-token.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.