# Architecture This document gives an overview of Züs key protocols. In [Mining on Züs blockchain](/concepts/architecture/mining-on-the-zues-blockchain.md), we detail the process of mining for the Züs blockchain. [Payment](/concepts/architecture/payment.md) describes payment in the Züs network, including [token pools and markers](/concepts/architecture/payment.md#token-pools-and-markers) . [Storage](/concepts/architecture/storage.md) gives an overview of the storage protocol and how blobbers are rewarded for their work. [Token Bridge Protocol](/concepts/architecture/token-bridge-protocol.md) describes our token bridge protocol for converting between native ZCN tokens and ERC-20 WZCN tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. --- # 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-old.zus.network/concepts/architecture.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.