Latest Zcash News
As we described in our initial blog on Proof-of-Stake Research, we are releasing updates to the Zcash community as we go. (read more)
Perspectives on why NU5 is a historic step forward for human society - Electric Coin Company
Zcash’s Network Upgrade 5 was announced a few days ago. It includes a number of technical improvements to the protocol […] (read more)
Cypherpunks: a Zcash bash with Filecoin Foundation and Flexa
Eventbrite - Electric Coin Co presents Cypherpunks: a Zcash bash with Filecoin Foundation and Flexa - Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Austin, TX. Find event and ticket information. (read more)
Zcash Nixes Trusted Setup, Enters New Era With Major Network Update - Decrypt
Network Upgrade 5, originally announced last June, introduces new features like automatic shielding and unified addresses. (read more)
Zcash’s NU5 Upgrade Goes Live, Boosting Privacy and Removing ‘Trusted Setups’
The privacy coin now allows transactions that are shielded by default, so users no longer have to opt in to hide payment details on the blockchain. (read more)
NU5 activates on mainnet, eliminating trusted setup and launching a new era for Zcash - Electric Coin Company
NU5, the first major upgrade since November 2020, includes the launch of the Orchard shielded payment protocol, utilizing the Halo proving system to remove reliance on complex setup ceremonies. (read more)
BOSL exceptions added for Zcash projects and friendly forks - Electric Coin Company
When ECC announced the release of zcashd 5.0.0, we indicated our intent to add two general exceptions to the BOSL license so that our partners and friendly forks could use the Orchard technology deploying in NU5 in a manner consistent with their current licensing choice. (read more)
ZSAs and Zcash Economics - Electric Coin Company
Over the last 10 months, ECC published a series of blog posts on our work exploring Zcash Shielded Assets (ZSAs), including our plans to perform an economic analysis of various fee mechanisms that could be employed alongside ZSAs. (read more)
Edward Snowden Revealed As Key Participant In Mysterious Ceremony Creating $2 Billion Anonymous Cryptocurrency
The notorious whistle-blower acknowledges he was the sixth person who participated in an elaborate 2016 ceremony that led to the creation of zcash, a leading privacy protecting cryptocurrency now valued at $2 billion. (read more)
Zcash es dinero digital, descentralizado y privado
En este primer artículo del blog de Zcash Español deseamos que conozcas los aspectos más relevantes de esta moneda digital: Zcash es una moneda digital, o criptomoneda, como bitcoin. De hecho, Zcash… (read more)
Zcash Arborist Call - Electric Coin Company
First Arborist Call of the new year! The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming […] (read more)
NU5 and Halo Arc timeline update - Electric Coin Company
The new April activation target for NU5 will correspond with the release of the Halo Arc product suite, which includes an NU5-compatible Zcashd, an updated ECC Reference Wallet, updated mobile wallet SDKs, and features that will enable Zcash to be Shielded by Default. (read more)
Zcash Gardening Club - Electric Coin Company
The Zcash Gardening Club brings together open source developers across the Zcash ecosystem once a month. Each meeting consists of […] (read more)
ECC roadmap calls for focus on wallet, proof of stake and interoperability - Electric Coin Company
It has become clear that the best way for ECC to contribute to the Zcash community over the next three years is to release an official ECC wallet on top of a highly interoperable Zcash protocol that leverages proof-of-stake consensus. (read more)
ECC, Agoric and a path to composable smart contracts using ZEC - Electric Coin Company
Agoric could be game-changing, both in itself as well as for ZEC users. Now that the Agoric mainnet has launched, we are ready to take the next step of bringing Agoric and Zcash capabilities together. (read more)
Zcash Arborist Call - Electric Coin Company
The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, […] (read more)
Web surveys provide info on Zcash usage and reputation - Electric Coin Company
ECC use these Zcash surveys, as well as other data points such as coin-holder polls and recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Group, to inform product roadmap. (read more)
ECC’s North Star: Building a world-class UX for ZEC - Electric Coin Company
Last week, in our tertile planning sessions, we set a multi-year “North Star” and codified our plans across departments for the next four months. Everything we do will be in support of this focus: To deliver a world-class user experience for ZEC. (read more)
Coin-holder poll: results summary - Electric Coin Company
In ECC’s coin-holder poll, participants strongly supported changing Zcash’s mining algorithm away from proof of work as their first priority as measured by weight, receiving 85% of the weighted vote. (read more)
Zcash coin-holder polling open now - Electric Coin Company
ECC has opened its non-binding, coin-weighted ZEC-holder poll ahead of NU5 activation, to gather sentiment regarding development priorities for Zcash and Chris Burniske’s proposal to amend ZIP 1014. (read more)
Latest Zcash News
As we described in our initial blog on Proof-of-Stake Research, we are releasing updates to the Zcash community as we go. (read more)
Perspectives on why NU5 is a historic step forward for human society - Electric Coin Company
Zcash’s Network Upgrade 5 was announced a few days ago. It includes a number of technical improvements to the protocol […] (read more)
Eventbrite - Electric Coin Co presents Cypherpunks: a Zcash bash with Filecoin Foundation and Flexa - Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Austin, TX. Find event and ticket information. (read more)
Network Upgrade 5, originally announced last June, introduces new features like automatic shielding and unified addresses. (read more)
The privacy coin now allows transactions that are shielded by default, so users no longer have to opt in to hide payment details on the blockchain. (read more)
NU5 activates on mainnet, eliminating trusted setup and launching a new era for Zcash - Electric Coin Company
NU5, the first major upgrade since November 2020, includes the launch of the Orchard shielded payment protocol, utilizing the Halo proving system to remove reliance on complex setup ceremonies. (read more)
BOSL exceptions added for Zcash projects and friendly forks - Electric Coin Company
When ECC announced the release of zcashd 5.0.0, we indicated our intent to add two general exceptions to the BOSL license so that our partners and friendly forks could use the Orchard technology deploying in NU5 in a manner consistent with their current licensing choice. (read more)