Zebra 6.3.0 Release
Zebra 6.3.0: Sync and Peer-Scoring Security Fixes and New Node Reporting Today we are releasing Zebra 6.3.0 as a recommended security release. It resolves four security advisories in block synchronization and peer scoring, including a peer-induced delay in tip discovery, a near-tip sync stall, and gaps that let malicious peers get honest peers banned or […]
Zebra, Zakura, and the road through NU6.3
Yesterday, Valar Group and Project Tachyon announced Zakura, a new Zcash full node built from the Zebra codebase. We want to state plainly: this is good for Zcash, and we welcome it. Zebra was built to be forked. We released it under permissive open-source licenses precisely so that anyone could build on it and improve […]
ZCG Election Results: June 2026
The ZCAP poll to elect two members of the Zcash Community Grants committee closed on Monday, June 29th, and the results are in: GGuy and Paul Brigner are therefore elected to the committee, joining effective July 1st. Congratulations to them both! Thank you to all 14 candidates who stood for election. The breadth and quality […]
Zebra 4.5.3 and 5.0.0: Emergency Soft Fork and NU6.2 Activation
We have recently released Zebra 4.5.3 and Zebra 5.0.0. These two releases work together to address a critical bug in the Orchard Action circuit: 4.5.3 implemented an emergency soft fork that temporarily disabled Orchard actions while the fix was being prepared, and 5.0.0 activated NU6.2, which re-enables Orchard using the corrected circuit. We strongly urge […]
Expanding the June 2026 Zcash Community Advisory Panel
The Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) is a group of community members that provides feedback and input on important topics related to Zcash. ZCAP members elect the community-selected members of the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee, help inform Zcash priorities, and provide a way to gauge community sentiment on important decisions and initiatives. ZF is […]
Zebra 4.5.1: Security Fixes
We are releasing Zebra 4.5.1 today. This release contains a fix for a consensus-critical security vulnerability, and we strongly encourage all node operators to upgrade immediately. Note that 4.5.0 was released yesterday, so if you have just updated, unfortunately you will need to update again. Security Advisories GHSA-2prc-cj5x-4443: P2SH Sigop Undercount Not Correctly Fixed (Critical) […]
Zebra 4.5.0 Release
Zebra 4.5.0: Security Fixes We are releasing Zebra 4.5.0 today. This release contains fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, including one consensus-critical issue, and we strongly encourage all node operators to upgrade immediately. The release also adds support for mining to a shielded address. Security Advisories GHSA-gf9r-m956-97qx: P2SH Sigop Undercount in Pure-Rust Script Parser (Critical) Zebra’s […]
Zcash Foundation Q1 2026 Report
The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q1 2026 report, which provides an overview of the work undertaken by our engineering team, as well as an overview of other activities during this period. As with our previous quarterly reports, this […]
Zcash Foundation Assumes Stewardship of Core Zcash Community Assets
As Zcash development has converged around Zebra and the broader infrastructure Zcash Foundation (ZF) maintains, we have officially assumed stewardship of three core community-facing Zcash assets: Since ZF already maintains Zebra and core protocol infrastructure, bringing these community-facing assets under the same roof simplifies coordination and ensures clear, long-term accountability. ZODL stewarded these resources well […]
Zcash Foundation Welcomes a New Global Events and Operations Manager
We are pleased to welcome Valerie Leisten, who joins ZF as our Global Events and Operations Manager. Valerie has more than eight years of experience spanning operations, project management, and stakeholder coordination within international, multi-stakeholder environments. She has led event and program delivery, supported senior leadership, and acted as a reliable first point of contact […]