Zcash Foundation 2026: Stewardship and Innovation
As we begin 2026, the Zcash Foundation (ZF) stands at a pivotal moment in its mission to steward privacy-preserving financial infrastructure for the public good. This year our priorities reflect both maturity and ambition. Across engineering, community engagement, and humanitarian initiatives, we are strengthening the tools that make privacy possible, deepening our collaborative partnerships, and […]
Zebra 3.0.0 Release: Our Most Feature-Rich Release Ever
We’re excited to announce the release of Zebra 3.0.0—the most feature-rich Zebra release ever! In addition to supporting NU6.1, the latest network upgrade, we’ve also focused on making Zebra easier to run in production, faster to sync, and available on more platforms. Zebra 3 at a Glance Here’s what’s new in this release: New Versioning […]
Results of the ZCG Election
The ZCAP poll to elect three members of the Zcash Community Grants committee closed early this morning, and the results are in. Jason McGee is therefore re-elected to the committee, and will be joined by new members Zerodartz and Artkor. Congratulations to them all! Thank you to all the candidates who ran for election. Thank […]
Polling ZCAP: ZCG Election & ZCG Compensation
Today, we opened a Helios poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP), which will run until December 31st. The purpose of this poll is twofold: Elections to the Zcash Community Grants Committee Members of the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee are elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel, and serve a one year term. […]
Opening Nominations for the Zcash Community Grants Committee
The Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program funds independent teams to perform major ongoing development (or other work) that benefits the Zcash ecosystem. Grants are chosen by a five-person committee whose members are elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP). Three of the current members’ terms are expiring at the end of this year (Amber […]
Results of the ZF Board Candidates Advisory Poll
On 22nd November, we opened a poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) to obtain their advisory input regarding who should be appointed to the Zcash Foundation (ZF) Board. The poll closed this morning, with 129 ZCAP members responding to the question “Which of the following candidates do you approve of as Zcash Foundation […]
Consulting the Zcash Community on Appointing New Zcash Foundation Board Members
Today we are opening a poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel to obtain their advisory input regarding who should be appointed to the Zcash Foundation (ZF) board. Earlier this month, we invited the community to nominate candidates for two seats on the board. Three candidates were nominated: On Wednesday, the candidates took part in […]
Welcoming a New Chief Communications Officer
We are delighted to announce that Elise Hamdon will be joining the Zcash Foundation as our Chief Communications Officer. Elise will oversee all facets of our communications strategy and we are confident that her leadership will enhance our efforts to promote transparency, foster community trust, and drive the adoption of Zcash. Elise brings a wealth […]
ZF says Farewell (but not goodbye) to Dan
Today the Zcash Foundation bids farewell to Dan Wolande, better known as decentralistdan amongst the Zcash community. Dan joined us in October 2021 as Ecosystems Relations Manager and, during his tenure at ZF, he was embraced by the Zcash community, who recognized his enthusiasm and deep commitment to Zcash. One of Dan’s primary responsibilities was […]
Farewell, Chelsea
Chelsea Komlo joined the Zcash Foundation (ZF) in August 2019, as a core engineer and researcher, and was later appointed to the role of Chief Scientist, leading ZF’s research efforts. Prior to joining ZF, Chelsea worked as an engineer on open source security and privacy projects, most notably Tor and the Off-The-Record (OTR) messaging protocol. […]