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 […]
Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing with the TCN Coalition
Today the Zcash Foundation joins the TCN Coalition, a newly formed global group of collaborators who are working to design, implement, and deploy contract tracing without surveillance: Over the course of the past few weeks, the global community of technologists, privacy experts, and epidemiologists has worked tirelessly towards a secure, privacy-first, GDPR-compliant, and open-source approach to […]
Zcash Foundation Donation to Open Privacy
We have a happy announcement to share! The Zcash Foundation donated 1,044.41369 ZEC (equivalent to $40,000 USD at the time of donation) to Canadian nonprofit Open Privacy. Much like the Foundation, Open Privacy works on permissionless privacy tools for everyone and anyone. ZF’s mission states, “We support the transition of Zcash into a large and healthy […]
Z Wallet iOS Effort Discontinued
In November, 2018, the Zcash Foundation announced that XMR Systems, known for its iOS app X Wallet, would be developing an iOS reference wallet for Zcash (tentatively titled Z Wallet). Our priorities for the new app: Shielded-first, open-source, and user-friendly. We’re ready to share the results of that partnership. XMR Systems has designed a simple, intuitive, and beautiful […]
Zebra, the New Consensus-Compatible Zcash Node Client
The Zcash Foundation and Parity Technologies are proud to present Zebra, a consensus-compatible Zcash node client written in Rust, released under the GPL 3.0 license. The Electric Coin Company’s implementation is no longer the only full-fledged Zcash node software available. As a project, Zebra was first announced seven months ago, in October, 2018. It has come to fruition two months earlier […]
Introducing Zepio Wallet
The Zcash Foundation is delighted to announce Zepio Wallet, a shielded-first, cross-platform Zcash wallet that includes a full zcashd node. Sync and spend to your heart’s content! (Or sync and save. It’s up to you.) Zepio is currently available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. You can download the latest version on the GitHub releases page. Zepio was built by André […]
ZecWallet: New Name and Rapid Progress
Last November, the Zcash Foundation announced our ongoing financial support of zec-qt-wallet, an open-source application created by Aditya Kulkarni. The wallet is a shielded-first, cross-platform GUI that includes a full Zcash node. Four days ago, zec-qt-wallet was renamed to become ZecWallet. The new name debuted alongside a shiny new logo, software release, documentation website (created with help from Gareth Davies), and Twitter handle.
Partnering with KZen Networks to Enable Private Multisig
KZen Networks is undertaking a research project funded by the Zcash Foundation. “The goal of this endeavor,” KZen wrote on the firm’s blog, “is to provide a cryptographic library to support threshold key generation and signing in Sapling — something that we believe will seriously improve the way Zcash and all its properties are supported in a […]
Supporting zec-qt-wallet and an iOS Reference Wallet
The Zcash Foundation has formed agreements to financially support the ongoing development and maintenance of zec-qt-wallet, created by Aditya Kulkarni, and a new iOS reference wallet to be developed by Justin Smith, maker of X Wallet. zec-qt-wallet will continue with its existing license, and the iOS wallet will also be open source. Wallets that are both full-featured […]
Press Release: Announcing a Partnership with Parity Technologies
On October 30, the Zcash Foundation and Parity Technologies announced a technical partnership to build a consensus-compatible Zcash node. Both organizations understand the importance of robust financial privacy, and believe that a cryptocurrency built around zero-knowledge proofs can help secure that fundamental freedom. “Technologies that prioritize privacy allow all people to transact without fear of […]