Privacy is not a privilege—it’s a human right From the moment the Zcash Genesis block was mined, a fierce and unwavering conviction has anchored our mission: privacy is not a privilege seized by the few, but an inalienable human right that belongs to us all. In an era shadowed by relentless surveillance and rampant exploitation, […] The post Zcash Foundation Launches New Initiative to Champion Privacy-Preserving Humanitarian Aid appeared first on Zcash Foundation.| Zcash Foundation
The Zcash Foundation is excited to share our roadmap of events for the next three years. This tentative plan is designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation across the global Zcash community. While the overall vision is represented below, specifics may shift over time in response to factors like available resources, community needs, and partnership […] The post Announcing ZF’s 3-Year Vision for Community Events appeared first on Zcash Foundation.| Zcash Foundation
We’re excited to announce that Zebra 2.5.0 was released on 08-07-2025, with the most notable update being the implementation and deployment of NU6.1 in the Zcash public Testnet. The network upgrade was successfully activated on 08-11-2025. For full details, see the 2.5.0 release notes. NU6.1 was scheduled to activate at Testnet block height 3,536,500, following […]| Zcash Foundation
We have released Zebra v2.4.2. Included are security fixes, bug fixes, and new features. If you are currently using Zebra, please take note of any breaking changes. For full details, please refer to the release notes. We had to pull an earlier release due to a database upgrade bug that was introduced in v2.4.0. If […]| Zcash Foundation
After nearly 5 years of dedicated service as an Engineering manager at Zcash Foundation, we’re excited to share that Pili will be taking a well-deserved, brief sabbatical. From July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, Pili will be stepping away to recharge and spend quality time with her family. We wholeheartedly support Pili’s decision to […]| Zcash Foundation
FROST, which stands for Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold, is an advanced cryptographic protocol designed to improve threshold signature schemes. Unlike traditional single-party signatures, FROST enables a group of participants to collaboratively generate digital signatures using shares of a private key, so that only a specified threshold of participants is needed to authorize a transaction. This […]| Zcash Foundation
The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the release of Zebra 2.3.0. This release includes a number of improvements to regtest mode, by adding methods to reconsider and invalidate blocks, as well as fixing a bug that was preventing some transparent transactions from being served by Zebra in regtest mode. Additionally, this release restores Zebra’s […] The post Zebra 2.3.0 Release appeared first on Zcash Foundation.| Zcash Foundation
The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q1 2025 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
On April 17, 2025 we opened a Dev Fund Poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) to determine which of the funding proposals have the most support, or if the Dev Fund should end and 100% of the block rewards should go to miners. Additionally the poll surveyed community members about prioritizing an extension […] The post Results of ZCAP Dev Fund Poll appeared first on Zcash Foundation.| Zcash Foundation
During Q1 2025, Least Authority (in their role as the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead) undertook an audit of the FROST Demo code, including the frost-client command line tool and frostd server components. We expect that the FROST server, frostd, will be used by wallets to help participants and coordinators communicate with each other and that […] The post FROST Demo Audit: frost-client and frostd appeared first on Zcash Foundation.| Zcash Foundation
As we approach critical decisions about the future of Zcash governance and funding, the Zcash Foundation Board has unanimously agreed to endorse the Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C) ZIP proposal. This model represents a balanced, forward-looking approach that prioritizes decentralization, cooperation, and sustainability. Here’s why we believe it is the best path forward for […]| Zcash Foundation
This year's theme is "The Future Has Not Been Written." This year we strive for all attendees to not only learn about updates in the ecosystem but we hope to inspire positive change within the cryptography world.| Zcash Foundation
