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Zcash’s Latest Software Release Goes Live
28.4.2023
The new release, version 5.5.0, is part of an effort to “deliver a solid and reliable user experience.”
The Latest Zcash Software Release Supports the Network’s ‘Largest Upgrade in History’
12.5.2022
According to the Electric Coin Company, the team behind the cryptocurrency network Zcash, the protocol is soon to implement the largest upgrade in history. The Zcash development team has released the 5.0.0 codebase which supports the NU5 upgrade that will occur on or around May 31, at block height...
Electric Coin Company Reveals Zcash Network to Transition to Proof-of-Stake in 3 Years
22.11.2021
On Friday, Electric Coin Company (ECC), the developers behind the privacy-centric crypto-asset zcash, revealed the network plans to transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus. ECC also revealed the team plans to launch an official ECC wallet, as well as bolster the network’s cross-chain...
ZEC price jumps 20% in one day as Zcash devs unveil transition to Proof-of-Stake
20.11.2021
The massive upside move comes as a part of a rebound that started Friday after Electric Coin Company discussed the prospects of moving Zcash to proof-of-stake
Zcash Undergoes First Halving as Major Upgrade Drops ‘Founders Fund’
18.11.2020
Alongside the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founder's Fund with built-in funding for development
Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
12.10.2020
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity
The Zcash Privacy Tech Underlying Ethereum’s Transition to Eth 2.0
19.6.2020
Ethereum’s consensus algorithm is not the only thing changing with the launch of Eth 2.0. The underlying cryptography itself is getting an overhaul
Zcash’s First Halving May Solve Its Inflation Problem
25.5.2020
Zcash (ZEC) is due for its first mining reward halving later this year. The event could solve a major problem for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Zcash’s Funding Vote and the Problems With Decentralized Governance
1.2.2020
The zcash community has agreed to continue funding the development of its privacy coin after a months-long – and often contentious – campaign to address imminent funding losses
Zcash Community Votes to Distribute 20% of Mining Rewards to Infrastructure Development
31.1.2020
The Electric Coin Company, a group that supports the development of Zcash (ZEC), announced the community has voted to distribute 20% of the ZEC network’s mining rewards to infrastructure and marketing development. The ZEC development funding proposal was initiated because the coin’s...
The Unsolved Mystery of How to Fund Public Protocols
30.1.2020
Gitcoin, BCash and Zcash all try different paths to fund public protocol development, plus the latest in CBDCs from Japan and Cambodia and Andrew Yang on crypto
Electric Coin Company SDK Paves Way for Shielded Zcash Payments on Mobile
15.1.2020
The Electric Coin Company has released development tools to help build mobile wallets able to support shielded payments, which obfuscate addresses and transaction amounts
Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo
7.11.2019
Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step
OKEx Korea Reviewing Decision to Delist Privacy Coins Zcash and Dash
10.10.2019
OKEX Korea is reconsidering a decision to delist the privacy coins zcash and dash it announced in September
You Can Now Prove a Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really
14.9.2019
Electric Coin Company research says you can prove the whole bitcoin blockchain in less space than a bitcoin blockhead, only 80-bytes of data
Zcash Developer Electric Coin Co. Reveals Q1 Financial Loss
30.8.2019
The for-profit arm supporting zcash has issued a new report saying it avoided layoffs throughout the bear market despite being in the red
Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash
12.8.2019
The U.K. arm of Coinbase appears to be dropping support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash
Zooko Wilcox Pushes for New Developer Fund to Support Zcash
1.8.2019
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has called for the creation of a new "Dev Fund" to support the operations of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency