ZODL's @jswihart calls the response to the bug that crashed ZEC "a masterclass" in handling a security incident. He says every protocol should have a tight security process, rigorous audits, and targeted testing from experts who deeply understand the underlying code.

We're making migrating to Ironwood as simple as Zodl itself. Choose 'Migrate with Privacy' for discretion through standardized amounts and variable timing, or 'Migrate Immediately' for a single, instant transaction. Stay tuned for details. Zodl will update in time for Ironwood activation.

zcash tachyon upgrade ships quantum recovery next month through zodl. full post-quantum privacy by year end. cardano targeting late 2026 for lattice-based FIPS 203-206 integration at protocol level. these are the only two chains with committed production timelines for quantum resistance. bitcoin core hasn't even started the conversation. ethereum is co-authoring the research papers proving the threat exists but has no migration date. the trade isn't whether quantum computers break ECDSA in 2030 or 2035. the trade is which chains pass institutional risk committee review when the first credible quantum milestone drops and every compliance desk on wall street starts asking questions at once. by then the infrastructure either exists or it doesn't

T-5 days until Ironwood is live on mainnet. No new wallet. No new address. Just update @zodl_app on Monday. If you have an Orchard balance, you will be prompted to migrate to Ironwood upon activation on Tuesday.

🚨 No Arborist Call This Week - Next Call July 23rd This week’s Zcash Arborist Call, scheduled for Thursday, July 9th, is canceled. Many regular participants are traveling to the ZODL Summit. Calls will resume at the next regularly scheduled time: Thursday, July 23rd.

You should launch your own coin on @altdotfun Why? to get a free, non-liquidable x5 long on your favorite asset: I did some math regarding my $zodl coin According to the website, every time zcash goes up by 10% then ZODL goes up by 50% ZEC at 1000$ →ZODL≈ 100k MC ZEC at 5000$ → ZODL ≈ 800k–1M MC ZEC at 10k$ → ZODL ≈ 1.5–2M MC So this is basically an experiment where I don’t need buyers, I just need ZEC to go up. As I’m in no rush to sell, see you in a few years.

zcashd will reach its end-of-life service halt on July 18, as scheduled, completing the Zcash ecosystem's migration to Rust-based, next-generation Zcash client software. zcashd will not support NU6.3 (Ironwood). Node operators will need to complete their transition to Zebra and the ZODL-maintained Zallet wallet prior July 18. Only Zebra nodes will be on the peer-to-peer network from that time onward. We've successfully worked with and continue to assist partners in their migrations to bring the ecosystem forward. Zcash is upgrading.

near protocol is building the privacy layer for AI agents and the market hasn't caught up. venice AI running 4m users through near cloud TEEs for confidential inference. confidential intents shipping private cross-chain swaps via ZK + MPC. paradigm, a16z, and multicoin backed the ZODL wallet integrating zcash with near intents. $1.41, still 80%+ below ATH. tornado sanctions lifted, grayscale filed a privacy ETF, and near is the cross-chain privacy router connecting all of it. when AI agents hit scale and need to transact without leaking strategy to MEV bots, the infrastructure has to already exist. it's being built right now on near and priced like it doesn't matter