Zcash Open Development Lab
@zodl_co
Builders of the Zcash protocol and flagship Zcash wallet, Zodl @zodl_app.
We envision a world without mass financial surveillance.
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In communist Czechoslovakia, dissidents envisioned a "parallel polis": independent institutions that could exist peacefully beyond the control of the state.
Today, we're building a parallel polis with Zcash.
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ZODL CEO Josh Swihart (@jswihart) on stage at @token2049.
billions will zodl
The ZODL team was proud to be a Gold Sponsor of @coincenter’s annual dinner, with members of our team joining them in NYC.
We support Coin Center’s work defending the right to write and publish code, to read and run it, and to assemble into peer-to-peer networks, privately.
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Introducing Zodl Vault
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The U.S. Treasury Department has withdrawn two proposals that would have significantly expanded crypto financial surveillance, including requirements to collect counterparty information for certain self-custody wallet transactions over $3,000.
Privacy should be normal.
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Treasury just withdrew crypto surveillance rule proposals long opposed by Coin Center.
The “unhosted wallet” and mixer rules would have expanded reporting into our pockets.
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Treasury just withdrew crypto surveillance rule proposals long opposed by Coin Center.
The “unhosted wallet” and mixer rules would have expanded reporting into our pockets.
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ZODL's Paul Brigner (@paulbrigner) incubated Pretty Good Policy for Zcash with a simple goal: give ZEC a dedicated voice in Washington.
Now, @pgpzcash has registered its first lobbyist.
A 501(c)(4) group designed to promote policy for a leading alternative to bitcoin registered its first lobbyist, according to a filing submitted this week.
More from @BrendanPedersen:
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A 501(c)(4) group designed to promote policy for a leading alternative to bitcoin registered its first lobbyist, according to a filing submitted this week.
More from @BrendanPedersen:
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Zodl has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime swap volume.
Onward.
It’s important for your future that you understand Zcash. You can’t have zero knowledge about zero knowledge.
Thus, this year's Network State Conference will include a Zcash Zummit, featuring Zcash leaders Zooko Wilcox (Shielded Labs), Sean Bowe (Tachyon), Eli Ben-Sasson (StarkWare), Josh Swihart (Zodl), Josh Lee (Vizor), Dev Ojha (Zakura), Evan Forbes (Valar Group), Maxime Desalle (Winklevoss Capital), and Tom Howard (Zcash Labs).
In-person attendees will even receive some free ZEC. So: come to Singapore on October 9.
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NU7 is now code-complete in Zebra. 🦓
Testnet activation: block 4,465,026
Mainnet activation height: to be set October 20
Onward.
More than 4 million ZEC, nearly $5.8 billion at today’s prices, is now secured by Ironwood.
Number go up changes lives.
Shielded ZEC in the hands of billions changes history.
In 2024, our goal was 100 happy Zcash users.
Then thousands.
Then tens of thousands.
Then hundreds of thousands.
Now millions.
Do your part. Onboard one more.
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They're not confessing, they're bragging.
If you think mass government surveillance doesn't matter, wait until the tech exists for a personal drone to watch you 24/7, just in case.
Now you see me, now you don’t
“We’re losing privacy everywhere except in our hom--”
More support for shielded ZEC is good for the entire Zcash ecosystem. 🛡️
Your $ZEC can stay shielded, and you can still see exactly what you're approving 🔐
Shielded @Zcash is now supported in Ledger Wallet, with every transaction approved on your Ledger signer.
Shielded or transparent: how are you holding your Zcash? 👇
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Shielded Zcash activity just hit a four-year high.
62,379 transactions were sent last week, the highest weekly total since 2022.
Digital money doesn't have to mean digitally surveilled money.
Digital money doesn't have to mean digitally surveilled money.
Digital money doesn't have to mean digitally surveilled money.
