Zcash Foundation 🛡️
@ZcashFoundation
US-based 501(c)(3) public charity that builds financial privacy infrastructure for the public good, with a special focus on the Zcash protocol and blockchain.
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Zebra 6.4.0 and 6.4.1 are out 🦓
🔐 Security fixes, including forged block bodies that could stall sync
💰️ ZIP 317 conventional fee lowered to 1,000 zatoshis per logical action
⛏️ Precomputed block templates for miners
⚠️ 6.4.1 halts ~Nov 2 ahead of NU7. Upgrade now 👇️
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🛡️ What technical threats should Zcash be preparing for?
🗣️ Daira-Emma, @DefuseSec, @zooko, @zkdragon and Arya on how the ecosystem identifies risk, trades security off against usability and shipping speed, and where more investment is needed. Moderated by Andrew Miller.
📆 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún 🌞
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⏰ Last chance, ZCAP members - the 'August ZCAP NU7' SIV poll closes Monday, Sept 14 at 19:00 UTC.
Your voting link is in your email inbox 📧 Don't let it slip by!
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1/4 💥 The Zcon7 program is live.
We built this year differently: fewer presentations, more conversations. Debates, workshops, and small-group discussions on the questions that will shape Zcash.
🗣️ The future of Zcash isn't something we're coming together to hear about. It's something we're coming together to make. ¡Vamos!
📆 Oct 27–29, Cancún
A few spots left! Apply here:
Full program →
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⏳️ Less than 50 days until we're all in the same room again.
🗣️ Three days of debates, panels, workshops, and small-group conversations on the questions that will shape Zcash.
Governance. The Dev Fund. ZSAs. What is Zcash for?
Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌞
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ZF Engineering Update - Aug 24 to Sep 6 🛠️
🔧 Fixed a sync stall just below the chain tip that had been failing our tests since NU6.3
🪶 Lighter memory use and faster wallet-facing queries
⚙️ Migrated from Mergify to GitHub's native merge queue
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Should the Dev Fund end in 2028? ⏳️
🗣️ @maxdesalle and @nuttycom go head to head on the future of Zcash ecosystem funding, moderated by @paulbrigner. Sparks expected at Zcon7. ⚡️
Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌞
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🛠️ How do we bring the next 1,000 developers to Zcash?
🗣️ @zkdragon, @Thedrekal, and @SamHSmith2 on lowering barriers to entry, better tooling and docs, and creating real pathways for new contributors. Moderated by @shieldedmark.
📆 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
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The recording of yesterday's Zcash Arborist Call is live!
These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
Find the recording here 👉️
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🔐 The Cypherpunk Manifesto is 30+ years old. Its ideas have never been more relevant.
🗣️ @thefrankbraun, @maxdesalle, and Za on what it means to be a cypherpunk in today’s technological and political landscape - moderated by @socrates1024.
💬 Privacy. Decentralization. Resistance. The principles that started it all.
📍 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
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⏰ ZCAP members: don't forget to vote in the 'August ZCAP NU7' SIV poll.
Voting closes Monday, Sept 14 at 19:00 UTC. Voting instructions are in your email inbox 📧
☝️ More info:
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🚀 Ship faster or ship safer? Why not both. 🔐
@jswihart, @nate_zec and @alchemydc take on speed vs security at Zcon7, moderated by Anna Kaplan.
📅 Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún
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⚔ Zcash Shielded Assets: yes or no?
🗣 Arya of the Zcash Foundation says yes. @_TomHoward of CoinList says no. @BenarrochDaniel keeps the peace.
Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌴
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🔥 Privacy is under attack. @evan_greer is coming to Zcon7 to talk about fighting back.
🛡 Fight for the Future: Fight for Privacy. 🎤
📅 Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌴
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🗳️ Attention ZCAP members! The 'August ZCAP NU7' SIV poll is now open and ends Monday, September 14th at 19:00 UTC.
Check your email inbox for instructions.
☝️ Please vote! General information available here:
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🤖 What's actually working in AI-assisted development? ⚡️
@1337bytes and @gustavovalverde will run an interactive workshop on practical AI workflows - research, benchmarking, UI design, end-to-end builds.
Live build if time allows. 🧠
📍Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
Bring your knowledge to Cancún - apply here →
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🔐 Privacy isn't a luxury. For many people it's a necessity.
@zreadymouse, @rollergirlVi, @evan_greer and @scottonder on financial privacy and marginalized communities, moderated by Alex Bornstein. 🎤
📆 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
Don't miss it - apply today →
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The recording of yesterday's Zcash Arborist Call is live!
These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
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🦓 Zcon7 is here - ¡Vamos! 🎉
We're beginning to announce the Zcon7 programme, and there's no better place to start than the opening: Our Executive Director Alex Bornstein will welcome everyone to three days of Zcash research, building and debate 🗣️.
📍Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
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Newcomers, longtime Zcashers, the curious - come join us!
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Zinder, the new kid on the block for indexing across different products in Zcash
Grateful for the support given by the @ZcashFoundation so I can keep supporting the ecosystem
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