Sean Bowe(@ebfull):The COINBASE_MATURITY rule applies to transparent coinbase outputs, but not to shielded outputs. You can spend your newly mined ZEC immediately -- as long as you mine to a shielded address! Zakura makes that way more practical by speeding up shielded coinbase getblocktemplate!

Sean Bowe

@ebfull

Zcash cofounder, protocol developer and crypto researcher. Encrypted Money at Planetary Scale ( Zakura Maintainer (

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Sean Bowe@ebfull

2026.09.02 20:29

The COINBASE_MATURITY rule applies to transparent coinbase outputs, but not to shielded outputs. You can spend your newly mined ZEC immediately -- as long as you mine to a shielded address! Zakura makes that way more practical by speeding up shielded coinbase getblocktemplate!