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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Shielded Zcash activity just hit a four-year high.
62,379 transactions were sent last week, the highest weekly total since 2022.
NEAR Intents (@near_intents) is currently resolving an issue with their Zcash bridge.
During this time, CrossPay and Swaps in @Zodl_app are temporarily unavailable.
We'll share an update once service has been restored, which is expected in ~20m. You can follow their status here:
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The problem with using Swiss banks as a TAM for Zcash is that it's too small.
Josh Swihart on Zcash's real TAM:
Swiss banks as a TAM? Too small. The TAM is billions of users, not just a select few who can afford to move their wealth into an offshore account.
Privacy isn't for the wealthy. It's for everyone.
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Zcash isn't the silver to Bitcoin's gold.
Zcash is Bitcoin built for financial freedom.
My first interview with Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL).
0:00 Intro
0:45 Zcash was objectively dying
3:36 What revived Zcash
7:11 Swaps: the killer feature
8:41 What was broken at ECC
10:54 A dev fund that looks like a government
11:30 The fork excuse
12:20 Why ECC went for-profit
13:34 Balaji: too big to kill
16:05 Zodl's roadmap
16:44 The parallel polis
18:25 Building a parallel financial system
19:10 Seed phrases are antiquated
21:57 Desktop wallet, multisig & time locks
24:50 Bitcoin has been captured
26:21 Bitcoiners hedging into Zcash
27:00 How Zcash avoids capture
29:25 Do ETFs matter?
30:25 The biggest Bitcoin maximalist lie
31:58 Bitcoin's quantum problem
34:35 Peter Todd and the soundness bug
36:35 Will Zcash overtake Bitcoin?
37:23 Zcash in the hands of billions
37:39 Store of value vs. currency
38:43 Should the transparent pool die?
41:19 Exchanges have no excuse (Gemini vs. Coinbase)
44:00 Quantum recoverability & the post-quantum roadmap
45:58 The most secure place to store funds
46:19 Tap-to-pay, Flexa & CrossPay
49:08 Stablecoins as the Trojan horse
49:52 Outro
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‼️CLARITY is up for Senate votes at this moment and it is a great time for this @pgpzcash deep dive on how recent changes affect developers and takeaways for Zcash.
Build on Zcash.
Apps. Payments. Things we haven’t thought of yet.
$100K is up for grabs for teams integrating ZEC at the @colosseum Crypto World’s Fair.
1/ We’re excited to unveil the final dedicated hackathon track for Crypto World’s Fair.
The Zcash track, supported by @ZcashCommGrants, will award $100,000 across the top 10 startups integrating ZEC into their products.
Join and compete:
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50 minutes with @jswihart and @maxdesalle on why Zcash came back from the brink, what ZODL is building next, the future of shielded money, and more.
My first interview with Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL).
0:00 Intro
0:45 Zcash was objectively dying
3:36 What revived Zcash
7:11 Swaps: the killer feature
8:41 What was broken at ECC
10:54 A dev fund that looks like a government
11:30 The fork excuse
12:20 Why ECC went for-profit
13:34 Balaji: too big to kill
16:05 Zodl's roadmap
16:44 The parallel polis
18:25 Building a parallel financial system
19:10 Seed phrases are antiquated
21:57 Desktop wallet, multisig & time locks
24:50 Bitcoin has been captured
26:21 Bitcoiners hedging into Zcash
27:00 How Zcash avoids capture
29:25 Do ETFs matter?
30:25 The biggest Bitcoin maximalist lie
31:58 Bitcoin's quantum problem
34:35 Peter Todd and the soundness bug
36:35 Will Zcash overtake Bitcoin?
37:23 Zcash in the hands of billions
37:39 Store of value vs. currency
38:43 Should the transparent pool die?
41:19 Exchanges have no excuse (Gemini vs. Coinbase)
44:00 Quantum recoverability & the post-quantum roadmap
45:58 The most secure place to store funds
46:19 Tap-to-pay, Flexa & CrossPay
49:08 Stablecoins as the Trojan horse
49:52 Outro
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1/ Crypto World's Fair has commenced! 🎡
🌍Our online hackathon is open to builders & founders across blockchain ecosystems
💰Over $800k in total prizes and $2.5 million from Colosseum's venture fund
🏁Product submissions due by October 12, 2026
Join:
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Today is a day that reminds us of the best and worst of the human experience, and of the essential truth that human dignity, liberty, and justice are worth defending.
Never forget.
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We're coming for the championZhip.
We invited 11 other crypto brands to compete in the first ever Crypto Bowl fantasy football league🏈
12 teams. One champion.
It all starts today. Draft @ 4pm ET
Tag which brand you think will win🏆
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We invited 11 other crypto brands to compete in the first ever Crypto Bowl fantasy football league🏈
12 teams. One champion.
It all starts today. Draft @ 4pm ET
Tag which brand you think will win🏆
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Financial privacy means having a choice in what you disclose, and who you disclose it to.
Zach Pandl (@LowBeta), Head of Research at @Grayscale, on the growing importance of financial privacy and how Zcash offers that choice on @therollupco podcast.
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Good morning (as a ZEC holder)
Now imagine this, but every time you spend money.
ZODL █████ // ALPHA STATUS: LIVE // 09.03.26
EXTERNAL ACCESS // PENDING ██.██.██
Unstoppable private money. zcash:native
