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Zcash Arborist Call 10-02-2025

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · 13d

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/hq8Vigg3RxQ?...

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol…

Zcash Arborist Call 09-18-2025

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · 27d

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/2tENS3Sb_jM

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol…

Zcash Arborist Call 09-04-2025

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ZecHub 🛡️🦓 @zechub.bsky.social · 29d

Join us for another Town Hall this Friday at 9 AM PST (4PM UTC) to talk about the new Zcash funding system, Coinholder Directed Retroactive Grants, and the future of Zcash.

Save the Date! 💡

🗓️ Day | 19/09/2025
⏲️ Time | 9am PST (4pm UTC)
🔗 Link | x.com/i/spaces/1BR...

See you there! 🙂

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Sep 4

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/1T5zIlLNCz8?...

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.

AMA: Exploring SIV for Future ZCAP Voting

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Sep 2

🔥 Digital democracy is evolving! Today’s AMA dove into how Secure Internet Voting (SIV.org) can redefine transparent, private, and verifiable voting for ZCAP. Get inspired about the future of online voting. youtu.be/BVfMrd5mI9g?...

Zcash Foundation hosted this call to explore key questions with the founder of Secure Internet Voting (SIV.org), diving into the future of digital democracy and secure online voting systems. Discover…

The Zcash Foundation’s Q2 2025 Report

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 28

The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the community and our stakeholders. Today we released our Q2 2025 report, highlighting our engineering work and other key activities from this quarter. zfnd.org/the-zcash-fo...

The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q2 2025 report, which provides an overview of the work…

We have released FROST v2.2.0, which includes a security fix. There are no breaking changes in this release. For full details, please refer to the release notes. Security Fix This release adds…

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 28

❄️ FROST v2.2.0 is now live! This release includes an important security fix with no breaking changes. zfnd.org/frost-2-2-0-...

FROST 2.2.0 Release

Zcash Foundation Launches New Initiative to Champion Privacy-Preserving Humanitarian Aid

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Shielded Aid Initiative @shieldedaid.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're honored to be featured today by Humanitarian Practice Network, bringing attention to the privacy imperative in humanitarian aid. The digital dignity of crisis-affected people must be central as digital systems transform how aid is delivered.
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Shielded Aid Initiative @shieldedaid.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Shielded Aid Initiative is here!

Our mission: help humanitarian organizations protect aid recipients from surveillance, exploitation, and harm by making privacy-preserving design the standard.

zfnd.org/zcash-founda...

Privacy is not a privilege—it’s a human right From the moment the Zcash Genesis block was mined, a fierce and unwavering conviction has anchored our mission: privacy is not a privilege seized by the f...

Zcash Foundation Launches New Initiative to Champion Privacy-Preserving Humanitarian Aid

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 26

Privacy is a human right.

Today, we launched the Shielded Aid Initiative, applying Zcash’s privacy-preserving technology to protect the world’s most vulnerable in humanitarian aid programs.
zfnd.org/zcash-founda...

Privacy is not a privilege—it’s a human right From the moment the Zcash Genesis block was mined, a fierce and unwavering conviction has anchored our mission: privacy is not a privilege seized by the…

Zcash Arborist Call 08-21-2025

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 21

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/cwp6y9gHBVk?...

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.

Announcing ZF’s 3-Year Vision for Community Events

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 19

Zcomm: A one-day virtual gathering for community-led learning and inspiration.
🗳️ Which topics would you be most excited to learn about at the first-ever Zcomm? Vote today! forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing...

*Thanks to those who already voted in the Discord poll—your input is invaluable. We’re rolling the poll out again to make sure more voices are heard. Please take a moment to vote here! 🗳 Which…

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 18

The Zcash Foundation is excited to share our roadmap of events for the next three years. This tentative plan is designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation across the global Zcash community. zfnd.org/announcing-z...

Announcing ZF’s 3-Year Vision for Community Events

The Zcash Foundation is excited to share our roadmap of events for the next three years. This tentative plan is designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation across the global Zcash…

We’re excited to announce that Zebra 2.5.0 was released on 2025-08-07, with the most notable update being the implementation and deployment of NU6.1 in the Zcash public Testnet. The network upgrade…

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 12

We’re excited to announce that Zebra 2.5.0 has been released, with the most notable update being the implementation and deployment of NU6.1 in the Zcash public Testnet. The network upgrade was successfully activated yesterday. zfnd.org/zebra-2-5-0-...

Zebra 2.5.0 Release

Zcash Arborist Call 08-07-2025

Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 7

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! Note: Resources discussed during this call are linked in the video description. youtu.be/79pNSvju05g?...

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol…

We have released Zebra v2.4.2. Included are security fixes, bug fixes, and new features. If you are currently using Zebra, please take note of any breaking changes. For full details, please refer to…

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Aug 6

We have released Zebra v2.4.2, which includes security fixes, bug fixes, and new features. If you are currently using Zebra, please take note of the breaking changes. zfnd.org/zebra-2-4-2-...

Zebra 2.4.2 Release

Zcash Arborist Call 07-24-2025

Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jul 25

The recording of yesterday's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/uFz_5pzgRlQ

The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.

ZCAP Poll Now Open: June ZCG Election

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jul 10

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/82h8qI66Vqg?...

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 27

Attention ZCAP members! The 'June ZCG Election' Helios poll ends Monday, June 30th at 20:00 UTC. Check your email inbox for instructions. 🗳️ Please vote! General information available here 👉 forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-poll-...

ZCAP Poll Now Open: ZCG Election Today, FPF opened a Helios poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP), which will run until June 30th, 20:00 UTC. The purpose of this poll is to fill two…

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 27

The recording of today's Zcash Arborist Call is now available! These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research. youtu.be/4q6KEFQDvvw?...

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 17

🙌 Thank You! - To everyone who’s contributed, tested, reported bugs, or just cheered us on, thank you for making Zebra what it is today. Here’s to many more years of building—together!

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 17

📣 Share Your Feedback - Make your mark on Zebra’s next chapter! Run Zebra for mining, block explorers, wallets, or your own use case. Try it out and then share your experience. github.com/ZcashFoundat...

Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 17

🦓🦓🦓 Join the Zeal! - Whether you’re submitting code, improving docs, or reporting bugs, every contribution counts! New to Zebra? Check out the contributing guidelines to get started! zebra.zfnd.org/user/run.html

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Zcash Foundation @zfnd.org · Jun 17

🔁 Pull Requests - Contributing is at the heart of Zebra. Pull requests are automatically tested and merged using Mergify, ensuring every change is reviewed and meets strict quality standards. github.com/ZcashFoundat...