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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.
ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling closes Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:00pm UTC.

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ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling (January 2026)
Hi ZCAP folks! This is a quick reminder that the ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling closes on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 8:00pm UTC. If you’ve already voted, thank you! 🙂 If you are still deliberating,…
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February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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/22YcmN1PPsc?...
Zcash Arborist Call 02-05-2026
The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Builders built! 🔧 Hackmas 2025 shipped! 👇
Towards a Unified RPC Interface for the Z3 Stack • Mining Pipeline • FROST Support in zcash-devtool • What’s New Tool • Zentity • Zeeder • Pushing Zebra’s Initial Sync Performance Further forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hackmas-20...
Hackmas 2025 Summary
Hi everyone, Happy New Year! 🎉 This is our first engineering update of 2026 and we are going to share all the fun things we worked on during our Hackmas last year. We will have more in-depth posts…
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February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
FROST v3.0.0-rc.0 is out 🎉 Cheater detection is now on by default (configurable via API), plus major refresh/repair refactors and doc upgrades. zfnd.org/frost-releas...
FROST Release v3.0.0-rc.0 - Zcash Foundation
We have just released FROST v3.0.0-rc.0. The main changes in this release have been changing the cheater detection feature to allow specifying as a function parameter instead of a compile-time…
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January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
✨ 🗳️ ZCAP members: it’s time to vote! NU7 Sentiment Poll is open🛡️ 11 questions — please review, discuss, and vote thoughtfully! 🤝🧠 Closes Fri, Feb 20 at 8:00pm UTC. forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-nu7-s...
ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling (January 2026)
This poll is intended to gauge coinholder and community sentiment on a set of proposed Zcash protocol features and initiatives. It includes 11 questions, each focused on a specific proposal that is…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
As we continue to advance engineering, community events, and humanitarian initiatives in 2026, we do so with deep gratitude for the collaboration, scrutiny, and creativity of the global Zcash community. Thank you for being part of this journey. zfnd.org/zcash-founda...
Zcash Foundation 2026: Stewardship and Innovation - Zcash Foundation
As we begin 2026, the Zcash Foundation (ZF) stands at a pivotal moment in its mission to steward privacy-preserving financial infrastructure for the public good. This year our priorities reflect both…
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January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
🎙️ Learn how ZF's COO Danika Delano approaches Zcash event planning that builds community and connection — and she describes one of her most memorable Zcash moments. Watch the full episode on @ZcastEsp 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbKM...
🎙️🗣️ Entrevista con Danika Delano, de la Fundación Zcash - EP1T6
¡Volvemos al aire! Comenzamos el 2026 con todo, y esto es muestra de lo que hemos venido trabajando desde el año pasado: hemos venido aprendiendo inglés para ofrecerles a todos más contenidos y dar…
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January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
🚀 Zebra 4.0.0 is live! It’s faster, more transparent, and easier to operate than ever, with new tracing, metrics, and sync improvements. zfnd.org/zebra-4-0-0/
Zebra 4.0.0 Release: Enhanced Observability and Developer Experience - Zcash Foundation
The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the release of Zebra 4.0.0. This release focuses on improving observability, streamlining operations, and enhancing developer experience. What’s New in…
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January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
🚀 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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVu2...
Zcash Arborist Call 01-22-2026
The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol…
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January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Our 2025 Year in Review is live! We strengthened stewardship and governance, convened the ecosystem, and shipped resilience-building infrastructure. Here’s what we delivered—and why it matters: zfnd.org/zcash-founda...
Zcash Foundation: 2025 Year in Review - Zcash Foundation
As we look back on 2025, Zcash Foundation (ZF) celebrates a year of progress, collaboration, and strategic growth that strengthened the Zcash ecosystem and advanced financial privacy for the public…
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January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
🚀 ZF has launched a native Rust DNS seeder to boost the resilience, performance, and security of Zcash peer discovery, making it easier for new nodes to join the network with modern, high-performance infrastructure. zfnd.org/strengthenin...
Strengthening the Zcash Network: Announcing a Native Rust DNS Seeder - Zcash Foundation
At Zcash Foundation, our mission is to build and support infrastructure that ensures Zcash remains a secure, private, and decentralized financial system. As always, our focus remains unwavering: we…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
We are pleased to announce that the SEC has concluded its review and informed us that it does not intend to recommend any enforcement action or other changes against Zcash Foundation regarding this matter. zfnd.org/notice-concl...
Notice Concluding SEC Investigation - Zcash Foundation
On August 31, 2023, Zcash Foundation received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with an inquiry designated “In the Matter of Certain Crypto Asset…
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January 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
🚀 Great news for the Zcash network! ZF has launched five new DNS seeders in the U.S. and Europe, strengthening network reliability and performance worldwide. zfnd.org/expanding-zc...
Expanding Zcash Network Infrastructure: New DNS Seeders Launched in the United States and Europe - Zcash Foundation
When you open a Zcash wallet or start a Zcash node for the first time, it needs to locate and connect to other computers on the network. This is where DNS seeders come in. They are like a phonebook…
zfnd.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
In light of recent developments @electriccoinco.bsky.social, Zcash Foundation would like to reaffirm several key facts about the Zcash network and our enduring role in the ecosystem.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🚀 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/8eye-YoqtDk?...
Zcash Arborist Call 01-08-2026
The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
🔥 ZCAP voters didn’t just turn out—they made history with the most votes ever cast! Election results available 👇 forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-siv-p...
ZCAP SIV Poll - ZCG Elections - Open Now!
This December 2025 ZCG election has officially concluded! In total, 145 members (79%) of ZCAP cast their ballots in this election to fill the vacant seats held by @Aquietinvestor, @Zerodartz, and…
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December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today, we’re thrilled to confirm the dates and locations for our 2026 events. Mark your calendars and start making plans to join us! 🎉
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Save the Date: Three Exciting Events Coming in 2026! - Zcash Foundation
In August, we shared our 3-year vision for community events, a roadmap designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation across the global Zcash community.  Today, we’re thrilled to confirm…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Alex Bornstein, our Executive Director, lays out a powerful blueprint for rebuilding digital freedom in an age of surveillance and financial control: "We must stop imagining privacy as secrecy and start understanding it as the construct for safety."
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December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our most recent bi-weekly Engineering update just shipped! Dig into the latest progress on Zebra, FROST, and more—plus what the team is hacking on next! forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foun...
Zcash Foundation Update (Dec 1st - Dec 14th)
These past 2 weeks we’ve been wrapping up the things we were currently working on so we could start with Hackmas. In Zebra news, the observability infrastructure for local development received a…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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ZCAP SIV Poll - ZCG Elections - Open Now!
ZCAP SIV Poll - ZCG Elections - Open Now! Last month, with @aquietinvestor @zerodartz and @artkor’s terms ending on December 31st, FPF opened nominations for the vacant seats. 17 candidates are…
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December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🚀 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/tT9H-XQuvfM?...
Zcash Arborist Call 12-11-2025
The Zcash Arborist Calls are bi-weekly protocol development meetings focused on tracking upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol…
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December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Alex Bornstein, our Executive Director, makes the case that financial privacy is a human rights safeguard in a cashless world—and that privacy and compliance can coexist without accepting surveillance as the price of modernity.

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December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🗳️ ZCG Elections are live for ZCAP!
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🕗 Voting closes Dec. 18th at 20:00 UTC

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ZCAP SIV Poll - ZCG Elections - Open Now!
ZCAP SIV Poll - ZCG Elections - Open Now! Last month, with @aquietinvestor @zerodartz and @artkor’s terms ending on December 31st, FPF opened nominations for the vacant seats. 17 candidates are…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In this compelling new three-part series, Alex Bornstein, ZF's Executive Director, exposes how financial surveillance is quietly stripping away our autonomy, and why this matters far more than you think. buff.ly/n9EjgKw
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎉 Celebrating activation of NU 6.1, which brings bold ecosystem funding changes to Zcash by launching a retroactive coinholder-driven grants program and empowering community governance for transparent, sustainable blockchain innovation.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM