Empower people with economic freedom
Electric Coin Co. builds and supports technology to provide people with access to a fair and open currency — regardless of location or demographic.
Zcash
ECC launched Zcash — a privacy-protecting, digital currency built on vanguard science — in 2016, and we continue to support the technology, along with others.
Our vision for Zcash is that it will provide equal access to economic systems and give everyone the ability to participate in economic activity.
Learn more about our work on Zcash
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ECC Blog
Privacy is normal, safe and essential
What the internet did for communication and commerce, cryptocurrencies will do for money. But using cryptocurrencies without privacy is not safe.
ECC’s owners to donate ECC
A majority of the investors and owners have informed us of their generous willingness to donate ECC in support of our shared mission to empower everyone with economic freedom.
Open-source wallet apps localized into 5 additional languages
With help from community volunteers, ECC exceeded its goal and added localization in five languages to our open-sourced apps.
ECC Transparency Report for Q1 2020
Why release a transparency report? Electric Coin Co. (ECC) is committed to openness and transparency — as we help evolve […]
Gemini becomes first regulated institution to support shielded Zcash withdrawals
Gemini Trust Company (Gemini) announced today that account holders now have the ability to withdraw to shielded Zcash addresses. Gemini is the first regulated institution to announce shielded address support, and it added this capability after receiving approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).
ECC welcomes the Major Grants Review Committee
Last Friday, the Zcash community elected five members out of nineteen candidates to the inaugural Major Grants Review Committee. The Zcash Foundation managed the election and 97.8% of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel participated in the vote.
Refining and recommitting to the ECC mission
Our mission is to empower people with economic freedom. To that end, we build and support Zcash to provide everyone […]
FATF’s plans to regulate peer-to-peer transactions
ECC believes that well-informed and -educated policy-makers and regulators produce better regulation. To that end, we engage with policy-makers and […]
Canopy security assessment complete
Electric Coin Co. once again engaged the cryptography group at NCC, this time to review our upcoming Canopy (NU4) network […]
Founded by preeminent cypherpunks, mathematicians and engineers, ECC has earned a reputation for quality work, regular releases, integrity and a commitment to community.
Founded by preeminent cypherpunks, mathematicians and engineers, ECC has earned a reputation for quality work, regular releases, integrity and a commitment to community.