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News and notes about Electric Coin Company and its work on Zcash

This post details ECC’s motivations, challenges, and accomplishments with regard to zcashd Network Upgrade 5 (NU5) and the sandblasting attack.

Bootstrap Org, the nonprofit parent organization of Electric Coin Co., has added long-time Zcash community contributor Michelle Lai to its Board of Directors. Michelle joins members Alan Fairless, Christina Garman, Zaki Manian, and Zooko Wilcox.

Electric Coin Co. (ECC) objectives center on delivering an improved ZEC user experience, primarily through the Zashi wallet.

After releasing multiple updates to zcashd and lightwalletd, plus new mobile SDKs that, together, introduced new innovations (and learning) in the world of cryptography and decentralized money, ECC is exiting Emergency Mode.

zcashd 5.7.0 deprecates fetch-params.sh and zcash-fetch-params and bundles zk-SNARK parameters directly so they do not need to be downloaded or stored separately. All node operators, which include our mining and other ecosystem partners, should upgrade to this latest version as soon as possible.

Electric Coin Co. is committed to openness and transparency — as we help evolve and support the Zcash digital currency, and in support of our mission to empower people with economic freedom. This transparency report details company income, expenses, and use of funds during Q1 2023.

The next dev fund the Zcash community implements needs to (1)  include more, independent teams than the current iteration, and (2) at least one of those teams should be headquartered outside the US.

At Electric Coin Co. (ECC) we’re exploring a transition in Zcash from the current proof-of-work (PoW) consensus to a proof-of-stake […]

This post outlines a process to reimagine governance of z.cash and other Zcash-focused digital properties

This blog post is intended to provide more detail and an update on ECC's current plans. We welcome the community’s feedback.

Why release a transparency report? Electric Coin Co. is committed to openness and transparency — as we help evolve and […]

The Zcash community website has been redesigned and rebuilt to better serve as an educational and onboarding resource for the community and to reintroduce Zcash for a new era.