Supporting families affected by COVID-19
At Electric Coin Co., we believe everyone has a right to economic freedom and it is our duty to help those in need in times of crisis. We are proud to
March 23, 2020
ECC Engineering flight plan: Mid-horizon update
In our 2019 Q4 livestream, we mapped out our Engineering flight plan aimed at advancing the future of Zcash across a multi-year timeframe. In that presentation, we defined three time
March 3, 2020
ECC scaling research: 2019 research & development milestones
Scaling is a central discussion for blockchain teams and a critical issue that needs to be addressed as this technology matures. ECC has spearheaded groundbreaking research in this area, focusing
March 2, 2020
New Releases: 2.1.1 and hotfix 2.1.1-1
New soft fork On December 31, 2019, Michael Davidson disclosed to us a vulnerability that could be used to cause consensus failure in the network: Nodes would permanently reject blocks
February 7, 2020
Dev Fund poll shows consensus
The results of the Zcash community polling are in, and Electric Coin Co. is happy to accept the role as offered to us by the Zcash community! Background Zcash was
January 28, 2020
Security assessments: NU3 specifications, Blossom implementation and Sapling documentation
Two separate security assessments have been completed on ZIPs that specify changes in the upcoming Zcash network upgrade (now named “Heartwood”). ZIP 213: “Shielded Coinbase” and ZIP 221: “FlyClient Zcash SPV”
January 27, 2020
ECC releases resources for building mobile, shielded-Zcash wallets
Last year, Electric Coin Co. released reference code for an experimental Android SDK wallet, the first working implementation of a mobile, shielded-Zcash wallet. Today we are releasing a suite of
January 15, 2020
Introducing monthly Zcash community calls
Welcome to the Zeal. We know there are passionate advocates of Zcash all over the world, and we want to empower everyone in our community to meet, connect and learn
January 14, 2020
Manian joins Electric Coin Co. technical advisory board
Zaki Manian, a prolific contributor in the blockchain space, has joined the Electric Coin Co. (ECC) technical advisory board. Manian has deep expertise in cryptography and distributed consensus systems; serves
January 9, 2020
Dev Funds Should Be in Zcash, Not United States Dollars
Based on the polling results of Zcash community members, the Zcash Foundation published a proposal to fund another four years of Zcash development through a portion of the block rewards.
December 17, 2019
ECC Transparency Report for Q2 2019
Why release a transparency report? Electric Coin Co. (ECC) is committed to openness and transparency — as we help evolve and support the Zcash digital currency, and in support of
December 13, 2019
ECC Response to Zcash Community Polling Results
The Zcash Community has voiced its position on the mid- to long-term funding of Zcash development and support. During November, different segments of the community participated in multiple signalling methods,
December 5, 2019
