New Alpha Release: 2MB blocks
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z6, to the testnet. The new release includes the following changes [1]: The block size limit has been
July 8, 2016
New Alpha Release: Faster Block Times
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z5, to the testnet. The new release includes the following changes [1]: The block interval target has been
June 17, 2016
New Alpha Release: Mining Slow Start
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z4, to the testnet. The new release includes the following changes [1]: We implemented a mining slow start
June 1, 2016
Hiring
Jobs at Zcash We’re on a mission to give everyone on Earth an open, permissionless financial system, and we need your help. We have three different needs right now, and
May 25, 2016
New Alpha Release: libzcash
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z3, to the testnet. The new release includes the following changes [1]: We’ve implemented the Zcash protocol in
May 17, 2016
Announcing Zcash Sprout
2016-09-27 Update: The schedule in this post is outdated. Please see our newer post Zcash Launch and Roadmap for the up-to-date schedule for the Zcash launch and the Sprout release
May 9, 2016
Why Equihash?
In our last blog post, we announced that we have started using Equihash as the proof-of-work for block mining in Zcash (#27). Equihash is a Proof-of-Work algorithm devised by Alex
April 15, 2016
New Alpha Release: Equihash and Founders’ Reward
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z2, to the testnet. The new release includes the following changes [1]: We’ve added the Equihash proof-of-work for
April 13, 2016
Science Roundup
We are a science-driven company, and our team is always working on advancing the forefront of human knowledge. Here is a round-up of science news from our team. Zero-Knowledge Contingent
March 18, 2016
How To Generate SNARK Parameters Securely
There are a lot of cryptographic challenges to making a fully secure and reliable open financial system. Our current top priority in the Zcash development process is to securely generate
February 29, 2016
Welcoming Jack Grigg
Hello, I’m Nathan Wilcox and I do project management and engineering on Zcash. I’m delighted to announce the most recent hire onto our engineering team: Jack Grigg. When Zooko first
February 9, 2016
Funding, Incentives, and Governance
In my first blog post I focused on the most important thing: our values. Now I turn to the next-most-important issue for our mission: funding. Here’s how we’ve gathered the
February 1, 2016
