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The Zcash Network Upgrade Pipeline

With the successful activation of Sapling, the Zcash Company engineering team is focused on two strategic priorities in 2019: facilitating the adoption of a shielded standard throughout the ecosystem and,

Defense Against Counterfeiting in Shielded Pools

Zcash private addresses and transactions ensure that users are protected from the watchful eye of those wishing to exploit the use of data generally made available on public blockchains. This

Sapling in HD

Broader ecosystem adoption of shielded addresses through the implementation of faster zk-SNARKs has been a highlight of the Sapling network upgrade. However, there are supplemental enhancements introduced for Sapling shielded addresses which further optimize

Sapling Transaction Anatomy

With the Sapling activation approaching, we’re continuing our education on what users and third-party services can expect. We recently announced the Sapling turnstile and what users should anticipate with this

New Release: 2.0.1

This release introduces Sapling support into the wallet RPC of the Zcash node software! Sapling Activation Mainnet This release is consensus-compatible with the Sapling network upgrade and adds significant support

Sapling Addresses & Turnstile Migration

The Sapling network upgrade is a major feature enhancement to the Zcash network targeted to activate on October 28th, 2018. We’ve outlined the usability and security improvements coming with Sapling

Sapling

By now, you have probably heard about Sapling, the second “software-updates-required” network upgrade for Zcash. Sapling introduces significant efficiency improvements that will pave the way for broad mobile, exchange and

Perspectives on Sapling

Last week we introduced a video series called Perspectives. These short interviews were conducted at Zcon0 on various topics relevant to the Zcash community. Yesterday, the Zcash Company released the

New Release: 2.0.0

We’re happy to announce the release of Zcash 2.0.0, the first Sapling-compatible version of the Zcash node software! Sapling Activation Mainnet This release is consensus-compatible with the Sapling network upgrade,

Completion of the Sapling MPC

Zcash’s next major upgrade, codenamed Sapling, will be activated later this year. One of our final goals before activation is the completion of a multi-party computation ceremony which produces the

What’s New in Sapling

The next major upgrade of Zcash, codenamed Sapling, is scheduled to activate in October 2018. The specific block height has not yet been determined. Sapling represents over two years of

New Release: 1.1.2

Zcash 1.1.2 has been released on the heels of Zcon0. This Overwinter-compatible release focused on implementing internal changes necessary for Sapling in tandem with the librustzcash and sapling-crypto libraries. Developer tips for