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
Fellowship of the ZEC
Electric Coin Co. kicked off a new tradition last month: the Fellowship of the ZEC. Our goal is to get one ZEC passed to each person at the company using
December 3, 2019
Blossom upgrade improves speed, scalability, capacity
Blossom, the next major upgrade of Zcash, is scheduled to activate on or around Dec. 11, 2019, at block height 653600. This mandatory network upgrade is designed to improve scalability
December 2, 2019
ECC R&D and Engineering Flight Plan for 2020
During the latest Electric Coin Co. (ECC) quarterly livestream, we shared our R&D and engineering strategy to advance the future of Zcash. In this post, we delve a little deeper
November 22, 2019
Electric Coin Co. livestream roundup
Links:Livestream recordingLivestream slidesPost livestream Q&A The Nov. 12 Electric Coin Co. (ECC) livestream covered a wide range of topics, including our current work and planning around R&D, engineering, regulation, adoption,
November 20, 2019
New Release: 2.1.0-1
Electric Coin Co. became aware of the following security announcement on the bitcoin-dev mailing list this morning (8th November): https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-November/017453.html Upon investigation, the team found that versions of Zcashd prior
November 8, 2019
New Release: 2.1.0
Blossom network upgrade The mainnet activation of the Blossom network upgrade is supported by this release, with an activation height of 653600, which should occur in early December, roughly one
November 7, 2019
Electric Coin Co. donates Zcash trademark to Zcash Foundation
The Electric Coin Co. (ECC) is passing the Zcash trademark to the Zcash Foundation, an independent nonprofit that focuses on financial privacy, Zcash development and community engagement. The contract was
November 7, 2019
